1936 Texas College Steers football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–2–2 (4–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumLion Stadium
1936 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Texas College + 4 1 15 2 2
Langston + 4 1 17 1 1
Wiley 3 2 16 3 1
Bishop 2 2 22 3 2
Arkansas AM&N 2 3 15 4 1
Prairie View 1 3 24 4 2
Southern 1 5 03 5 1
  • + Conference co-champions

The 1936 Texas College Steers football team was an American football team that represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1936 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Eolus Von Rettig, the Steers compiled an overall record of 5–2–2, with a conference mark of 4–1–1 and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
October 3at Prairie ViewPrairie View, TXT 0–0[1]
October 9vs. Alabama State*T 6–6[2]
October 17Jarvis*
W 32–0[3]
October 24at Xavier (LA)*
L 6–12
October 31at LangstonLangston, OKL 6–13[4]
November 7at Arkansas AM&NPine Bluff, ARW 2–0
November 14Southern
  • Lion Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
W 3–0[5]
November 21at Bishop
W 14–7[6]
November 26at Wiley
  • Fair Park
  • Marshall, TX
W 8–7[7]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Prairie View battles to 0–0 deadlock". California Eagle. October 9, 1936. Retrieved July 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "State Hornets battle Steers to draw, 6–6". The Birmingham News. October 10, 1936. Retrieved July 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Texas College in 32–0 victory over Jarvis Jr. College". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 18, 1937. Retrieved July 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Zip Gayles' Lions stop Tex. College". The Black Dispatch. November 5, 1936. Retrieved July 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Texas College Steers beat Southern 3–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 15, 1936. Retrieved July 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Bishop meets Texas Steers". The Marshall News Messenger. November 21, 1936. Retrieved July 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wildcats drop 8 to 7 battle to Tyler team". The Marshall News Messenger. November 27, 1936. Retrieved July 14, 2023 via Newspapers.com.


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