1996 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 1996 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

1996 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Rice Stadium
1996 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. T–8 Jackson State $^  6 –1   10 –2  
Southern  5 –2   7 –5  
Mississippi Valley State  5 –2   7 –4  
Texas Southern  5 –2   7 –4  
Alcorn State  3 –4   4 –7  
Grambling State  2 –5   3 –8  
Alabama State  2 –5   3 –8  
Prairie View A&M  0 –7   0 –11  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 31Prairie View A&M
W 42–24[1][2]
September 7at Alabama State
W 10–3[3]
September 21vs. Lane*
L 18–20[4]
September 28at Sam Houston State*
W 26–20[5]
October 5at No. 6 Jackson State
L 14–31[6]
October 12vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
L 10–21[7]
October 19at Alcorn State
W 28–17[8]
October 26Mississippi Valley State
L 17–23[9]
November 2Grambling State
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 20–7[10]
November 9Morgan State*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 42–3[11]
November 16at Southern
W 34–30[12]

References
  1. "Texas Southern prevails". The El Paso Times. September 1, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. August 31, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023.
  3. "Texas Southern topples Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 8, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bittersweet return for 3 Tigers". The Galveston Daily News. September 22, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Texas Southern 26, Sam Houston St. 17". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 29, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "JSU distances itself from TSU, SWAC foes". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Turnovers too much for Texas Southern". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 13, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Texas Southern uses late scores to defeat Alcorn". Enterprise-Journal. October 20, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Devils post 23–17 upset over Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Grambling hits dubious mark in defeat". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Texas Southern crushes Morgan, 42–3". The Baltimore Sun. November 10, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Tx Southern 34, Southern 30". Daily World. November 17, 1996. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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