1955 Texas College Steers football team information
American college football season
1955Texas College Steers football
Conference
Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record
3–6 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Vincent M. Gaines (1st season)
Home stadium
Steer Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v
t
e
Conf
Overall
Team
W
L
T
W
L
T
No. 5 Southern $
6
–
1
–
0
7
–
2
–
1
No. 10 Prairie View A&M
5
–
1
–
1
8
–
2
–
1
No. 8 Texas Southern
5
–
1
–
1
7
–
2
–
1
No. 6 Langston
4
–
1
–
2
6
–
1
–
2
Texas College
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
6
–
0
Wiley
2
–
5
–
0
3
–
7
–
0
Arkansas AM&N
2
–
5
–
0
2
–
8
–
0
Bishop
0
–
7
–
0
0
–
10
–
0
$ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier.[1]
The 1955 Texas College Steers football team represented Texas College as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their first season under head coach Vincent M. Gaines, the Steers compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, placing in a three-way tie for fifth in the SWAC.[2]
Gaines, who previously coached at Bishop College, succeeded Fred T. Long, who was fired after having coached the team since 1949. Texas College was originally scheduled to open the season against Florida A&M, but the game was cancelled after Long was fired.[3]
^"Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
^"2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference Media Guide | Football" (PDF). Southwestern Athletic Conference. p. 81. Retrieved October 25, 2022.
^"World Of Sports". Alabama Tribune. Montgomery, Alabama. September 30, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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