1970 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1970 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–3 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Alfred Benefield (1st season)
Home stadium	Astrodome Jeppesen Stadium
Seasons ←  1969 1971  →

1970 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7/9 Alcorn A&M $	6	–	0	–	0			8	–	1	–	0
No. 13/16 Grambling	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Texas Southern	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southern	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Prairie View A&M	2	–	3	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Jackson State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Alfred Benefield, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 29–6	14,000	[1]
October 3	at No. 10 Tennessee State *	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 9–41	11,000	[2]
October 10	at Alcorn A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 7–44		[3]
October 17	Bishop *	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 32–20
October 24	Mississippi Valley State	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 20–7		[4]
October 31	Grambling	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 16–20		[5]
November 7	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 27–21	9,172	[6]
November 14	Langston *	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 23–0	3,000	[7]
November 26	Prairie View A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 17–7		[8]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Southern beaten by Texas club". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Big Blue routs Southern by 41–9 count, now 4–0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 4, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Alcorn Braves rip Tex. Southern 44–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "MVSC Devils lose to Texas Southern". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 26, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Grambling edges TSU on Turner's two TDs". The Shreveport Journal. November 2, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Texans spoil J-State homecoming, 27–21". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Texas Southern blanks Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. November 15, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Prairie View defeated". Wichita Falls Record News. November 27, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 26, 2023.
10. "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1971. pp. 280–290. Retrieved June 26, 2023.