1946 Texas College Steers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1946 Texas College Steers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 5–4–1 3–3 Alexander Durley 5th The 1946 Texas College Steers football team was an American football team that represented Texas College in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Alexander Durley, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–3 against SWAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 183 to 85.The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947 A.S. Barnes and Company W.J. Bingham 1947 224 In December 1946, The Pittsburgh Courier applied the Dickinson System to the black college teams and rated Texas College at No. 13.Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops The Pittsburgh Courier Lucius Jones December 7, 1946 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102422096/morgan-wins-but-tennesssee-is-still-tops/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at Steer Stadium in Tyler, Texas. Schedule Central y y y September 27 at Tennessee A&I<ncg> Sulphur Dell Nashville, TN L 13–20 7,000 State College Eleven Defeats Texas Combine The Nashville Tennessean September 28, 1946 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39989006/state_college_eleven_defeats_texas/ Newspapers.comPulley in Hero Role As Texas Tumbles The Pittsburgh Courier October 5, 1946 14 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/39989216/pulley_in_hero_role_as_texas_tumbles/ Newspapers.com October 5 1946 Samuel Huston Dragons Samuel Huston Steer Stadium Tyler, TX W 12–0 Texas College Gridders Play Here Saturday October 4, 1946 7 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102740556/texas-college-gridders-play-here/ Newspapers.comTexas College Steers Beat Sam Huston, 12–0 The Tyler Courier-Times October 6, 1946 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102741116/texas-college-steers-beat-sam-huston/ Newspapers.com October 12 at Arkansas AM&N Athletic Field Pine Bluff, AR W 26–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender-texas-steers-defeat/196970675/ The Chicago Defender Texas Steers defeat Arkansas State, 26–0 October 19, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com October 19 vs 1946 Langston Lions Langston Farrington Field Fort Worth, TX L 20–21 5,500 Texas College Team To Play In Cowtown Tyler Morning Telegraph October 15, 1946 2 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102740886/texas-college-team-to-play-in-cowtown/ Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/fort-worth-star-telegram-langston-nips-t/196973919/ Fort Worth Star-Telegram Langston nips Texas club October 20, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com October 26 at Kentucky State<ncg> Alumni Field Frankfort, KY W 26–7 6,000 31 Texas College Gridders Leave For Tilt In Kentucky Tyler Morning Telegraph October 24, 1946 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102740712/31-texas-college-gridders-leave-for/ Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-state-journal-texas-college-cops-26/196973665/ The State Journal Texas College cops 26–7 victory over Kentucky Staters October 27, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 2 2:00 p.m. Southern Steer Stadium Tyler, TX L 18–19 Southern Jaguars Meet Steers Here Tyler Morning Telegraph October 31, 1946 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102741285/southern-jaguars-meet-steers-here/ Newspapers.com November 9 at Prairie View Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX L 0–12 October 4, 2025 November 3, 1946 Official Announcement - November 3 - November 9 - 1946 https://digitalcommons.pvamu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgiarticle=1297&context=pv-announcement Prairie View University November 16 1946 Tillotson Eagles Tillotson<ncg> Steer Stadium Tyler, TX W 56–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-steers-wallop-ti/196973357/ The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph Steers wallop Tillotson, 56–0 November 17, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 22 at 1946 Houston College Tigers Houston College<ncg> Buffalo Stadium Houston, TX T 6-6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-post-play-6-6-tie/196973201/ The Houston Post Play 6-6 tie November 23, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 28 Wiley Steer Stadium Tyler, TX W 6–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tyler-morning-telegraph-texas-college-st/196969996/ Tyler Morning Telegraph Texas College stuns Wiley Wildcats, 6–0 November 29, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com References Texas College Category:Texas College Steers football seasons Texas College Steers football