1956 Texas College Steers football team

The 1956 Texas College Steers football team represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1956 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach G. O. Wright, the Steers compiled an overall record of 2–6–1, and a mark of 0–5–1 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

1956 Texas College Steers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	2–6–1 (0–5–1 SWAC)
Head coach	G. O. Wright (1st season)
Home stadium	Steer Stadium
Seasons ← 1955 1957 →

1956 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Texas Southern +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Wiley +	5	–	1	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Southern	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Prairie View A&M	4	–	2	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Langston	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
Texas College	0	–	5	–	1			2	–	6	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 22	at Paul Quinn*	Jackson Stadium Waco, TX	L 14–20	^[1]
September 29	Arkansas AM&N	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	T 14–14	^[2]
October 6	at Langston	Anderson Stadium Langston, OK	L 13–19	^[3]
October 13	Texas Southern	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	L 20–44	^[4]
October 20	Dillard*	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	W 28–6	^[5]
October 27	Southern	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	L 20–39	^[6]
November 3	at Prairie View A&M	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 12–36	^[7]
November 10	at Bishop*	Tiger Stadium Marshall, TX	W 41–0
November 24	Wiley	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	L 13–20	^[8]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Paul Quinn rally spills Texas College". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 23, 1956. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Texas Steers and Arkansas State play 14–14 tie". The Call. October 5, 1956. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Langston tips Texans, 19–13". The Daily Oklahoman. October 7, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Texas College Steers lose". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 14, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Texas College halts visitors". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 21, 1956. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern by 39–20". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Prairie View Panthers claw Texas College". The Call. November 9, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Wiley remains in loop race". The Marshall News Messenger. November 25, 1956. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.