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1969 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–3–2 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Rice Stadium
Seasons← 19681970 →
1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $ 6 – 0 – 1 8 – 0 – 1
Southern 5 – 1 – 1 6 – 2 – 1
Grambling 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 4 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Jackson State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 – 6 – 0 1 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

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.

Schedule

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

References

  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.
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