1979 Texas Southern Tigers football team
The 1979 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Sorey, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.
| 1979 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (1–5 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Robertson Stadium Rice Stadium Astrodome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Alcorn State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Grambling State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Jackson State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 8 | Bethune–Cookman* | W 12–9 | [1][2] | |
| September 15 | at Southern | L 0–21 | [3] | |
| September 22 | vs. Tennessee State* | L 3–21 | [4] | |
| September 29 | vs. Texas A&I* | L 7–31 | [5] | |
| October 6 | Alcorn State |
| L 7–9 | [6][7][8] |
| October 13 | at Bishop* |
| L 3–6 | |
| October 20 | at Mississippi Valley State | L 6–28 | [9] | |
| October 27 | No. 4 Grambling State |
| L 3–32 | [10] |
| November 3 | vs. No. 2 Jackson State | L 7–34 | [11] | |
| November 10 | Langston* |
| W 27–20 | [12] |
| November 17 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 43–8 | |
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References
- "'Cats open season". The Tampa Tribune. September 8, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Last-second interception leads Bethune 12–9 loss". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 9, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern blanks Texas Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Big Blue ends 'longest' streak". The Commercial Appeal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Javelinas roll on unbeaten". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Delta, MC gun for first Heritage Bell Trophy". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alcorn 9, Texas Southern 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rosales used toe to give Braves win". The Clarksdale Press Register. October 8, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Valley State homecoming successful". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 14, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grambling socks TSU". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson St. runs wild in 34–7 win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas Southern 27, Langston 20". The Daily Oklahoman. November 11, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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