1972 Texas Southern Tigers football team
American college football season
1972 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–4–1 (3–2–1 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Astrodome Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium |
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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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 9 | Texas A&I* | W 24–16 | 17,960 | [1] | |
September 16 | Southern |
| W 37–0 | 32,585 | [2] |
September 30 | at Tennessee State* | L 15–38 | 14,224–16,000 | [3][4] | |
October 7 | at Alcorn A&M |
| T 7–7 | 6,318–9,000 | [5][6] |
October 14 | Bishop* |
| W 32–23 | 12,000 | [7] |
October 21 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 44–17 | 11,000 | [8] |
October 28 | Grambling |
| L 15–21 | 52,745 | [9] |
November 4 | at Jackson State | L 7–29 | 36,000 | [10] | |
November 11 | at Langston* | Langston, OK | L 21–26 | 3,200 | [11] |
November 23 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 13–0 | 19,000 | [12] |
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References
- ^ "TSU whips Javelinas". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 10, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tex. Southern raps Southern". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 17, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Revenge sweet for TSU". The Tennessean. October 1, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
- ^ "Alcorn, Texas end tied 7–7". Sun Herald. October 8, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Texas Southern whips Bishop 32–23". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 15, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "T-Southern rips MVSC". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 22, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling pulls out 21–15 victory over TSU in Dome". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson whips Texas Southern". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 5, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston drills Texans, 21–14". The Daily Oklahoman. November 12, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU defeats Prairie View". The Kilgore News Herald. November 24, 1972. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- ^ "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1973. pp. 296–306. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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