1970 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1970 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–3 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Astrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Seasons
  1969
1971  
1970 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7/9 Alcorn A&M $ 6 0 08 1 0
No. 13/16 Grambling 5 1 09 2 0
Texas Southern 4 2 06 3 0
Southern 2 3 15 5 1
Prairie View A&M 2 3 14 5 1
Jackson State 1 5 04 7 0
Mississippi Valley State 0 6 01 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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19 Southern W 29–614,000 [1]
October 3at No. 10 Tennessee State *L 9–4111,000 [2]
October 10at Alcorn A&M 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
L 16–20 [5]
November 7at Jackson State W 27–219,172 [6]
November 14 Langston *
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 23–03,000 [7]
November 26 Prairie View A&M
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.