1997 Texas Southern Tigers football team
American college football season
1997 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–6 (4–4 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Astrodome Robertson Stadium Rice Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Southern $ | 8 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Jackson State ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 6 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 4 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1997 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | Prairie View A&M | W 32–16 | [1] | ||
September 6 | vs. Alabama State | W 31–6 | [2][3] | ||
September 20 | at Morgan State* |
| L 17–24 | [4] | |
September 27 | Sam Houston State* |
| L 7–40 | 4,040 | [5][6] |
October 4 | Jackson State |
| L 49–55 OT | [7] | |
October 11 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| L 16–36 | ||
October 19 | at Alcorn State | W 10–7 | [8] | ||
October 25 | at Mississippi Valley State | L 10–13 | [9] | ||
November 1 | at Grambling State | W 21–16 | [10] | ||
November 8 | Lane* |
| W 38–0 | ||
November 16 | No. 12 Southern |
| L 17–27 | [11][12] | |
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References
- ^ "Texas Southern 32, Prairie View 16". Abilene Reporter-News. August 31, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Hornets look to rebound in Texas". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 6, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas So. crushes Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 7, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "McGirt, Morgan glorious in upset of Texas Southern". The Baltimore Sun. September 21, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston St. 40, Texas Southern 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southland Football Game Day: Sam Houston visits Texas Southern". Southland Conference. September 27, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
- ^ "J-State pulls out OT win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn can't deliver knockout blow". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Second quarter big enough for Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 26, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern beats Grambling". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern at Texas Southern". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 15, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern U. 27, Texas Southern 17". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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