1969 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 1969 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 1969 NAIA Division I football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Clifford Paul, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–3–2, with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

1969 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–3–2 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Rice Stadium
Seasons
 1968
1970 
1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $601801
Southern511621
Grambling520640
Texas Southern331432
Prairie View A&M340450
Arkansas AM&N241361
Jackson State160260
Mississippi Valley State160180
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at SouthernT 13–13[1]
October 4Tennessee State*T 26–2613,000[2][3]
October 11No. 9 Alcorn A&M
L 0–138,000[4]
October 18Arkansas AM&N
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 20–21
October 25at Mississippi Valley StateW 55–7[5]
November 15Grambling
L 26–28[6]
November 8Jackson Statedagger
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 35–88,000[7]
November 27Prairie View A&M
W 10–0[8]
December 6Morgan State*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 44–205,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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  1. "Southern, TSU in 13–13 tie". The Louisiana Weekly. September 27, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Texas Southern to host Tenn. State Sat. night". Alexandria News Leader. October 5, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Scales scores". The Des Moines Register. October 6, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Alcorn nips TSU Tigers by 13–0". The Galveston Daily News. October 12, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "SWAC round-up". Alexandria News Leader. November 2, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grambling nips Texas Southern, 28–26". The Shreveport Times. November 16, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "J-State punched by TSU". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Texas Southern wns". The Waco Times-Herald. November 28, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Morgan beaten in Astrodome". The Baltimore Sun. December 8, 1969. Retrieved June 27, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1969. pp. 102–113. Retrieved June 27, 2023.