2008 Texas Southern Tigers football team
The 2008 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by the first-year head coach Johnnie Cole, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–8, with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, and finished fifth in the West Division of the SWAC.
| 2008 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| West Division | |
| Record | 4–8 (1–6 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Alexander Durley Sports Complex Reliant Stadium Delmar Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Jackson State xy | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State xy$ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | Prairie View A&M |
| L 14–34 | ||
| September 6 | at Arkansas State* | L 10–83 | 21,741 | [1] | |
| September 13 | vs. Shaw* |
| W 40–29 | 15,000 | [2] |
| September 20 | at Texas College* |
| W 28–13 | [3] | |
| September 27 | Concordia (AL)* |
| W 45–27 | [4] | |
| October 4 | at Texas State* | L 39–63 | 11,561 | [5] | |
| October 11 | at Southern | L 14–45 | [6] | ||
| October 18 | Jackson State |
| L 14–30 | [7] | |
| October 25 | at Alcorn State | W 30–29 | [8] | ||
| November 8 | Mississippi Valley State |
| L 44–58 | [9] | |
| November 20 | Grambling State |
| L 7–33 | [10] | |
| November 29 | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 7–28 | [11] | ||
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References
- "Arkansas State stays undefeated by beating Texas Southern 83–10". Hattiesburg American. September 7, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas Southern tops Shaw at Capital City". The Sacramento Bee. September 14, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Texas Southern 28, Texas College 13". Austin American-Statesman. September 22, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Concordia falls to Texas Southern on road". The Selma Times-Journal. September 30, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Backup QB George fuels Bobcats' win". Austin American-Statesman. October 5, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern 45, Texas Southern 14". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Rejuvenaated Tigers post dominating effort". The Clarion-Ledger. October 19, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alcorn State falls in back and forth game". Enterprise-Journal. October 26, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "MVSU outscores Texas Southern". Enterprise-Journal. November 9, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grambling State rolls by Texas Southern, 33–7". The News-Star. November 22, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ark.–Pine Bluff runs over Texas Southern". San Angelo Standard-Times. November 30, 2008. Retrieved July 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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