1970 Texas Southern Tigers football team
The 1970 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 1970 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Alfred Benefield, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–3, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished third in the SWAC.
| 1970 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–3 (4–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Astrodome Jeppesen Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7/9 Alcorn A&M $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13/16 Grambling | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 19 | Southern | W 29–6 | 14,000 | [1] | |
| October 3 | at No. 10 Tennessee State* | L 9–41 | 11,000 | [2] | |
| October 10 | at Alcorn A&M | L 7–44 | [3] | ||
| October 17 | Bishop* |
| W 32–20 | ||
| October 24 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 20–7 | [4] | |
| October 31 | Grambling |
| L 16–20 | [5] | |
| November 7 | at Jackson State | W 27–21 | 9,172 | [6] | |
| November 14 | Langston* |
| W 23–0 | 3,000 | [7] |
| November 26 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 17–7 | [8] | |
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References
- "Southern beaten by Texas club". The Shreveport Times. September 20, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Big Blue routs Southern by 41–9 count, now 4–0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 4, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alcorn Braves rip Tex. Southern 44–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "MVSC Devils lose to Texas Southern". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 26, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grambling edges TSU on Turner's two TDs". The Shreveport Journal. November 2, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texans spoil J-State homecoming, 27–21". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas Southern blanks Langston". The Daily Oklahoman. November 15, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Prairie View defeated". Wichita Falls Record News. November 27, 1970. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1970 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
- "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1971. pp. 280–290. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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