1950 Texas State Tigers football team

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1950 Texas State Tigers football
ConferenceIndependent
Record5–5–1
Head coach
Home stadiumBuffalo Stadium
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →
1950 Southern college football independents records
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Maryland State     8 0 0
No. 15 Miami (FL)     9 1 1
Memphis State     9 2 0
Virginia     8 2 0
Tampa     5 4 0
Grambling     5 4 1
Texas State     5 5 1
Houston     4 6 0
Louisville     3 6 1
Navy     3 6 0
Sewanee     3 6 0
Delaware     2 5 1
Georgetown     2 7 0
Chattanooga     1 9 0
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1950 Texas State Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas State University for Negroes (now known as Texas Southern University) as an independent during the 1950 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5–1.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Wiley
W 6–0900[1]
September 22SouthernL 0–19[2]
September 30Tillotson
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 19–7[3]
October 7vs. BishopPort Arthur, TXL 7–533,000[4]
October 14vs. GramblingL 2–26[5][6]
October 21Kentucky State
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 7–0[7]
October 27Prairie View A&M
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX (rivalry)
L 6–32
November 11Samuel Huston
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
T 0–0
November 17Texas Collegedagger
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–63,000[8]
November 25Langston
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–39
December 2Arkansas AM&N
  • Buffalo Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 13–0
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Wiley bows to visitors 6–0". The Marshall News Messenger. September 17, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tigers clawed 19–0 by Jaguars, dig in for Tillotson eleven". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 30, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "TSU Tiger power trips Tillotson". The Call. October 6, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "TSU crushes by Bishop power, 53–7". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 14, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Negro college game at Farrington tonight". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 14, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling beats Texas Steers, 26–2". The Shreveport Times. October 16, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas State Cats upset Kentucky eleven, 7 to 0". The Call. October 27, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Steers defeated by State, 14–6". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 19, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.