1972 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1972 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Astrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Rice Stadium
Seasons
←  1971
1973  →
1972 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 / T–8 Grambling + 5 –1 –011 –2 –0
Jackson State + 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
Alcorn A&M 4 –1 –15 –3 –1
Texas Southern 3 –2 –15 –4 –1
Mississippi Valley State 1 –5 –05 –5 –0
Prairie View A&M 1 –5 –05 –5 –0
Southern 1 –5 –02 –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

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9 Texas A&I *
W 24–1617,960 [1]
September 16 Southern
W 37–032,585 [2]
September 30at Tennessee State *
L 15–3814,224–16,000 [3] [4]
October 7at Alcorn A&M
T 7–76,318–9,000 [5] [6]
October 14 Bishop *
W 32–2312,000 [7]
October 21 Mississippi Valley State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 44–1711,000 [8]
October 28 Grambling
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 15–2152,745 [9]
November 4at Jackson State
L 7–2936,000 [10]
November 11at Langston * Langston, OK L 21–263,200 [11]
November 23 Prairie View A&M
W 13–019,000 [12]
  • *Non-conference game

[13] [14]

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.
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