1997 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1997 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Robertson Stadium
Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 12 Southern $   8 – 0     11 – 1  
No. 14 Jackson State ^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   6 – 2     8 – 3  
Texas Southern   4 – 4     5 – 6  
Alcorn State   4 – 4     4 – 7  
Mississippi Valley State   3 – 5     4 – 6  
Alabama State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Grambling State   2 – 6     3 – 8  
Prairie View A&M   0 – 8     0 – 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1997 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 30Prairie View A&M
W 32–16[1]
September 6vs. Alabama State
W 31–6[2][3]
September 20at Morgan State*
L 17–24[4]
September 27Sam Houston State*
L 7–40[5][6]
October 4Jackson State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 49–55 OT[7]
October 11at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 16–36
October 19at Alcorn State
W 10–7[8]
October 25at Mississippi Valley State
L 10–13[9]
November 1at Grambling State
W 21–16[10]
November 8Lane*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 38–0
November 16No. 12 Southern
L 17–27[11][12]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Texas Southern 32, Prairie View 16". Abilene Reporter-News. August 31, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Hornets look to rebound in Texas". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 6, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Texas So. crushes Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 7, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "McGirt, Morgan glorious in upset of Texas Southern". The Baltimore Sun. September 21, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston St. 40, Texas Southern 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southland Football Game Day: Sam Houston visits Texas Southern". Southland Conference. September 27, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  7. ^ "J-State pulls out OT win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alcorn can't deliver knockout blow". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Second quarter big enough for Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 26, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Texas Southern beats Grambling". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern at Texas Southern". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 15, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Southern U. 27, Texas Southern 17". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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