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1974 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Jeppesen Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Grambling State + 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 14 Alcorn State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Jackson State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Southern 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern

The 1974 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 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14Sam Houston State*
W 17–1515,407[1]
September 21Southern
W 14–622,000[2]
September 28at Tennessee State*
L 6–2714,000[3][4]
October 12at Alcorn State
L 34–3719,000[5]
October 19Bishop*
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 42–6[6]
October 26Mississippi Valley State
  • Jeppesen Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 35–34[7]
November 2No. 6 Grambling State
  • Astrodome
  • Houston, TX
L 21–3441,867[8]
November 9at Jackson State
L 28–3420,000[9]
November 16vs. Langston*
W 33–13[10]
November 23Prairie View A&M
W 33–1314,664[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[12][13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Texas Southern tops Sam Houston". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 15, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "TSU clips Southern U." The Port Arthur News. September 22, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "TSU smashes Southern 27–6". The Tennessean. September 29, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  5. ^ "Alcorn wins 37–34". Hattiesburg American. October 13, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "TSU, 42–6". Valley Morning Star. October 20, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "MVSU nipped by T-Southern". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grambling wins". The Port Arthur News. November 3, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "J-State notches 34–28 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Langston falls". The Daily Oklahoman. November 18, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "TSU triumphs". Austin American-Statesman. November 24, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
  13. ^ "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1975. pp. 250–263. Retrieved June 23, 2023.


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