1976 Texas Southern Tigers football team

American college football season

1976 Texas Southern Tigers football

Conference| Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record| 2–9 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach|

* Wendell Mosley (1st season)

Home stadium| Astrodome
Jeppesen Stadium

Seasons

<- 1975

1977 ->

1976 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

* v
* t
* e

| Conf. |  |  | Overall

|
|
|
|

Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. T–8 Alcorn State $  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
Southern | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Grambling State | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Prairie View A&M | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 5  | - | 0
Jackson State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 0
Mississippi Valley State | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 0
Texas Southern | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 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 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Wendell Mosley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

## Schedule

[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

|
|
|
|
|

September 4| Texas A&I*|

* Astrodome
* Houston, TX

| L 20–36| 13,045| [1]
September 11| vs. Bethune–Cookman*|

* Miami Orange Bowl
* Miami, FL (Bicentennial Classic)

| L 22–27| 11,725| [2]
September 19| Southern|

* Astrodome
* Houston, TX

| L 14–26| 30,989| [3]
September 25| No. 5 Tennessee State*|

* Jeppesen Stadium
* Houston, TX

| L 8–21| 11,623–11,634| [4][5]
October 9| at No. T–7 Alcorn State|

* Henderson Stadium
* Lorman, MS

| L 6–47| 6,000| [6]
October 16| at Bishop*|

* Cotton Bowl
* Dallas, TX

| L 14–15| 2,851|
October 23| Mississippi Valley State|

* Jeppesen Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 24–7| 5,439| [7]
October 30| Grambling State|

* Astrodome
* Houston, TX

| L 21–54| 31,625| [8]
November 6| at Jackson State|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| L 12–16| 26,000| [9]
November 13| at Langston*|

* Williams Stadium
* Tulsa, OK

| W 28–19| 2,487| [10]
November 20| Prairie View A&M|

* Astrodome
* Houston, TX (rivalry)

| L 15–22| 10,892| [11]

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

[12][13]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ "No. 27 comes easy as Javs rip TSU". Corpus Christi Caller. September 5, 1976. Retrieved June 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "7 fumbles open gates for Bethune". The Miami Herald. September 12, 1976. Retrieved June 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Conley's sunset ride". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 20, 1976. Retrieved June 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "TSU stays undefeated". The Tennessean. September 26, 1976. Retrieved June 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
6. ^ "Freshman Steele paces Alcorn win". Hattiesburg American. October 10, 1976. Retrieved June 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "TSU defeats Valley, 24–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1976. Retrieved June 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Grambling rips". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1976. Retrieved June 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "JSU just barely gives Gorden his first victory". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1976. Retrieved June 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Texas Southern whips cold, Langston, 28–19". Tulsa World. November 14, 1976. Retrieved June 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Prairie View, 22–15". Austin American-Statesman. November 21, 1976. Retrieved June 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
13. ^ "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1977. pp. 180–185. Retrieved June 22, 2023.180-185&rft.pub=Texas+Southern+University&rft.date=1977&rft_id=https://digitalscholarship.tsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1028&context;=yearbook&rfr_id=info:sid/en.wikipedia.org:1976+Texas+Southern+Tigers+football+team" class="Z3988">

* v
* t
* e

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

Seasons|

* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

This college football 1976 season article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.

|

* v
* t
* e

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf.]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[No.]: Number