1973 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1973 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5–1 (2–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5/7 Grambling +^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Jackson State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. T–20 Alcorn A&M 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Southern 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas Southern 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1973 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Sam Houston State*
W 24–1416,743[1]
September 15at Southern
L 15–23[2]
September 22No. 3 Tennessee State*
L 20–2315,500[3]
September 29at No. 6 Hawaii*
L 21–2423,500[4]
October 6Alcorn A&M
T 14–1412,631–13,000[5][6]
October 13at Bishop*Dallas, TXW 41–7[7]
October 20at Mississippi Valley State
L 6–154,000[8]
October 27No. 9 Grambling
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 35–2153,859[9]
November 3Jackson State
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 14–4411,000[10]
November 10Langston*
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–1411,000[11]
November 17Prairie View A&M
W 41–1423,563
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Pouth-led Southern pops Bearcats 24–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 9, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern wins". Corpus Christi Caller. September 16, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "TSU in squeaker". The Tennessean. September 23, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bows hold Tigers, 24–21". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. September 30, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "TSU, Alcorn tie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  7. ^ "TSU triumphs". Valley Morning Star. October 14, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Valley downs TSU". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 21, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "TSU on top". The El Paso Times. October 28, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jackson State beats Texas Southern". Hattiesburg American. November 4, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Langston upends Texans, 14–7". The Daily Oklahoman. November 11, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  13. ^ "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1974. pp. 387–397. Retrieved June 23, 2023.


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