1993 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1993 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–9 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Astrodome
Durley Field
Seasons
← 1992
1994 →
1993 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 15 Southern $ 7 0 0 11 1 0
No. 23 Alcorn State 6 1 0 8 3 0
Grambling State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Jackson State 3 3 1 5 5 1
Alabama State 3 3 1 5 4 1
Mississippi Valley State 2 3 2 4 4 2
Texas Southern 1 6 0 2 9 0
Prairie View A&M 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1993 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1993 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Wally Highsmith, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–9, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 4Prairie View A&MW 38–8[1]
September 11at No. 15 Alcorn StateL 41–44[2]
September 18at Nevada*L 14–63[3]
September 25vs. Central State (OH)*
L 6–55[4]
October 2Knoxville*
W 39–26[5][6]
October 9No. 19 Southern
L 7–48[7][8]
October 16Alabama State
  • Durley Field
  • Houston, TX
L 26–28[9][10]
October 30at Grambling StateL 26–50[11]
November 6at Jackson State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 12–38[12]
November 13at East Texas State*L 7–16[13]
November 20at Mississippi Valley StateL 27–41[14]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Texas Southern 38, Prairie View A&M 8". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 5, 1993. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "WHEW! McNair, ASU clip Texans at the wire". The Clarion-Ledger. September 12, 1993. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Nevada thumps Texas Southern". The Sacramento Bee. September 19, 1993. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "CSU gets Classic victory". Springfield News-Sun. September 26, 1993. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Knoxville College". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 2, 1993. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Knoxville College can't stop Texas Southern QB". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 3, 1993. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southern at Texas Southern". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 9, 1993. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southern University 48, Texas Southern 7". The Daily Review. October 11, 1993. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Williams gets jump on opposition". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 16, 1993. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "ASU posts first win". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 17, 1993. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Gant, GSU put on show". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1993. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Arnold runs over TSU". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1993. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Dolezel, ETSU rally to victory". The Paris News. November 14, 1993. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Valley ends with victory". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 21, 1991. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.