1975 Texas Southern Tigers football team

American college football season

1975 Texas Southern Tigers football

Conference| Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record| 4–6 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach|

* Rod Paige (5th season)

Home stadium| Astrodome
Rice Stadium

Seasons

<- 1974

1976 ->

1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

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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

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.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 13| Sam Houston State*|

* Astrodome
* Houston, TX

| W 49–22| | [1]
September 20| at Southern|

* University Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| L 13–35| | [2]
September 27| Bethune–Cookman*|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| L 27–30| | [3]
October 11| Alcorn State|

* Astrodome
* Houston, TX

| L 0–15| | [4]
October 18| at Bishop*|

* P.C. Cobb Stadium
* Dallas, TX

| L 10–21| | [5]
October 25| at Mississippi Valley State|

* Magnolia Stadium
* Itta Bena, MS

| W 7–0| | [6]
November 1| No. 5 Grambling State|

* Astrodome
* Houston, TX

| L 21–37| | [7]
November 8| No. 12 Jackson State|

* Astrodome
* Houston, TX

| L 9–13| 5,000| [8][9]
November 15| Langston*|

* Astrodome
* Houston, TX

| W 41–0| | [10]
November 26| Prairie View A&M|

* Astrodome
* Houston, TX (rivalry)

| W 18–14| | [11][12]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

## References[edit]

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.

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Texas Southern Tigers football

Venues|

* Buffalo Stadium (1947–1951)
* Robertson Stadium (1952–2004)
* Astrodome (1968–2004)
* Rice Stadium (1971–2000)
* Alexander Durley Sports Complex (1993–1994, 2005–2011)
* Delmar Stadium (2000, 2008–2011)
* Shell Energy Stadium (2012–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Prairie View A&M: Labor Day Classic

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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