1972 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1972 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–4–1 (3–2–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Rod Paige (2nd season)
Home stadium	Astrodome Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium
Seasons ←  1971 1973  →

1972 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 4 / T–8 Grambling +	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	2	–	0
Jackson State +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Alcorn A&M	4	–	1	–	1			5	–	3	–	1
Texas Southern	3	–	2	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Prairie View A&M	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southern	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	7	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 9	Texas A&I *	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 24–16	17,960	[1]
September 16	Southern	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 37–0	32,585	[2]
September 30	at Tennessee State *	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 15–38	14,224–16,000	[3] [4]
October 7	at Alcorn A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	T 7–7	6,318–9,000	[5] [6]
October 14	Bishop *	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 32–23	12,000	[7]
October 21	Mississippi Valley State	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 44–17	11,000	[8]
October 28	Grambling	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 15–21	52,745	[9]
November 4	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 7–29	36,000	[10]
November 11	at Langston *	Langston, OK	L 21–26	3,200	[11]
November 23	Prairie View A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 13–0	19,000	[12]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "TSU whips Javelinas". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 10, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tex. Southern raps Southern". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 17, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Revenge sweet for TSU". The Tennessean. October 1, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 16, 2023.
5. "Alcorn, Texas end tied 7–7". Sun Herald. October 8, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 8, 2024.
7. "Texas Southern whips Bishop 32–23". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "T-Southern rips MVSC". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 22, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Grambling pulls out 21–15 victory over TSU in Dome". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Jackson whips Texas Southern". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 5, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Langston drills Texans, 21–14". The Daily Oklahoman. November 12, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "TSU defeats Prairie View". The Kilgore News Herald. November 24, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
13. "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 26, 2023.
14. "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1973. pp. 296–306. Retrieved June 26, 2023.