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1972 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1972 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–4–1 (3–2–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
1973 →
1972 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 / T–8 Grambling + 5 1 0 11 2 0
Jackson State + 5 1 0 8 3 0
Alcorn A&M 4 1 1 5 3 1
Texas Southern 3 2 1 5 4 1
Mississippi Valley State 1 5 0 5 5 0
Prairie View A&M 1 5 0 5 5 0
Southern 1 5 0 2 7 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1972 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 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–4–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9Texas A&I*W 24–1617,960[1]
September 16Southern
W 37–032,585[2]
September 30at Tennessee State*L 15–3814,224–16,000[3][4]
October 7at Alcorn A&MT 7–76,318–9,000[5][6]
October 14Bishop*
W 32–2312,000[7]
October 21Mississippi Valley State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 44–1711,000[8]
October 28Grambling
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 15–2152,745[9]
November 4at Jackson StateL 7–2936,000[10]
November 11at Langston*Langston, OKL 21–263,200[11]
November 23Prairie View A&M
W 13–019,000[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "TSU whips Javelinas". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 10, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tex. Southern raps Southern". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 17, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Revenge sweet for TSU". The Tennessean. October 1, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  5. ^ "Alcorn, Texas end tied 7–7". Sun Herald. October 8, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  7. ^ "Texas Southern whips Bishop 32–23". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "T-Southern rips MVSC". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 22, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling pulls out 21–15 victory over TSU in Dome". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jackson whips Texas Southern". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 5, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Langston drills Texans, 21–14". The Daily Oklahoman. November 12, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "TSU defeats Prairie View". The Kilgore News Herald. November 24, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
  14. ^ "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1973. pp. 296–306. Retrieved June 26, 2023.