1959 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1959 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumJeppesen 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 Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19vs. Langston*
W 19–14[1]
September 26at SouthernL 8–32[2]
October 5Brooke Army Medical Center*W 27–14[3]
October 19vs. Prairie View A&ML 15–3410,000[4]
October 31at Wiley
W 23–0[5]
November 7at GramblingW 15–14[6]
November 14Jackson State
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 20–8
November 21Arkansas AM&N
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 13–8[7]
November 28No. 14 Florida A&M*
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 8–36[8]
December 5Texas College
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 22–6[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from UPI Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Tigers win, 19–14 over Langston here". The Galveston Daily News. September 20, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Cats roll by T Southern 32–8". The Louisiana Weekly. October 3, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Comets to Colorado". Express and News. October 17, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Prairie View romps by Texas Southern". The Kilgore News Herald. October 20, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Homecoming slated today at Grambling". Monroe Morning World. November 7, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling is squeezed by Tex. Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Etexans play leading roles for Southern". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 26, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Rattlers finish strong for win". Tallahassee Democrat. November 29, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "TSU wallops Texas College in grid final". The Tyler Courier-Times. December 6, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 8, 2023.