1978 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1978 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	3–7–1 (1–4–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Wendell Mosley (3rd season)
Home stadium	Astrodome
Seasons ←  1977 1979  →

1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Grambling State $	5	–	0	–	1			9	–	1	–	1
No. 2 Jackson State ^	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	3	–	1
Alcorn State	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	4	–	1
Southern	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	7	–	0
Texas Southern	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Prairie View A&M	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Wendell Mosley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC. They were outscored by a total of 214 to 131. ^[1]

Three Texas Southern players were selected to the first team of the District 8 all-star team: John McNeal; Alvin Whittington; and LeRoy Paul. ^[2]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 9	vs. Bethune–Cookman *	Gator Bowl Stadium Jacksonville, FL	L 13–14	[3]
September 16	Southern	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 20–11	[4]
September 23	Tennessee State *	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 16–0	[5]
September 30	at Texas A&I *	Javelina Stadium Kingsville, TX	L 0–28	[6]
October 7	at Alcorn State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	T 10–10	[7]
October 14	Bishop *	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 37–17	[8]
October 21	Mississippi Valley State	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 7–38	[9]
October 28	Grambling State	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 16–22	[10]
November 4	at No. 2 Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 0–41	[11]
November 11	at Langston *	Langston, OK	L 6–13	[12]
November 18	Prairie View A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	L 6–20
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Texas Southern Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
2. "Texans Land Seven on All-District Squad". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 26, 1978. p. 8C – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Young stars in B–CC win". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 10, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Colonels upset Jax State by 2". The Daily Review. September 18, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "TSU handed 16–0 loss". The Tennessean. September 24, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Underdog A&I swamps Texas Southern". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 1, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Alcorn, Texas Southern tie". The Yazoo Herald. October 8, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Texas Southern bumps Bishop". Abilene Reporter-News. October 15, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "MVSU wins 38–7". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 22, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Williams rallies Grambling". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Jackson State rips Texas Southern 41–0". Enterprise-Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Langston ices Texans". The Daily Oklahoman. November 12, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023– via Newspapers.com.