1998 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 1998 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

1998 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Rice Stadium
1998 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 14 Southern $  8 –0   9 –3  
Jackson State  7 –1   7 –4  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  6 –2   8 –3  
Texas Southern  4 –4   6 –5  
Grambling State  4 –4   5 –6  
Alabama State  3 –5   5 –6  
Alcorn State  3 –5   5 –6  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –7   1 –10  
Prairie View A&M  0 –8   1 –10  
Alabama A&M   –   5 –6  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • Alabama A&M was an affiliate member, so its games did not count in the official standings.
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 5Prairie View A&M
W 24–13[1][2]
September 12at Alabama State
W 31–6[3]
September 19vs. Langston*
W 17–24[4]
September 26Howard*
W 30–7[5][6]
October 3at Jackson State
L 32–57[7]
October 10Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 22–29
October 17at Alcorn State
L 14–21[8]
October 24Mississippi Valley State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 38–19[9][10]
October 31Grambling State
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
W 41–24[11][12]
November 14at No. 17 Southern
L 14–20[13]
November 21at No. 11 Tennessee State*
L 14–28[14]

References
  1. "Prairie View silent about 77-game losing streak". The Kansas City Star. September 5, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Texas Southern tops Prairie View". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 6, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Texas Southern stings Hornets in home opener". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 13, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Texas Southern races past Langston". Tulsa World. September 20, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Texas Southern 30, Howard 7". The Orlando Sentinel. September 27, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Sports schedules". The Gaffney Ledger. September 25, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "JSU shocks Texas Southern in blowout". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Thomas' rushiing leads Braves' win". Enterprise-Journal. October 18, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Devils limp into Texas". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 23, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "TSU snaps losing skid against Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 25, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Tiger defense aiming for TSU". Daily World. October 30, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Texas Southern 41, Grambling 24". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Jaguars, Colonels win in close battles". Daily World. November 15, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Big Blue holds up its end". The Tennessean. November 22, 1998. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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