1996 Texas Southern Tigers football team
American college football season
1996 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–4 (5–2 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Astrodome Rice Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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August 31 | Prairie View A&M | W 42–24 | [1][2] | |
September 7 | at Alabama State | W 10–3 | [3] | |
September 21 | vs. Lane* |
| L 18–20 | [4] |
September 28 | at Sam Houston State* | W 26–20 | [5] | |
October 5 | at No. 6 Jackson State | L 14–31 | [6] | |
October 12 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff* |
| L 10–21 | [7] |
October 19 | at Alcorn State | W 28–17 | [8] | |
October 26 | Mississippi Valley State |
| L 17–23 | [9] |
November 2 | Grambling State |
| W 20–7 | [10] |
November 9 | Morgan State* |
| W 42–3 | [11] |
November 16 | at Southern | W 34–30 | [12] | |
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References
- ^ "Texas Southern prevails". The El Paso Times. September 1, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. August 31, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
- ^ "Texas Southern topples Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 8, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bittersweet return for 3 Tigers". The Galveston Daily News. September 22, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern 26, Sam Houston St. 17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU distances itself from TSU, SWAC foes". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Turnovers too much for Texas Southern". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 13, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern uses late scores to defeat Alcorn". Enterprise-Journal. October 20, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Devils post 23–17 upset over Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling hits dubious mark in defeat". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern crushes Morgan, 42–3". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tx Southern 34, Southern 30". Daily World. November 17, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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