1978 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1978 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–4–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Grambling State $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 2 Jackson State ^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Alcorn State 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Southern 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Texas Southern 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Wendell Mosley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC. They were outscored by a total of 214 to 131.[1]

Three Texas Southern players were selected to the first team of the District 8 all-star team: John McNeal; Alvin Whittington; and LeRoy Paul.[2]

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 9vs. Bethune–Cookman*
L 13–14[3]
September 16Southern
W 20–11[4]
September 23Tennessee State*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 16–0[5]
September 30at Texas A&I*
L 0–28[6]
October 7at Alcorn State
T 10–10[7]
October 14Bishop*
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 37–17[8]
October 21Mississippi Valley State
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 7–38[9]
October 28Grambling State
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 16–22[10]
November 4at No. 2 Jackson State
L 0–41[11]
November 11at Langston*Langston, OKL 6–13[12]
November 18Prairie View A&M
L 6–20

References

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  1. ^ "Texas Southern Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
  2. ^ "Texans Land Seven on All-District Squad". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 26, 1978. p. 8C – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Young stars in B–CC win". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 10, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Colonels upset Jax State by 2". The Daily Review. September 18, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "TSU handed 16–0 loss". The Tennessean. September 24, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Underdog A&I swamps Texas Southern". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 1, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alcorn, Texas Southern tie". The Yazoo Herald. October 8, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Texas Southern bumps Bishop". Abilene Reporter-News. October 15, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "MVSU wins 38–7". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 22, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Williams rallies Grambling". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jackson State rips Texas Southern 41–0". Enterprise-Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Langston ices Texans". The Daily Oklahoman. November 12, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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