The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–4 (3–3 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Astrodome Jeppesen Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 7 Grambling State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 14 Alcorn State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Jackson State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 12 Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 14 | Sam Houston State* | W 17–15 | 15,407 | [1] | |
September 21 | Southern |
| W 14–6 | 22,000 | [2] |
September 28 | at Tennessee State* | L 6–27 | 14,000 | [3][4] | |
October 12 | at Alcorn State | L 34–37 | 19,000 | [5] | |
October 19 | Bishop* |
| W 42–6 | [6] | |
October 26 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 35–34 | [7] | |
November 2 | No. 6 Grambling State |
| L 21–34 | 41,867 | [8] |
November 9 | at Jackson State | L 28–34 | 20,000 | [9] | |
November 16 | vs. Langston* | W 33–13 | [10] | ||
November 23 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 33–13 | 14,664 | [11] |
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References
edit- ^ "Texas Southern tops Sam Houston". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 15, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU clips Southern U." The Port Arthur News. September 22, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU smashes Southern 27–6". The Tennessean. September 29, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
- ^ "Alcorn wins 37–34". Hattiesburg American. October 13, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU, 42–6". Valley Morning Star. October 20, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MVSU nipped by T-Southern". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling wins". The Port Arthur News. November 3, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "J-State notches 34–28 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston falls". The Daily Oklahoman. November 18, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU triumphs". Austin American-Statesman. November 24, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1975. pp. 250–263. Retrieved June 23, 2023.