1969 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1969 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–3–2 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Clifford Paul (5th season)
Home stadium	Astrodome Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium
Seasons ←  1968 1970  →

1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $	6	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Southern	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Grambling	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Prairie View A&M	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Jackson State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1969 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 1969 NAIA Division I football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Clifford Paul, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–3–2, with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	T 13–13		[1]
October 4	Tennessee State *	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	T 26–26	13,000	[2] [3]
October 11	No. 9 Alcorn A&M	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–13	8,000	[4]
October 18	Arkansas AM&N	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 20–21
October 25	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 55–7		[5]
November 15	Grambling	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 26–28		[6]
November 8	Jackson State	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 35–8	8,000	[7]
November 27	Prairie View A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 10–0		[8]
December 6	Morgan State *	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 44–20	5,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Southern, TSU in 13–13 tie". The Louisiana Weekly. September 27, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Texas Southern to host Tenn. State Sat. night". Alexandria News Leader. October 5, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Scales scores". The Des Moines Register. October 6, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Alcorn nips TSU Tigers by 13–0". The Galveston Daily News. October 12, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "SWAC round-up". Alexandria News Leader. November 2, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Grambling nips Texas Southern, 28–26". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "J-State punched by TSU". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Texas Southern wns". The Waco Times-Herald. November 28, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Morgan beaten in Astrodome". The Baltimore Sun. December 8, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1969. pp. 102–113. Retrieved June 27, 2023.