1976 Texas Southern Tigers football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1976 Texas Southern Tigers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 2–9 1–5 Wendell Mosley 1st AstrodomeJeppesen Stadium 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 1976 NCAA Division II AP September 4 l y Texas A&I Astrodome Houston, TX 20–36 13,045 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-no-27-comes/89456064/ Corpus Christi Caller No. 27 comes easy as Javs rip TSU September 5, 1976 June 22, 2023 Newspapers.com September 11 l y y 1976 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats Bethune–Cookman Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL Bicentennial Classic 22–27 11,725 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-miami-herald-7-fumbles-open-gates-fo/126926718/ The Miami Herald 7 fumbles open gates for Bethune September 12, 1976 June 22, 2023 Newspapers.com September 19 l Southern Astrodome Houston, TX 14–26 30,989 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-town-talk-conleys-sunset-ride/126926935/ Alexandria Daily Town Talk Conley's sunset ride September 20, 1976 June 22, 2023 Newspapers.com September 25 l y Tennessee State 5 Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX 8–21 11,623–11,634 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-tsu-stays-undefeated/126927110/ The Tennessean TSU stays undefeated September 26, 1976 June 22, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/691/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association February 25, 2024 October 9 l y Alcorn State T–7 Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS 6–47 6,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123062953/freshman-steele-paces-alcorn-win/ Hattiesburg American Freshman Steele paces Alcorn win October 10, 1976 June 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 16 l y y 1976 Bishop Tigers Bishop Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX 14–15 2,851 October 23 w Mississippi Valley State Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX 24–7 5,439 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-tsu-defeats-valley-247/126928174/ The Clarion-Ledger TSU defeats Valley, 24–7 October 24, 1976 June 22, 2023 Newspapers.com October 30 l Grambling State Astrodome Houston, TX 21–54 31,625 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121169255/grambling-rips/ The Shreveport Times Grambling rips October 31, 1976 June 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 6 l y Jackson State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 12–16 26,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-jsu-just-barely-gives-gor/126928441/ The Clarion-Ledger JSU just barely gives Gorden his first victory November 7, 1976 June 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 13 w y y 1976 Langston Lions Langston Williams Stadium Tulsa, OK 28–19 2,487 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tulsa-world-texas-southern-whips-cold-l/126928699/ Tulsa World Texas Southern whips cold, Langston, 28–19 November 14, 1976 June 22, 2023 Newspapers.com November 20 l Prairie View A&M Astrodome Houston, TX rivalry 15–22 10,892 https://www.newspapers.com/article/austin-american-statesman-prairie-view/126928872/ Austin American-Statesman Prairie View, 22–15 November 21, 1976 June 22, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/699/stats/13330 National Collegiate Athletic Association June 22, 2023 The Tiger 1977 Texas Southern University 180–185 https://digitalscholarship.tsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1028&context=yearbook June 22, 2023 Football References Texas Southern Category:Texas Southern Tigers football seasons Texas Southern Tigers football