1959 Texas College Steers football team

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1959 Texas College Steers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSteer Stadium
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 16 Prairie View A&M 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Grambling 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Texas College 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Texas College Steers football team represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Bo McMichael, the Steers compiled an overall record of 4–6 and a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 19Paul Quinn*
W 28–12[1]
September 26at Grambling
L 10–19[2]
October 3Arkansas AM&N
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
W 16–14[3]
October 10vs. Langston*
L 0–37[4]
October 24at Dillard*
W 8–6[5]
October 31at Southern
L 0–45[6]
November 7Prairie View A&M
  • Steer Field
  • Tyler, TX
L 11–23[7]
November 21Jackson State
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
L 18–55[8]
November 26at Wiley
W 22–20[9]
December 5at Texas Southern
L 6–22[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Paul Quinn loses first battle, 28–12". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 20, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Grambling is 19–10 winner". The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Steers edge by Arkansas AM&N by 16–12 margin". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 4, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Langston ices Texans, 37–0". The Daily Oklahoman. October 11, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Steers overcome battling Dillard, 8–6". The Louisiana Weekly. October 31, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern rolls to 45–0 win". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Prairie View 11 trounces Steers". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas College stunned, 55–18, by Jackson St". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 22, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "TC Steers top Wiley by 22–20". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 27, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "TSU wallops Texas College in grid final". The Tyler Courier-Times. December 6, 1959. Retrieved September 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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