1952 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1952 Texas Southern Tigers football
1952 Texas Southern Tigers football
MAA co-champion
Prairie View Bowl, W 13–12 vs. Prairie View A&M
Conference	Midwest Athletic Association
Record	10–0–1 (2–0–1 MAA)
Head coach	Alexander Durley (4th season);
Home stadium	Public School Stadium
	Seasons ← 1951 1953 →

1952 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
v t e	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	Butler College*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 65–0		^[2]
September 27	Southern*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 14–7	3,700	^[3]
October 4	at Jackson	Alumni Field Jackson, MS	W 20–6		^[4]
October 11	Grambling	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 46–14		^[5]
October 25	Lincoln (MO)	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	T 13–13	10,000	^[6]
November 1	at Xavier (LA)*	Xavier Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 12–7	5,000	^[7]
November 8	at Paul Quinn*	Katy Park Waco, TX	W 46–20	2,200	^[8]
November 15	at Alcorn A&M*	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 19–0		^[9]
November 22	Bishop*	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 85–0
December 6	vs. Arkansas AM&N*	Little Rock, AR (Rock Bowl)	W 31–14		^[10]
January 1, 1953	vs. Prairie View A&M*	Buffalo Stadium Houston, TX (Prairie View Bowl)	W 13–12	13,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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

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