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1954 Texas College Steers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSteer Stadium
Seasons
← 1953
1955 →
1954 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Prairie View A&M $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
No. 4 Southern 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Langston 4 – 2 – 0 4 – 4 – 1
Texas College 3 – 3 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wiley 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 2
Bishop 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

The 1954 Texas College Steers football team represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1954 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Fred T. Long, the Steers compiled an overall record of 4–6, and a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 25at Florida A&M*
L 14–39[2]
October 2Texas Southern*
L 7–15[3]
October 9at Langston
L 12–13[4]
October 16Alcorn A&M*
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
L 12–13[5]
October 23at Paul Quinn*
W 13–0[6]
October 30Southern
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
L 25–41[7]
November 6at Prairie View
L 6–19[8]
November 13at Bishop
W 32–13[9]
November 25Wiley
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
W 26–0[10]
December 4vs. Arkansas AM&N
W 28–9[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "A&M wins 39–14". Tallahassee Democrat. September 26, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas Southern defeats Steers". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 3, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Langston Lions edge out Texas College, 13–12". The Guthrie Daily Leader. October 10, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Alcorn Braves win over Texas Steers, 13–12". The Mississippi Enterprise. October 23, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas College triumphs, 13–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 24, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jaguars spoil Steer homecoming by 41–25 count". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 31, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Prairie View dumps Texas College, 19–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 7, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Steers smother Tigers, 32–13". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 14, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas College defeats Wiley in loop game". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 26, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas College wins, 28–9". The Shreveport Times. December 5, 1954. Retrieved September 24, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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