1959 Texas Southern Tigers football team
| 1959 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (5–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Jeppesen Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Prairie View A&M | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1959 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 1959 NCAA College Division football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | vs. Langston* |
| W 19–14 | [1] | |
| September 26 | at Southern | L 8–32 | [2] | ||
| October 5 | Brooke Army Medical Center* | W 27–14 | [3] | ||
| October 19 | vs. Prairie View A&M | L 15–34 | 10,000 | [4] | |
| October 31 | at Wiley |
| W 23–0 | [5] | |
| November 7 | at Grambling | W 15–14 | [6] | ||
| November 14 | Jackson State |
| W 20–8 | ||
| November 21 | Arkansas AM&N |
| W 13–8 | [7] | |
| November 28 | No. 14 Florida A&M* |
| L 8–36 | [8] | |
| December 5 | Texas College |
| W 22–6 | [9] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Tigers win, 19–14 over Langston here". The Galveston Daily News. September 20, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cats roll by T Southern 32–8". The Louisiana Weekly. October 3, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Comets to Colorado". Express and News. October 17, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View romps by Texas Southern". The Kilgore News Herald. October 20, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Homecoming slated today at Grambling". Monroe Morning World. November 7, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling is squeezed by Tex. Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Etexans play leading roles for Southern". Tyler Morning Telegraph. November 26, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers finish strong for win". Tallahassee Democrat. November 29, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU wallops Texas College in grid final". The Tyler Courier-Times. December 6, 1959. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
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