The 1968 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 1968 NAIA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Clifford Paul, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.
| 1968 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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SWAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (6–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Astrodome Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Alcorn A&M + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | Southern | W 6–3 | [1][2][3] | ||
| September 28 | vs. Wiley |
| W 42–5 | [4][5] | |
| October 5 | at Tennessee State* | L 10–11 | 9,500 | [6] | |
| October 12 | at San Diego State* | L 23–42 | 38,305 | [7] | |
| October 19 | at Alcorn A&M | W 35–21 | [8] | ||
| November 2 | Grambling |
| L 18–28 | 35,465 | [9] |
| November 9 | at Jackson State |
| W 14–0 | [10] | |
| November 16 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| W 17–11 | [11] | |
| November 23 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 22–14 | [12][13] | |
| November 30 | vs. Florida A&M* | L 7–20 | 16,000 | [14] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Richard Neal in running for All-American honors". Alexandria News Leader. September 22, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern tops SU, 6 to 2". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jaguars drop 6–3 squeaker to TSU in season opener". Alexandria News Leader. September 29, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU, Wiley clash here". The Galveston Daily News. September 28, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU routs Wiley, 42–5". The Marshall News Messenger. September 30, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two safeties help A&I win 11 to 10". The Nashville Tennessean. October 6, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aztecs roll to easy victory". The San Francisco Examiner. October 13, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn miscues give Southern 35–21 triumph". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling turns Astrodome vicit into big show by 28–18". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "T-Southern whips JSC in 14–0 tilt". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern takes victory". The Odessa American. November 17, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU wins 22–14". Victoria Advocate]. November 24, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. November 23, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2023.
- ^ "Rattlers triumph in Stadium, 20–7". The Tampa Tribune. December 1, 1968. Retrieved June 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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