1946 Texas College Steers football team

1946 Texas College Steers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Seasons
← 1945
1947 →
1946 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Southern $ 6 0 0 9 2 1
No. 12 Wiley 4 2 0 6 3 1
No. 6 Arkansas AM&N 3 2 1 8 2 1
No. 9 Prairie View A&M 2 2 2 7 2 2
No. 13 Texas College 3 3 0 5 4 1
No. 22 Langston 2 4 0 2 6 1
No. 23 Samuel Huston 0 5 2 3 5 2
No. 25 Bishop ? ? ? 4 3 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The 1946 Texas College Steers football team was an American football team that represented Texas College in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their fifth season under head coach Alexander Durley, the team compiled a 5–4–1 record (3–3 against SWAC opponents) and outscored opponents by a total of 183 to 85.[1]

In December 1946, The Pittsburgh Courier applied the Dickinson System to the black college teams and rated Texas College at No. 13.[2]

The team played its home games at Steer Stadium in Tyler, Texas.

  1. ^ W.J. Bingham, ed. (1947). The Official National Collegiate Athletic Association Football Guide including the Official Rules 1947. A.S. Barnes and Company. p. 224.
  2. ^ Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.