The 1956 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 1956 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.
| 1956 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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SWAC co-champion | |
Prairie View Bowl, L 6–27 vs. Prairie View A&M | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (5–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Public School Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 0 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 22 | vs. Southern |
| W 19–7 | [1] | |
| September 29 | Wiley | L 0–6 | [2] | ||
| October 6 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 13–7 | 11,000 | [3] |
| October 13 | at Texas College |
| W 44–20 | [4] | |
| October 20 | Lincoln (MO)* |
| W 19–13 | 8,500 | [5] |
| October 27 | vs. Langston | W 50–7 | 3,000 | [6] | |
| November 3 | at Jackson State* |
| W 26–13 | [7] | |
| November 12 | Paul Quinn* |
| W 47–7 | [8] | |
| November 17 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| W 26–6 | [9] | |
| November 24 | Mississippi Vocational* |
| W 44–21 | [10] | |
| January 1, 1957 | vs. Prairie View A&M* |
| L 6–27 | 5,500 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "Tigers trip Cats 19–7". The Louisiana Weekly. September 29, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Wiley scores upset". The Marshall News Messenger. September 30, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU squeaks past Prairie View, 13–7". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 13, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas College Steers lose". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern comeback bests Lincoln, 19–13". The Sunday News and Tribune. October 21, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers swamp Langston, 50–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 28, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern subdues Jackson College, 26–13". The Call. November 9, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU trounces Quinn, 47 to 7". The Waco Times-Herald. November 13, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Felder ignites TSU to 26–6 win over Ark. State". The Call. November 23, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU snaps MVC's unbeaten streak". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 1, 1956. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View tilt won by Panthers". Chattanooga Daily Times. January 2, 1957. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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