1978 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–7–1 (1–4–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Grambling State $ 5 0 19 1 1
No. 2 Jackson State ^ 5 1 010 2 0
Mississippi Valley State 3 2 16 3 1
Alcorn State 2 3 15 4 1
Southern 2 4 04 7 0
Texas Southern 1 4 13 7 1
Prairie View A&M 1 5 03 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

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 9vs. Bethune–Cookman*L 13–14[3]
September 16SouthernW 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 StateT 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 StateL 0–41[11]
November 11at Langston*Langston, OKL 6–13[12]
November 18Prairie View A&M
L 6–20

References

  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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