2023 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 2023 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Clarence McKinney, the Tigers played home games at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.

2023 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	3–8 (2–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Clarence McKinney (5th season)
Offensive coordinator	David Marsh (5th season)
Defensive coordinator	Jeffery Ceasar (5th season)
Home stadium	Shell Energy Stadium

2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 11 Florida A&M xy$		8	–	0					12	–	1
Alabama State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Jackson State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Alabama A&M		3	–	5					5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman		2	–	6					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	7					1	–	10
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy		6	–	2					6	–	6
Alcorn State x		6	–	2					7	–	4
Southern		5	–	3					6	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Texas Southern		2	–	6					3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Florida A&M 35, Prairie View A&M 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	ESPN+	L 34–37	18,271
September 9	2:30 p.m.	at Toledo*	Glass Bowl Toledo, OH	ESPN+	L 3–71	22,742
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at Rice*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 7–59	18,103
September 23	2:00 p.m.	at Grambling State	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	HBCU Go/ESPN+	L 23–35	4,741
September 30	2:00 p.m.	Lincoln (CA)*	Alexander Durley Sports Complex Houston, TX	ATTSportsNetSW	W 52–7	6,352
October 14	2:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman	Daytona Stadium Daytona Beach, FL	HBCU Go	W 34–31	9,458
October 21	7:00 p.m.	No. 19 Florida A&M	Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	L 21–31	8,956
October 28	4:00 p.m.	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 17–23 OT	19,662
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN+	L 19–21	22,819
November 12	2:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 44–10	3,987
November 18	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX	HBCU Go/ESPN+	L 34–35	3,482
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

at Rice

See also: 2023 Rice Owls football team

Texas Southern Tigers at Rice Owls – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	7	0	0	7
Owls	28	14	10	7	59

at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

• Date: September 16
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
• Game attendance: 18,103
• Referee: Steven Anderson
• TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross and Taylor McHargue

Game information

First quarter RICE – Daelen Alexander 1-yard run (Tim Horn kick), 13:04. Owls 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:47. RICE – Braylen Walker 35-yard pass from JT Daniels (Tim Horn kick), 11:06. Owls 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:51. RICE – Kobie Campbell 70-yard pass from JT Daniels (Tim Horn kick), 9:29. Owls 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:12. RICE – Jack Bradley 1-yard run (Tim Horn kick), 5:55. Owls 28–0. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:08. Second quarter RICE – Dean Connors 3-yard run (Tim Horn kick), 9:37. Owls 35–0. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:58. TXSO – Jyrin Johnson 15-yard pass from Jace Wilson (Curtis Falkenburg kick), 4:17. Owls 35–7. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:48. RICE – Luke McCaffrey 36-yard pass from JT Daniels (Tim Horn kick), 1:12. Owls 42–7. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:05. Third quarter RICE – Tim Horn 48-yard field goal, 11:02. Owls 45–7. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:50. RICE – Daelen Alexander 1-yard run (Tim Horn kick), 6:31. Owls 52–7. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:38. Fourth quarter RICE – Christian Francisco 4-yard run (Tim Horn kick), 3:13. Owls 59–7. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:45.

Statistics	TXSO	RICE
First downs	10	23
Total yards	185	485
Rushing yards	81	231
Passing yards	104	254
Turnovers	2	0
Time of possession	24:26	35:34

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Southern	Passing	Jace Wilson	9/19, 104 yards, TD
	Rushing	Ladarius Owens	11 rushes, 48 yards
	Receiving	Jace Johnson	4 receptions, 49 yards, TD
Rice	Passing	JT Daniels	11/17, 255 yards, 4 TD
	Rushing	Dean Connors	8 rushes, 66 yards, TD
	Receiving	Kobie Campbell	1 reception, 70 yards, TD