1959 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1959 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Jeppesen Stadium
Seasons
←  1958
1960  →
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Southern $ 7 –0 –08 –2 –0
No. 16 Prairie View A&M 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Texas Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Jackson State 4 –3 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas AM&N 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Grambling 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Texas College 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Wiley 0 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19vs. Langston *
W 19–14 [1]
September 26at Southern
L 8–32 [2]
October 5 Brooke Army Medical Center *
W 27–14 [3]
October 19vs. Prairie View A&M
L 15–34 [4]
October 31at Wiley
W 23–0 [5]
November 7at Grambling
W 15–14 [6]
November 14 Jackson State
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 20–8
November 21 Arkansas AM&N
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 13–8 [7]
November 28No. 14 Florida A&M *
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 8–36 [8]
December 5 Texas College
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 22–6 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Tigers win, 19–14 over Langston here". The Galveston Daily News. September 20, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Cats roll by T Southern 32–8". The Louisiana Weekly. October 3, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Comets to Colorado". Express and News. October 17, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Prairie View romps by Texas Southern". The Kilgore News Herald. October 20, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Homecoming slated today at Grambling". Monroe Morning World. November 7, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Grambling is squeezed by Tex. Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Etexans play leading roles for Southern". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 26, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Rattlers finish strong for win". Tallahassee Democrat. November 29, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "TSU wallops Texas College in grid final". The Tyler Courier-Times. December 6, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved July 8, 2023.


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