1971 Texas Southern Tigers football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1971 Texas Southern Tigers football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 7–2–1 3–2–1 Rod Paige 1st AstrodomeJeppesen StadiumRice Stadium The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC. The October 15 game against 1971 Bishop Tigers Bishop was the first football game ever played at Texas Stadium. Schedule 1971 small college AP September 18 w y Southern A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 21–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-southern-falls-to-texans-210/127157982/ Southern falls to Texans, 21–0 The Shreveport Times September 19, 1971 June 26, 2023 Newspapers.com September 25 w y y 1971 New Mexico Highlands Cowboys New Mexico Highlands Las Vegas, NM 33–18 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-santa-fe-new-mexican-pokes-fall-to-t/127158185/ Pokes fall to TSU The Santa Fe New Mexican September 26, 1971 June 26, 2023 Newspapers.com October 2 w y Tennessee State 10 Rice Stadium Houston, TX 28–23 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114456486/the-tennessean/ Texas Southern tops TSU The Nashville Tennessean October 3, 1971 June 26, 2023 Newspapers.com October 9 l Alcorn A&M Rice Stadium Houston, TX 7–10 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-alcorn-nips-tsu-107/127158680/ The Clarion-Ledger Alcorn nips TSU, 10–7 October 10, 1971 June 26, 2023 Newspapers.com October 15 w y y 1971 Bishop Tigers Bishop Texas Stadium Irving, TX 34–21 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-kilgore-news-herald-tsu-rolls-past-b/127158797/ The Kilgore News Herald TSU rolls past Bishop in Dallas October 17, 1971 June 26, 2023 Newspapers.com October 23 w y Mississippi Valley State Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS 23–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-delta-democrat-times-mvsc-loses-to-t/127158941/ The Delta Democrat-Times MVSC loses to TSU, 23–0 October 24, 1971 June 26, 2023 Newspapers.com October 30 l Grambling Astrodome Houston, TX 7–21 33,000–33,556 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121635737/grambling-posts-217-swac-win/ Alexandria Daily Town Talk Grambling posts 21–7 SWAC win October 31, 1971 June 26, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/261/stats/12713 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 16, 2023 November 6 t Jackson State Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX 7–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-jackson-st-tsu-battle-t/127159212/ Jackson St., TSU battle to deadlock The Clarion-Ledger November 7, 1971 June 26, 2023 Newspapers.com November 13 l y 1971 Langston Lions Langston Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX 37–28 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-austin-american-tsu-skitters-by-lang/127159328/ Austin American-Statesman TSU skitters by Langston November 14, 1971 June 26, 2023 Newspapers.com November 25 w Prairie View A&M Astrodome Houston, TX rivalry 16–6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-waco-times-herald-southern-beats-pra/127159585/ The Waco Times-Herald Southern beats Prairie View November 26, 1971 June 26, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/699/stats/12713 National Collegiate Athletic Association June 26, 2023 The Tiger 1972 Texas Southern University 308–317 https://digitalscholarship.tsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1024&context=yearbook June 26, 2023 Football References Texas Southern Category:Texas Southern Tigers football seasons Texas Southern Tigers football