| 1973 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–5–1 (2–3–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Astrodome Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5/7 Grambling +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Jackson State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–20 Alcorn A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | Sam Houston State* | W 24–14 | 16,743 | [1] | |
| September 15 | at Southern | L 15–23 | [2] | ||
| September 22 | No. 3 Tennessee State* |
| L 20–23 | 15,500 | [3] |
| September 29 | at No. 6 Hawaii* | L 21–24 | 23,500 | [4] | |
| October 6 | Alcorn A&M |
| T 14–14 | 12,631–13,000 | [5][6] |
| October 13 | at Bishop* | Dallas, TX | W 41–7 | [7] | |
| October 20 | at Mississippi Valley State | L 6–15 | 4,000 | [8] | |
| October 27 | No. 9 Grambling |
| W 35–21 | 53,859 | [9] |
| November 3 | Jackson State |
| L 14–44 | 11,000 | [10] |
| November 10 | Langston* |
| L 7–14 | 11,000 | [11] |
| November 17 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 41–14 | 23,563 | |
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References
- ^ "Pouth-led Southern pops Bearcats 24–14". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 9, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern wins". Corpus Christi Caller. September 16, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU in squeaker". The Tennessean. September 23, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bows hold Tigers, 24–21". Honolulu Star-Bulletin. September 30, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU, Alcorn tie". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "TSU triumphs". Valley Morning Star. October 14, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley downs TSU". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 21, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU on top". The El Paso Times. October 28, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State beats Texas Southern". Hattiesburg American. November 4, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston upends Texans, 14–7". The Daily Oklahoman. November 11, 1973. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1974. pp. 387–397. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
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