1996 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1996 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Rice Stadium
Seasons
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1996 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. T–8 Jackson State $^   6 – 1     10 – 2  
Southern   5 – 2     7 – 5  
Mississippi Valley State   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Texas Southern   5 – 2     7 – 4  
Alcorn State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Grambling State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Alabama State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Prairie View A&M   0 – 7     0 – 11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1996 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 31Prairie View A&M
W 42–24[1][2]
September 7at Alabama State
W 10–3[3]
September 21vs. Lane*
L 18–20[4]
September 28at Sam Houston State*
W 26–20[5]
October 5at No. 6 Jackson State
L 14–31[6]
October 12vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
L 10–21[7]
October 19at Alcorn State
W 28–17[8]
October 26Mississippi Valley State
L 17–23[9]
November 2Grambling State
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 20–7[10]
November 9Morgan State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 42–3[11]
November 16at Southern
W 34–30[12]

References

  1. ^ "Texas Southern prevails". The El Paso Times. September 1, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. August 31, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  3. ^ "Texas Southern topples Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 8, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Bittersweet return for 3 Tigers". The Galveston Daily News. September 22, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas Southern 26, Sam Houston St. 17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "JSU distances itself from TSU, SWAC foes". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Turnovers too much for Texas Southern". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 13, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Southern uses late scores to defeat Alcorn". Enterprise-Journal. October 20, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Devils post 23–17 upset over Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Grambling hits dubious mark in defeat". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas Southern crushes Morgan, 42–3". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Tx Southern 34, Southern 30". Daily World. November 17, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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