1954 Texas Southern Tigers football team
| 1954 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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Prairie View Bowl, L 12–14 vs. Prairie View A&M | |
| Conference | Midwest Athletic Association |
| Record | 5–4–2 (2–1–1 MAA) |
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| Home stadium | Public School Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Tennessee A&I $ | 4 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 22 Grambling | 1 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Texas Southern | 2 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Lincoln (MO) | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Central State (OH) | 1 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 20 Kentucky State | 1 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson | 0 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1954 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1954 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–4–2, with a mark of 2–1–1 in the MAA.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 20 | Paul Quinn* | L 12–14 | [2] | ||
| September 25 | Southern* |
| L 6–26 | ||
| October 2 | at Texas College* |
| W 15–7 | 3,000 | [3] |
| October 9 | Grambling |
| T 19–19 | [4] | |
| October 16 | at Jackson |
| W 22–7 | ||
| October 23 | Lincoln (MO) |
| W 47–12 | 4,000 | [5] |
| October 30 | vs. Langston* |
| W 20–13 | [6] | |
| November 6 | Tennessee A&I |
| L 15–18 | [7] | |
| November 13 | at Alcorn A&M* | T 6–6 | [8] | ||
| November 25 | at Arkansas AM&N* |
| W 14–8 | [9] | |
| January 1, 1955 | vs. Prairie View A&M* |
| L 12–14 | 10,000 | [10] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Paul Quinn nips Texas Southern". The Waco Times-Herald. September 21, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern defeats Steers". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 3, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling is held to tie". The Shreveport Times. October 11, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern blasts Lincoln Mo-Cats, 47–12". The Call. October 29, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas school tips Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. October 31, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State trips Southern". The Nashville Tennessean. November 7, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Under-rated Alcorn ties TSU 6 to 6 in homecoming tilt". Jackson Advocate. November 20, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Negro college teams booked here Saturday". The Shreveport Journal. November 30, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View's late rally beats Texas Southern". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. January 2, 1955. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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