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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–2–3 (3–1–1 SWAC) |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Southern $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Prairie View A&M | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Texas College | 3 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 2 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bishop | 3 | – | 2 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 4 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 20 Wiley | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 3 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Langston | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Samuel Huston | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas AM&N | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1947 Texas College Steers football team was an American football team that represented Texas College in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Alexander Durley, the team compiled a 5–2–3 record, 3–1–1 against conference opponents. The team was ranked No. 16 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[2]
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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October 6 | vs. Samuel Huston |
| W 13–7 | ||||
October 11 | Arkansas AM&N |
| T 13–13 | ||||
October 18 | Langston | T 6–6 | |||||
November 1 | at Southern | L 7–35 | |||||
November 8 | Prairie View |
| W 9–6 | ||||
November 15 | Bishop | T 13–13 | |||||
November 22 | at Texas State* | W 7–0 | [3] | ||||
November 27 | at Wiley |
| W 7–6 | > 6,000 | [4] | ||
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References
- ↑ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas College down Houston State U., 7–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 23, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Texas College Edges Wiley, 7-6". Marshall News Messenger. November 28, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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