1961 Texas College Steers football team

1961 Texas College Steers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–9 (0–7 SWAC)
Home stadiumSteer Stadium
1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Jackson State $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Grambling 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Wiley 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Texas College Steers football team represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1961 college football season. The Steers compiled an overall record of 0–9 and a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at Grambling
L 0–59[1]
September 30Arkansas AM&N
L 34–6[2]
October 7vs. Langston*
L 7–453,746[3]
October 14at Texas Southern
L 12–52[4]
October 21at Dillard*
L 12–283,000[5]
October 28at Southern
L 0–59[6]
November 4Prairie View A&M
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
L 0–41
November 18Jackson State
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
L 0–78[7]
November 23at Wiley
L 0–56[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Grambling romps to 59–0 triumph". The Shreveport Journal. September 25, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas College beaten, 34–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 1, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Passes carry Langston past Steers, 45–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "T.S.U. leads in ANP weekly pigskin poll". The Louisiana Weekly. October 21, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Devils roll over Steers, 28–12". The Louisiana Weekly. October 28, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern University smears Texas College". The Idaho Statesman. October 29, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jackson Staters win SWAC title". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wiley humbles Steers by 56–0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 24, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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