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1991 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 1991 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1991 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Wally Highsmith, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

1991 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5–1 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1990
1992 →
1991 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Alabama State $ 6 – 0 – 1 11 – 0 – 1
Alcorn State 4 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Southern 4 – 3 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 1 7 – 3 – 1
Jackson State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Grambling State 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 31Central State (OH)*
W 19–10[1]
September 7Prairie View A&M
W 23–6[2]
September 14at No. 17 Sam Houston State*
L 6–37[3]
September 21at Southern
L 30–38[4]
September 28vs. Lane*
  • Public Schools Stadium
  • Galveston, TX (Galveston Beach Football Classic)
W 52–0[5]
October 5No. 11 Alabama State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
T 14–14[6]
October 12Alcorn State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 26–7[7]
October 19vs. Southwest Texas State*
L 29–31[8]
October 26at Mississippi Valley State
W 32–22[9]
November 2at Grambling State
L 27–30[10]
November 9Jackson State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 12–13[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "CSU falls to Texas Southern". Dayton Daily News. September 1, 1991. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Playing football again (continued)". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 12, 1991. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sam Houston State downs TSU". The Galveston Daily News. September 15, 1991. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern evens record". The Shreveport Times. September 22, 1991. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "TSU manhandles Lane College, 52–0". The Galveston Daily News. September 29, 1991. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Hornets, Texas S. tie 14–14". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 6, 1991. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas Southern zeros in on Alcorn's McNair for 26–7 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 1989. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Gambling defense pays off for SWT". Austin American-Statesman. October 20, 1991. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Delta Devils fall, 32–22". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 27, 1991. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Landau cashes in first downs for FG". The Shreveport Times. November 3, 1991. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Whew! Jackson State survives a hectic finish in Houston". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1991. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


 

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