1981 Texas Southern Tigers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1981 Texas Southern Tigers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 4–6–1 2–5 Joe Redmond 1st Robertson StadiumAstrodome The 1981 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Redmond, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC. Schedule 1981 NCAA Division I-AA NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee September 5 l y Southeastern Louisiana Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 24–31 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-lions-tune-up-with/126110096/ The Daily Advertiser Lions tune up with victory September 7, 1981 June 9, 2023 Newspapers.com September 12 w y Bethune–Cookman Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 14–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-orlando-sentinel-sluggish-bethune-lo/126110182/ The Orlando Sentinel Star Sluggish Bethune loses September 13, 1981 June 9, 2023 Newspapers.com September 19 w y Southern BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 13–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-advertiser-alexander-beats-jag/126110264/ The Daily Advertiser Alexander beats Jaguars September 20, 1981 June 9, 2023 Newspapers.com September 26 l y y Tennessee State Hale Stadium Nashville, TN 25–48 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-tigers-crush-texans/126110357/ The Tennessean Tigers crush Texans September 27, 1981 June 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 3 l y 1981 Texas A&I Javelinas Texas A&I Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 13–31 https://www.newspapers.com/article/san-angelo-standard-times-texas-ai-poun/126110446/ San Angelo Standard-Times Texas A&I pounds Texas Southern October 4, 1981 June 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 10 w Alcorn State Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 24–17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-texas-southern-24-alcorn/126110506/ The Clarion-Ledger Texas Southern 24, Alcorn 17 October 11, 1981 June 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 17 l y y Nicholls State John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA 27–31 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-nicholls-edges-texas-southern/126110593/ The Shreveport Times Nicholls edges Texas Southern October 18, 1981 June 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 24 l y Mississippi Valley State Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS 14–21 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-greenwood-commonwealth-homecoming-vi/126110736/ The Greenwood Commonwealth Homecoming victory important for Devils October 25, 1981 June 9, 2023 Newspapers.com October 31 t Grambling State 5 Astrodome Houston, TX Space City Classic 17–17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121139035/tigers-swac-hold-slips/ The Shreveport Journal Tigers' SWAC hold slips November 2, 1981 June 9, 2023 Newspapers.com November 7 l Jackson State Robertson Stadium Houston, TX 21–37 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-j-state-defeats-texas-sou/126110915/ The Clarion-Ledger J-State defeats Texas Southern November 8, 1981 June 9, 2023 Newspapers.com November 21 w Prairie View A&M Robertson Stadium Houston, TX rivalry 19–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/victoria-advocate-alexander-fss-spark-te/126111104/ Victoria Advocate Alexander FGs spark Texas Southern November 22, 1981 June 8, 2023 Newspapers.com References Texas Southern Category:Texas Southern Tigers football seasons Texas Southern Tigers football