1976 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1976 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Seasons
← 1975
1977 →
1976 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4Texas A&I*L 20–3613,045[1]
September 11vs. Bethune–Cookman*
L 22–2711,725[2]
September 19Southern
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 14–2630,989[3]
September 25Tennessee State*
L 8–2111,623–11,634[4][5]
October 9at No. T–7 Alcorn StateL 6–476,000[6]
October 16at Bishop*L 14–152,851
October 23Mississippi Valley State
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 24–75,439[7]
October 30Grambling State
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 21–5431,625[8]
November 6at Jackson StateL 12–1626,000[9]
November 13at Langston*
W 28–192,487[10]
November 20Prairie View A&M
L 15–2210,892[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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.