1977 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1977 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–4–1 (3–2–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Wendell Mosley (2nd season)
Home stadium	Astrodome Jeppesen Stadium
Seasons ←  1976 1978  →

1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Grambling State $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Jackson State	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Alcorn State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Southern	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Prairie View A&M	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1977 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 1977 NCAA Division I football season. Led by second-year head coach Wendell Mosley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–4–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 10	Bethune–Cookman *	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 14–0	[1] [2]
September 17	at Southern	BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	T 14–14	[3] [4]
September 24	at Tennessee State *	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 7–23	[5]
October 1	vs. Texas A&I *	Northside Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 13–28	[6]
October 8	Alcorn State	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 37–14	[7]
October 15	at Bishop *	Sprague Field Dallas, TX	W 44–0	[8]
October 22	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 35–33	[9]
October 29	Grambling State	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 14–28	[10]
November 5	Jackson State	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 0–10	[11]
November 12	Langston *	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 85–13	[12]
November 19	Prairie View A&M	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 29–28	[13]
*Non-conference game

References

1. "Texas Southern stops Bethune–Cookman, 14–0". The Miami Herald. September 12, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tex. Southern 14, Bethune–Cookman 0". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 11, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern 14, Tex. Southern 14". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 18, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "SU's Bates seeks repeat of 1976 grid record". The Louisiana Weekly. June 18, 1977. Retrieved August 20, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "TSU rolls to 4th straight win". The Tennessean. September 24, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "A&I socks TSU, 28–13". Express and News. October 2, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Texas Southern romps Alcorn State 37–14". The Yazoo Herald. October 9, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Texas Southern rips Bishop". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 16, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southern drops MVSU". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 23, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Woods sparks G-Men in Astrodome win". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "JSU blanks Texas So". The Yazoo Herald. November 6, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Texas Southern rips Lions, 85–13". Tulsa World. November 13, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
13. "TSU 29, Prairie View 28". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 20, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2023– via Newspapers.com.