1971 Texas Southern Tigers football team
| 1971 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–2–1 (3–2–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Astrodome Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Grambling $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Alcorn A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 Bishop was the first football game ever played at Texas Stadium.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Southern | W 21–0 | [1] | ||
| September 25 | at New Mexico Highlands* | Las Vegas, NM | W 33–18 | [2] | |
| October 2 | No. 10 Tennessee State* | W 28–23 | [3] | ||
| October 9 | Alcorn A&M |
| L 7–10 | [4] | |
| October 15 | at Bishop* | W 34–21 | [5] | ||
| October 23 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 23–0 | [6] | ||
| October 30 | Grambling |
| L 7–21 | 33,000–33,556 | [7][8] |
| November 6 | Jackson State |
| T 7–7 | [9] | |
| November 13 | Langston* |
| L 37–28 | [10] | |
| November 25 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 16–6 | [11] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Southern falls to Texans, 21–0". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pokes fall to TSU". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 26, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern tops TSU". The Nashville Tennessean. October 3, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn nips TSU, 10–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 10, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU rolls past Bishop in Dallas". The Kilgore News Herald. October 17, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MVSC loses to TSU, 23–0". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 24, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling posts 21–7 SWAC win". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 31, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Jackson St., TSU battle to deadlock". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU skitters by Langston". Austin American-Statesman. November 14, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern beats Prairie View". The Waco Times-Herald. November 26, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1972. pp. 308–317. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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