1971 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1971 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–2–1 (3–2–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Grambling $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Jackson State 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 16 Alcorn A&M 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Prairie View A&M 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southern 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

The October 15 game against Bishop was the first football game ever played at Texas Stadium.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Southern
W 21–0[1]
September 25at New Mexico Highlands*Las Vegas, NMW 33–18[2]
October 2No. 10 Tennessee State*
W 28–23[3]
October 9Alcorn A&M
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 7–10[4]
October 15at Bishop*
W 34–21[5]
October 23at Mississippi Valley State
W 23–0[6]
October 30Grambling
L 7–2133,000–33,556[7][8]
November 6Jackson State
T 7–7[9]
November 13Langston*
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 37–28[10]
November 25Prairie View A&M
W 16–6[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern falls to Texans, 21–0". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Pokes fall to TSU". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 26, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas Southern tops TSU". The Nashville Tennessean. October 3, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alcorn nips TSU, 10–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 10, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "TSU rolls past Bishop in Dallas". The Kilgore News Herald. October 17, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "MVSC loses to TSU, 23–0". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 24, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grambling posts 21–7 SWAC win". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 31, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  9. ^ "Jackson St., TSU battle to deadlock". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "TSU skitters by Langston". Austin American-Statesman. November 14, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern beats Prairie View". The Waco Times-Herald. November 26, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  13. ^ "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1972. pp. 308–317. Retrieved June 26, 2023.


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