1969 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1969 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–3–2 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Astrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Rice Stadium
Seasons
  1968
1970  
1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $ 6 0 18 0 1
Southern 5 1 16 2 1
Grambling 5 2 06 4 0
Texas Southern 3 3 14 3 2
Prairie View A&M 3 4 04 5 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 4 13 6 1
Jackson State 1 6 02 6 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 6 01 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Southern T 13–13 [1]
October 4 Tennessee State *T 26–2613,000 [2] [3]
October 11No. 9 Alcorn A&M
L 0–138,000 [4]
October 18 Arkansas AM&N
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 20–21
October 25at Mississippi Valley State W 55–7 [5]
November 15 Grambling
L 26–28 [6]
November 8 Jackson State Dagger-14-plain.png
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 35–88,000 [7]
November 27 Prairie View A&M
W 10–0 [8]
December 6 Morgan State *
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 44–205,000 [9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Dagger-14-plain.pngHomecoming
  • 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.