1981 Texas Southern Tigers football team
| 1981 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–6–1 (2–5 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Robertson Stadium Astrodome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Jackson State $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Redmond, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 5 | Southeastern Louisiana* | L 24–31 | [1] | |
| September 12 | Bethune–Cookman* |
| W 14–6 | [2] |
| September 19 | at Southern | W 13–7 | [3] | |
| September 26 | at Tennessee State* | L 25–48 | [4] | |
| October 3 | Texas A&I* |
| L 13–31 | [5] |
| October 10 | Alcorn State |
| W 24–17 | [6] |
| October 17 | at Nicholls State* | L 27–31 | [7] | |
| October 24 | at Mississippi Valley State | L 14–21 | [8] | |
| October 31 | No. 5 Grambling State |
| T 17–17 | [9] |
| November 7 | Jackson State |
| L 21–37 | [10] |
| November 21 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 19–0 | [11] |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Lions tune up with victory". The Daily Advertiser. September 7, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sluggish Bethune loses". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 13, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alexander beats Jaguars". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers crush Texans". The Tennessean. September 27, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas A&I pounds Texas Southern". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern 24, Alcorn 17". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls edges Texas Southern". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Homecoming victory important for Devils". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 25, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers' SWAC hold slips". The Shreveport Journal. November 2, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "J-State defeats Texas Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alexander FGs spark Texas Southern". Victoria Advocate. November 22, 1981. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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