1974 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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.

1974 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Sam Houston State*W 17–1515,407[1]
September 21Southern
W 14–622,000[2]
September 28at Tennessee State*L 6–2714,000[3][4]
October 12at Alcorn StateL 34–3719,000[5]
October 19Bishop*
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 42–6[6]
October 26Mississippi Valley State
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 35–34[7]
November 2No. 6 Grambling State
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 21–3441,867[8]
November 9at Jackson StateL 28–3420,000[9]
November 16vs. Langston*W 33–13[10]
November 23Prairie View A&M
W 33–1314,664[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. ^ "Texas Southern tops Sam Houston". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 15, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "TSU clips Southern U." The Port Arthur News. September 22, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "TSU smashes Southern 27–6". The Tennessean. September 29, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Alcorn wins 37–34". Hattiesburg American. October 13, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TSU, 42–6". Valley Morning Star. October 20, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "MVSU nipped by T-Southern". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grambling wins". The Port Arthur News. November 3, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "J-State notches 34–28 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Langston falls". The Daily Oklahoman. November 18, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "TSU triumphs". Austin American-Statesman. November 24, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  13. ^ "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1975. pp. 250–263. Retrieved June 23, 2023.