1951 Texas College Steers football team

1951 Texas College Steers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–3–2 (4–1–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumSteer Stadium
Seasons
← 1950
1952 →
1951 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Prairie View A&M $ 6 1 0 9 1 0
No. 17 Texas College 4 1 2 5 3 2
No. 21 Southern 4 1 2 5 4 2
No. 20 Arkansas AM&N 4 2 1 5 4 1
Langston 4 3 0 4 5 0
Wiley 2 4 1 3 5 1
Samuel Huston 1 6 0 1 8 0
Bishop 0 7 0 0 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

The 1951 Texas College Steers football team represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1951 college football season. In their third season under head coach Fred T. Long, the Steers compiled an overall record of 5–3–2 with a mark of 4–1–2 in conference play, tying for second place in the SWAC.[2] Texas College was invited to the Steel Bowl, where the Steers lost to Bethune–Cookman.

  1. ^ "The Pigskin Huddle". The Call. December 14, 1951. p. 10 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.