1974 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1974 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium Astrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Seasons
←  1973
1975  →
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Grambling State + 5 –1 –011 –1 –0
No. 14 Alcorn State +^ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. 10 Jackson State 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
No. 12 Southern 3 –3 –08 –3 –0
Texas Southern 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Mississippi Valley State 1 –5 –05 –5 –0
Prairie View A&M 0 –6 –00 –10 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern

The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14 Sam Houston State *
W 17–1515,407 [1]
September 21 Southern
W 14–622,000 [2]
September 28at Tennessee State *
L 6–2714,000 [3] [4]
October 12at Alcorn State
L 34–3719,000 [5]
October 19 Bishop *
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 42–6 [6]
October 26 Mississippi Valley State
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 35–34 [7]
November 2No. 6 Grambling State
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 21–3441,867 [8]
November 9at Jackson State
L 28–3420,000 [9]
November 16vs. Langston *
W 33–13 [10]
November 23 Prairie View A&M
W 33–1314,664 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ↑ "Texas Southern tops Sam Houston". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 15, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "TSU clips Southern U." The Port Arthur News. September 22, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "TSU smashes Southern 27–6". The Tennessean. September 29, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  5. ↑ "Alcorn wins 37–34". Hattiesburg American. October 13, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "TSU, 42–6". Valley Morning Star. October 20, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "MVSU nipped by T-Southern". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Grambling wins". The Port Arthur News. November 3, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "J-State notches 34–28 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Langston falls". The Daily Oklahoman. November 18, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "TSU triumphs". Austin American-Statesman. November 24, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  13. ↑ "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1975. pp. 250–263. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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