1951 Texas College Steers football team
| 1951 Texas College Steers football | |
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Steel Bowl, L 13–27 vs. Bethune–Cookman | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–3–2 (4–1–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Steer Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Prairie View A&M $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 17 Texas College | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Southern | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Arkansas AM&N | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Huston | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1951 Texas College Steers football team represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Fred T. Long, the Steers compiled an overall record of 5–3–2 with a mark of 4–1–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWAC.[2] Texas College was invited to the Steel Bowl, where the Steers lost to Bethune–Cookman.
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | 8:00 p.m. | Florida A&M* |
| L 13–48 | 4,000 | [3][4] |
| September 29 | at Samuel Huston | Austin, TX | W 24–0 | [5] | ||
| October 6 | 8:00 p.m. | Arkansas AM&N |
| W 18–13 | [6] | |
| October 13 | 8:00 p.m. | vs. Langston |
| W 19–18 | 7,000 | [7][8] |
| October 27 | at Southern | Baton Rouge, LA | T 7–7 | 3,000 | [9] | |
| November 3 | 2:30 p.m. | Prairie View |
| L 6–33 | 8,000 | [10][11] |
| November 10 | 2:30 p.m. | Bishop |
| W 63–0 | [12][13] | |
| November 22 | 2:00 p.m. | at Wiley |
| T 15–15 | [14][15][16] | |
| December 1 | 7:30 p.m. | at Paul Quinn* |
| W 20–6 | [17] | |
| January 1 | 2:00 p.m. | at Bethune–Cookman* | L 13–27 | 1,500 | [18][19][20] | |
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References
- ^ "The Pigskin Huddle". The Call. December 14, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
- ^ "Texas College Steers Open Grid Season In Tyler Tonight". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. September 22, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Florida A. & M. Rattlers Slaughter Texas Steers". The Black Dispatch. Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. September 29, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Texas College Scores 24-0 Win". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. September 30, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Texas College To Play Ozark Lions Saturday". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. October 6, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Hughes, H. S. (October 12, 1951). "Texas Steers Prep For Tough Langston". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Dixon, R. E. (October 19, 1951). "Texas Steers Horn Langston in Texhoma Classic". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Austin, S. W. (November 2, 1951). "Southern Ties Texas College". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Texas College, Prairie View Clash Saturday". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 3, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Panthers' Second Half Rally Dims League Rivals' Title Hopes". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. November 10, 1951. p. 16. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Texas College Steers Prep For Bishop 11". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 7, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Texas College Thumps Bishop By 63-0 Count". Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 11, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Wiley Tackles Texas College". The Marshall News Messenger. Marshall, Texas. November 20, 1951. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Texas College Battles Wiley In Final Tilt". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 21, 1951. p. 8. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Dixon, R. E. (November 30, 1951). "'Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph'; Luckless Wiley Wildcats". The Call. Kansas City, Missouri. p. 12. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Tickets On Sale For Steer Game". Tyler Morning Telegraph. Tyler, Texas. November 29, 1951. p. 13. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Bethune Cookman, Texas College To Clash In "Steel Bowl' Game". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. December 14, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Negros Ready For Steel Bowl". Birmingham Post-Herald. Birmingham, Alabama. January 1, 1952. p. 7. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ Putnam, John (January 2, 1952). "Dayton Team Steel Bowl winner". The Birmingham News. Birmingham, Alabama. p. 22. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .