1961 Texas College Steers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–9 (0–7 SWAC)
Home stadiumSteer Stadium
1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Jackson State $ 6 1 09 2 0
Grambling 5 2 08 2 0
Southern 5 2 07 3 0
Texas Southern 5 2 06 3 0
Prairie View A&M 3 4 05 4 1
Wiley 2 4 14 4 1
Arkansas AM&N 1 5 13 6 1
Texas College 0 7 00 9 0
  • $ Conference champion

The 1961 Texas College Steers football team represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. The Steers compiled an overall record of 0–9 and a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23at GramblingL 0–59[1]
September 30Arkansas AM&N
L 34–6[2]
October 7vs. Langston*L 7–453,746[3]
October 14at Texas SouthernL 12–52[4]
October 21at Dillard*
L 12–283,000[5]
October 28at SouthernL 0–59[6]
November 4Prairie View A&M
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
L 0–41
November 18Jackson State
  • Steer Stadium
  • Tyler, TX
L 0–78[7]
November 23at Wiley
L 0–56[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. "Grambling romps to 59–0 triumph". The Shreveport Journal. September 25, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Texas College beaten, 34–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 1, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Passes carry Langston past Steers, 45–7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 8, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "T.S.U. leads in ANP weekly pigskin poll". The Louisiana Weekly. October 21, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Devils roll over Steers, 28–12". The Louisiana Weekly. October 28, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southern University smears Texas College". The Idaho Statesman. October 29, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Jackson Staters win SWAC title". The Clarion-Ledger. November 19, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Wiley humbles Steers by 56–0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 24, 1961. Retrieved September 19, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
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