1975 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 1975 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 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 2–4 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

1975 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorHenry Lattimore
Home stadiumAstrodome
Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Grambling State * 4 2 0 10 2 0
No. 9 Southern + 4 2 0 9 3 0
No. 7 Jackson State + 4 2 0 7 3 0
No. T–19 Alcorn State 3 3 0 6 3 1
Mississippi Valley State 3 3 0 6 4 0
Texas Southern 2 4 0 4 6 0
Prairie View A&M 1 5 0 3 7 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Grambling State vacated a share of the conference championship.
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll for Grambling State and NAIA Division I poll for Southern and Jackson State

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 13Sam Houston State*W 49–22[1]
September 20at SouthernL 13–35[2]
September 27Bethune–Cookman*
L 27–30[3]
October 11Alcorn State
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 0–15[4]
October 18at Bishop*L 10–21[5]
October 25at Mississippi Valley StateW 7–0[6]
November 1No. 5 Grambling State
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 21–37[7]
November 8No. 12 Jackson State
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 9–135,000[8][9]
November 15Langston*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 41–0[10]
November 26Prairie View A&M
W 18–14[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Sam Houston downed by TSU". Victoria Advocate. September 14, 1975. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jaguars shred Texas Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 22, 1975. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Bethune by 30–27 in Texas". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 28, 1975. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Alcorn Braves blank Texas Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1975. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Bishop College, 21–10". Austin American-Statesman. October 19, 1975. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TSU squeezes by Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 26, 1975. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grambling Batters TSU". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1975. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tillman's sprint stops TSU 13–9". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1975. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  10. ^ "Langston falls". The Daily Oklahoman. November 16, 1975. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Last second pass propels TSU past Prairie View". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 27, 1975. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. November 23, 1975. Retrieved June 22, 2023.