1988 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1988 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record0–11 (0–7 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Rice Stadium
Houston Astrodome
Seasons
← 1987
1989 →
1988 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Jackson State $^ 7 0 0 8 1 2
No. 20 Grambling State 5 2 0 8 3 0
Alabama State 4 3 0 7 3 0
Alcorn State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Southern 4 3 0 6 5 0
Prairie View A&M 3 4 0 5 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 6 0 3 8 0
Texas Southern 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1988 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1988 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Lionel Taylor, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 0–11, with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, and finished eighth in the SWAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 3Prairie View A&ML 10–13[1]
September 10No. 4 (D-II) Texas A&I*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 6–51[2]
September 19Southern
L 16–24[3]
September 24vs. Alabama State
L 6–20[4]
October 1at Sam Houston State*L 7–22[5]
October 8at Alcorn StateL 7–28[6]
October 15at Southwest Texas State*L 7–38[7]
October 22Mississippi Valley State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 15–24[8]
October 29Grambling StateL 7–49[9]
November 5at No. 13 Jackson StateL 0–26[10]
November 19at Nicholls State*L 13–26[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Safety snage 4 passes to help Prairie View". The El Paso Times. September 4, 1988. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas A&I routs T. Southern 51–6". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 11, 1988. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern rallies for 24–16 win over Texas Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1988. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jones, Baxter spark Hornets past Texas Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 25, 1988. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Sam Houston St. 22, Texas Southern 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 2, 1988. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Alcorn grinds up Texas Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1988. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Pagel brightens SWT picture as 'Cats blind Texas Southern". Austin American-Statesman. October 16, 1988. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Valley earns first SWAC win, beating Texas Southern 24–15". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 23, 1988. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "G-Men romp past TSU 49–7". The Shreveport Times. October 30, 1988. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "J-State pounds TSU, claims share of title". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1988. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Nicholls defeats Texas Southern". Daily World. November 20, 1988. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.