1969 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1969 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–3–2 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1968
1970 →
1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Southern 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Grambling 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Jackson State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1969 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 1969 NAIA Division I football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Clifford Paul, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–3–2, with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Southern
T 13–13[1]
October 4Tennessee State*
T 26–2613,000[2][3]
October 11No. 9 Alcorn A&M
L 0–138,000[4]
October 18Arkansas AM&N
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 20–21
October 25at Mississippi Valley State
W 55–7[5]
November 15Grambling
L 26–28[6]
November 8Jackson Statedagger
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 35–88,000[7]
November 27Prairie View A&M
W 10–0[8]
December 6Morgan State*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 44–205,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[10]

References

  1. ^ "Southern, TSU in 13–13 tie". The Louisiana Weekly. September 27, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas Southern to host Tenn. State Sat. night". Alexandria News Leader. October 5, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Scales scores". The Des Moines Register. October 6, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alcorn nips TSU Tigers by 13–0". The Galveston Daily News. October 12, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "SWAC round-up". Alexandria News Leader. November 2, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Grambling nips Texas Southern, 28–26". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "J-State punched by TSU". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Southern wns". The Waco Times-Herald. November 28, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Morgan beaten in Astrodome". The Baltimore Sun. December 8, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1969. pp. 102–113. Retrieved June 27, 2023.


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