1955 Texas College Steers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–6 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Vincent M. Gaines (1st season)
Home stadiumSteer Stadium
1955 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Southern $ 6 1 07 2 1
No. 10 Prairie View A&M 5 1 18 2 1
No. 8 Texas Southern 5 1 17 2 1
No. 6 Langston 4 1 26 1 2
Texas College 2 5 03 6 0
Wiley 2 5 03 7 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 5 02 8 0
Bishop 0 7 00 10 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier.[1]

The 1955 Texas College Steers football team represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their first season under head coach Vincent M. Gaines, the Steers compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the SWAC.[2]

Gaines, who previously coached at Bishop College, succeeded Fred T. Long, who was fired after having coached the team since 1949. Texas College was originally scheduled to open the season against Florida A&M, but the game was cancelled after Long was fired.[3]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultSource
September 24Paul Quinn*Tyler, TXW 7–0[4]
October 1Arkansas AM&NPine Bluff, ARW 6–0
October 8Langston
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
L 0–7[5]
October 152:00 p.m.at Texas SouthernL 21–33[6][7]
October 22at Alcorn A&M*Alcorn, MSL 0–15[8]
October 292:00 p.m.at SouthernL 14–38[9][10]
November 52:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
L 13–34[11][12]
November 12BishopTyler, TXW 47–7[13]
November 242:00 p.m.Wiley
L 7–19[14][15]

References

  1. "Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
  3. "World Of Sports". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. September 30, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved June 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  4. "TC Steers Nip Paul Quinn, 7-0". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. September 25, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved June 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. "Langston Lions Claw Steers, 7-0". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. October 9, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved June 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Gay Homecoming Planned at TSU". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. October 6, 1955. p. 6. Retrieved June 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  7. McElroy, George A. (Kilroy) (November 18, 1955). "Texas Southern College Outscores Texas College Steers 33-21". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 7. Retrieved June 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  8. "Alcorn Blanks Texas College". The Clarion-Ledger. Jackson, Mississippi. October 24, 1955. p. 2, section 2. Retrieved June 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. "Southern To Meet Texas in Homecoming Game". News Leader. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. October 29, 1955. p. 6B. Retrieved June 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  10. "Southern U. Jaguars Slay Texas Steers, 38-14". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. November 4, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved June 11, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  11. "Steers Host Prairie View". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 5, 1955. p. 9. Retrieved June 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. "Panthers Smash Steers, 34-13". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 6, 1955. p. 12. Retrieved June 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  13. "Steers Maul Bishop, 47-7". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 13, 1955. p. 10. Retrieved June 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  14. "Wiley To End Season". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. November 23, 1955. p. B1. Retrieved June 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  15. "Wiley Defeats Texas College". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. November 25, 1955. p. B1. Retrieved June 9, 2023 via Newspapers.com Open access icon.


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