1952 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1952 Texas Southern Tigers football
MAA co-champion
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record10–0–1 (2–0–1 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumPublic School Stadium
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →
1952 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Lincoln (MO) + 4 0 1 8 0 1
No. 3 Texas Southern + 2 0 1 10 0 1
No. 6 Tennessee A&I 2 1 0 8 2 0
No. 12 Grambling 1 1 1 7 3 1
No. 14 Central State (OH) 1 2 0 4 4 0
Jackson 0 2 1 3 5 1
No. 23 Kentucky State 0 4 0 4 6 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Negro Press[1]

The 1952 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1952 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Alexander Durley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–0–1, with a mark of 2–0–1 in the MAA.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22Butler College*W 65–0[2]
September 27Southern*
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–73,700[3]
October 4at Jackson
W 20–6[4]
October 11Grambling
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 46–14[5]
October 25Lincoln (MO)dagger
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
T 13–1310,000[6]
November 1at Xavier (LA)*
W 12–75,000[7]
November 8at Paul Quinn*W 46–202,200[8]
November 15at Alcorn A&M*W 19–0[9]
November 22Bishop*
  • Public School Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 85–0
December 6vs. Arkansas AM&N*Little Rock, AR (Rock Bowl)W 31–14[10]
January 1, 1953vs. Prairie View A&M*W 13–1213,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Press Syndicate Rates Fla. Top Eleven". Baltimore Afro-American. December 20, 1952. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas Southern to open football season Monday". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 21, 1952. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "T.S.U. trips Southern U. 14–7". Alabama Tribune. October 3, 1952. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jackson College Tigers bow to Texans by 20–6 score". Jackson Advocate. October 11, 1952. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Southern wins again". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 18, 1954. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Lincoln Mc-Cats, TSU Tigers battle to 13–13 tie". The Call. October 31, 1952. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Unbeaten Texas Southern has hands full beating Xavier". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 8, 1952. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Quinn Tigers trounced by visitors, 46–20". Waco Tribune-Herald. November 9, 1952. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas Southern smothers Alcorn Braves, 19–0". The Call. November 16, 1952. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas Southern beats Arkansas Lions, 31–14". The Miami Herald. December 7, 1952. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas Southern victor in Prairie View Bowl". The Baltimore Sun. January 2, 1953. Retrieved July 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.