1951 Texas College Steers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1951
| team = Texas College Steers
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Southwestern Athletic Conference
| short_conf = SWAC
| record = 5–3–2
| conf_record = 4–1–2
| head_coach = Fred T. Long
| hc_year = 3rd
| captain =
| stadium = Steer Stadium
| bowl = Steel Bowl
| bowl_result = L 13–27 vs. {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Bethune–Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune–Cookman}}
}}
{{1951 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings}}
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.{{cite web |author= |title=2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 22
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Florida A&M
| site_stadium = Steer Stadium
| site_cityst = Tyler, TX
| score = 13–48
| attend = 4,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Texas College Steers Open Grid Season In Tyler Tonight |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tyler-morning-telegraph/126887034/ |newspaper=Tyler Morning Telegraph |location=Tyler, Texas |date=September 22, 1951 |page=6 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Florida A. & M. Rattlers Slaughter Texas Steers |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-black-dispatch/126887139/ |newspaper=The Black Dispatch |location=Oklahoma City, Oklahoma |date=September 29, 1951 |page=6 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 29
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Samuel Huston
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Austin, TX
| score = 24–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Texas College Scores 24-0 Win |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times/126887232/ |newspaper=Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph |location=Tyler, Texas |date=September 30, 1951 |page=8 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 6
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Arkansas AM&N
| site_stadium = Steer Stadium
| site_cityst = Tyler, TX
| score = 18–13
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Texas College To Play Ozark Lions Saturday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tyler-morning-telegraph/126887371/ |newspaper=Tyler Morning Telegraph |location=Tyler, Texas |date=October 6, 1951 |page=7 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 13
| time = 8:00 p.m.
| w/l = w
| neutral = y
| opponent = Langston
| site_stadium = Dal-Hi Stadium
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| gamename = Texhoma Classic
| score = 19–18
| attend = 7,000
| source = {{cite news |last=Hughes |first=H. S. |title=Texas Steers Prep For Tough Langston |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call/126887482/ |newspaper=The Call |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=October 12, 1951 |page=12 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Dixon |first=R. E. |title=Texas Steers Horn Langston in Texhoma Classic |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call/126887592/ |newspaper=The Call |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=October 19, 1951 |page=12 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 27
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Southern
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Baton Rouge, LA
| score = 7–7
| attend = 3,000
| source = {{cite news |last=Austin |first=S. W. |title=Southern Ties Texas College |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/alabama-tribune/126879585/ |newspaper=Alabama Tribune |location=Montgomery, Alabama |date=November 2, 1951 |page=7 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 3
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = l
| opponent = Prairie View
| site_stadium = Steer Stadium
| site_cityst = Tyler, TX
| score = 6–33
| attend = 8,000
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Texas College, Prairie View Clash Saturday |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tyler-morning-telegraph/126852718/ |newspaper=Tyler Morning Telegraph |location=Tyler, Texas |date=November 3, 1951 |page=7 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Panthers' Second Half Rally Dims League Rivals' Title Hopes |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-pittsburgh-courier/126853000/ |newspaper=Pittsburgh Courier |location=Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |date=November 10, 1951 |page=16 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 10
| time = 2:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| opponent = Bishop
| site_stadium = Steer Stadium
| site_cityst = Tyler, TX
| score = 63–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Texas College Steers Prep For Bishop 11 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tyler-morning-telegraph/126887731/ |newspaper=Tyler Morning Telegraph |location=Tyler, Texas |date=November 7, 1951 |page=10 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Texas College Thumps Bishop By 63-0 Count |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times/126887857/ |newspaper=Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph |location=Tyler, Texas |date=November 11, 1951 |page=10 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = t
| away = y
| opponent = Wiley
| site_stadium = Wiley Stadium
| site_cityst = Marshall, TX
| score = 15–15
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Wiley Tackles Texas College |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-marshall-news-messenger/126888025/ |newspaper=The Marshall News Messenger |location=Marshall, Texas |date=November 20, 1951 |page=7 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Texas College Battles Wiley In Final Tilt |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tyler-morning-telegraph/126887943/ |newspaper=Tyler Morning Telegraph |location=Tyler, Texas |date=November 21, 1951 |page=8 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Dixon |first=R. E. |title='Skipper's Southwest Sport-O-Graph'; Luckless Wiley Wildcats |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-call/126888192/ |newspaper=The Call |location=Kansas City, Missouri |date=November 30, 1951 |page=12 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = December 1
| time = 7:30 p.m.
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Paul Quinn Tigers|title=Paul Quinn}}
| site_stadium = Dal-Hi Stadium
| site_cityst = Dallas, TX
| score = 20–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Tickets On Sale For Steer Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/tyler-morning-telegraph/126888092/ |newspaper=Tyler Morning Telegraph |location=Tyler, Texas |date=November 29, 1951 |page=13 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = January 1
| time = 2:00 p.m.
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1951|team=Bethune–Cookman Wildcats|title=Bethune–Cookman}}
| site_stadium = Legion Field
| site_cityst = Birmingham, AL
| gamename = Steel Bowl
| score = 13–27
| attend = 1,500
| source = {{cite news |author= |title=Bethune Cookman, Texas College To Clash In "Steel Bowl' Game |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/alabama-tribune/126888642/ |newspaper=Alabama Tribune |location=Montgomery, Alabama |date=December 14, 1951 |page=6 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |author= |title=Negros Ready For Steel Bowl |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/birmingham-post-herald/126888879/ |newspaper=Birmingham Post-Herald |location=Birmingham, Alabama |date=January 1, 1952 |page=7 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}{{cite news |last=Putnam |first=John |title=Dayton Team Steel Bowl winner |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-birmingham-news/126888801/ |newspaper=The Birmingham News |location=Birmingham, Alabama |date=January 2, 1952 |page=22 |access-date=June 21, 2023 |via=Newspapers.com {{Open access}} }}
}}
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References
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