The 1987 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Lionel Taylor, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–6 (3–4 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Robertson Stadium Rice Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Jackson State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 5 | Prairie View A&M | W 30–21 | [1][2] | ||
September 12 | Angelo State* |
| L 7–14 | [3] | |
September 19 | at No. 20 Southern | L 13–33 | [4] | ||
September 26 | Alabama State |
| W 31–9 | [5][6] | |
October 3 | at Sam Houston State* | L 7–45 | [7] | ||
October 10 | Alcorn State |
| L 21–24 | [8][9] | |
October 17 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* |
| W 23–17 | ||
October 24 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 31–17 | [10] | ||
October 31 | at Grambling State | L 9–30 | [11] | ||
November 7 | No. 5 Jackson State |
| L 14–33 | [12] | |
November 14 | at Tennessee State* | W 30–21 | 3,900 | [13] | |
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References
edit- ^ "TSU 30, Prairie View 21". The Monitor. September 6, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. September 5, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
- ^ "Rams bounce Texas Southern". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 13, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern U 33, Texas Southern 13". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "ASU faces tough QB at Texas Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern explodes to blast Alabama State". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sam Houston routs Texas Southern, 45–7". Del Rio News Herald. October 4, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls gets best of Alcorn". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn State edges TSU". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU spoils Valley homecoming". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 25, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Allen passes G-Men to victory over TSU". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU captures at least share of SWAC title". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big Blue loss string reaches 3". The Tennessean. November 15, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.