1955 Texas Southern Tigers football team
| 1955 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (5–1–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Public School Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Southern $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Prairie View A&M | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Texas Southern | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Langston | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their seventh season under head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 5–1–1 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWAC.[2]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | 8:00 p.m. | at Southern | L 21–33 | [3][4] | ||
| October 1 | Wiley | W 25–8 | [5] | |||
| October 8 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 27–18 | 14,402 | [6] | |
| October 15 | 2:00 p.m. | Texas College |
| W 33–21 | [7][8] | |
| October 22 | at Lincoln (MO)* | Jefferson City, MO | W 20–17 | 3,000 | [9] | |
| October 29 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Langston | T 20–20 | 3,000 | [10][11] | |
| November 5 | at Tennessee A&I* | L 14–38 | 3,500 | [12] | ||
| November 12 | at Paul Quinn* |
| W 42–0 | [13] | ||
| November 19 | at Bishop | Dallas, TX | W 84–0 | |||
| November 26 | Arkansas AM&N | Houston, TX | W 64–0 | |||
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References
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- ^ "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
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