1979 Texas Southern Tigers football team

American college football season

1979 Texas Southern Tigers football

Conference| Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record| 3–8 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach|

* Jim Sorey (1st season)

Home stadium| Robertson Stadium
Rice Stadium
Astrodome

Seasons

<- 1978

1980 ->

1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 6 Alcorn State \+  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 2  | - | 0
No. 1 Grambling State \+  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 8 Jackson State | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. T–10 Southern | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 4  | - | 0
Mississippi Valley State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Texas Southern | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 8  | - | 0
Prairie View A&M | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 11  | - | 0

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* This conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II and programs. Prairie View and Mississippi Valley State were Division II. All the other teams were I-AA.

Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Sorey, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 8| Bethune–Cookman*|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 12–9| [1][2]
September 15| at Southern|

* University Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| L 0–21| [3]
September 22| vs. Tennessee State*|

* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
* Memphis, TN

| L 3–21| [4]
September 29| vs. Texas A&I*|

* Alamo Stadium
* San Antonio, TX

| L 7–31| [5]
October 6| Alcorn State|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| L 7–9| [6][7][8]
October 13| at Bishop*|

* Forester Field
* Dallas, TX

| L 3–6|
October 20| at Mississippi Valley State|

* Magnolia Stadium
* Itta Bena, MS

| L 6–28| [9]
October 27| No. 4 Grambling State|

* Astrodome
* Houston, TX

| L 3–32| [10]
November 3| vs. No. 2 Jackson State|

* Cardinal Stadium
* Beaumont, TX

| L 7–34| [11]
November 10| Langston*|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 27–20| [12]
November 17| Prairie View A&M|

* Astrodome
* Houston, TX (rivalry)

| W 43–8|

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

## References

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1. ^ "'Cats open season". The Tampa Tribune. September 8, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Last-second interception leads Bethune 12–9 loss". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 9, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Southern blanks Texas Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Big Blue ends 'longest' streak". The Commercial Appeal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Javelinas roll on unbeaten". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Delta, MC gun for first Heritage Bell Trophy". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Alcorn 9, Texas Southern 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Rosales used toe to give Braves win". The Clarksdale Press Register. October 8, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Valley State homecoming successful". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 14, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Grambling socks TSU". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Jackson St. runs wild in 34–7 win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Texas Southern 27, Langston 20". The Daily Oklahoman. November 11, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.

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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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