1992 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 1992 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Wally Highsmith, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

1992 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Alcorn State $^ 7 0 0 7 4 0
Grambling State 6 1 0 10 2 0
Jackson State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Alabama State 3 4 0 5 6 0
Southern 3 4 0 5 6 0
Texas Southern 3 4 0 5 6 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 5 0 4 5 0
Prairie View A&M 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Prairie View A&MW 35–0[1]
September 12vs. Southwest Texas State*L 34–39[2]
September 26vs. Central State (OH)*
W 30–17[3]
October 3Knoxville*W 39–22[4]
October 10at Alcorn StateL 36–46[5]
October 17vs. Alabama State
W 30–28[6]
October 24Mississippi Valley State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 13–25[7]
October 31Grambling State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 17–24[8]
November 7at Jackson StateW 27–26[9]
November 14at SouthernL 6–34[10]
November 21at Nevada*L 14–3818,946[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References edit

  1. ^ "Noise as loud as gunshot ends game in fourth quarter". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 6, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SWT overwhelms Texas Southern". Austin American-Statesman. September 13, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sun sets on CSU streak". Dayton Daily News. September 27, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Southern 39, Knoxville College 22". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 4, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brown leads Alcorn". Enterprise-Journal. October 11, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas Southern trips Alabama State 30–28". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 18, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Valley rides Arrington to win". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 25, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cryer's big plays lead GSU to win". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas So. sinks JSU's title hopes". Hattiesburg American. November 8, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern snaps four-game losing streak". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 15, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Pack: Bowling anyone?". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 22, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.