1947 Texas College Steers football team

The 1947 Texas College Steers football team was an American football team that represented Texas College in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Alexander Durley, the team compiled a 5–2–3 record, 3–1–1 against conference opponents. The team was ranked No. 16 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[2]

1947 Texas College Steers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
1947 record5–2–3 (3–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach
1947 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 8 Southern $ 7 0 0  10 2 0
No. 17 Prairie View A&M 5 2 0  6 6 0
No. 16 Texas College 3 1 1  5 2 3
Bishop 3 2 2  3 4 3
No. 20 Wiley 3 3 1  4 3 2
Langston 2 4 1  2 7 1
Samuel Huston 1 6 0  3 9 0
Arkansas AM&N 0 6 1  2 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
October 6vs. Samuel Huston
W 13–7
October 11Arkansas AM&N
T 13–13
October 18LangstonT 6–6
November 1at SouthernL 7–35
November 8Prairie View
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
W 9–6
November 15BishopT 13–13
November 22at Texas State*Houston, TXW 7–0[3]
November 27at Wiley
W 7–6> 6,000[4]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 via Newspapers.com.
  3. https://www.newspapers.com/image/586838855/?terms=%22texas%2Bcollege%22%2BSteers
  4. "Texas College Edges Wiley, 7-6". Marshall News Messenger. November 28, 1947. p. 7 via Newspapers.com.
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