1947 Texas College Steers football team

American college football season

1947 Texas College Steers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–2–3 (3–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Alexander Durley (6th season)
Seasons← 19461948 →

1947 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 8 Southern $	7	–	0	–	0	10	–	2	–	0
No. 17 Prairie View A&M	5	–	2	–	0	6	–	6	–	0
No. 16 Texas College	3	–	1	–	1	5	–	2	–	3
Bishop	3	–	2	–	2	3	–	4	–	3
No. 20 Wiley	3	–	3	–	1	4	–	3	–	2
Langston	2	–	4	–	1	2	–	7	–	1
Samuel Huston	1	–	6	–	0	3	–	9	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	0	–	6	–	1	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.

The 1947 Texas College Steers football team was an American football team that represented Texas College in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1947 college football season. In their sixth season under head coach Alexander Durley, the team compiled a 5–2–3 record, 3–1–1 against conference opponents. The team was ranked No. 16 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance
October 6	vs. Samuel Huston	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 13–7
October 11	Arkansas AM&N	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	T 13–13
October 18	Langston		T 6–6
November 1	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–35
November 8	Prairie View	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	W 9–6
November 15	Bishop		T 13–13
November 22	at Texas State*	Buffalo Stadium Houston, TX	W 7–0
November 27	at Wiley	Wiley Field Marshall, TX	W 7–6	> 6,000
*Non-conference game Homecoming

"Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
"Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas College down Houston State U., 7–0". The Tyler Courier-Times. November 23, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas College Edges Wiley, 7-6". Marshall News Messenger. November 28, 1947. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.

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