The 1978 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 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Wendell Mosley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC. They were outscored by a total of 214 to 131.[1]
| 1978 Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–7–1 (1–4–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Astrodome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Jackson State ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Three Texas Southern players were selected to the first team of the District 8 all-star team: John McNeal; Alvin Whittington; and LeRoy Paul.[2]
Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 9 | vs. Bethune–Cookman* | L 13–14 | [3] | |
| September 16 | Southern | W 20–11 | [4] | |
| September 23 | Tennessee State* |
| W 16–0 | [5] |
| September 30 | at Texas A&I* | L 0–28 | [6] | |
| October 7 | at Alcorn State | T 10–10 | [7] | |
| October 14 | Bishop* |
| W 37–17 | [8] |
| October 21 | Mississippi Valley State |
| L 7–38 | [9] |
| October 28 | Grambling State |
| L 16–22 | [10] |
| November 4 | at No. 2 Jackson State | L 0–41 | [11] | |
| November 11 | at Langston* | Langston, OK | L 6–13 | [12] |
| November 18 | Prairie View A&M |
| L 6–20 | |
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References
edit- ^ "Texas Southern Yearly Results". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2023.
- ^ "Texans Land Seven on All-District Squad". The Abilene Reporter-News. November 26, 1978. p. 8C – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Young stars in B–CC win". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 10, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Colonels upset Jax State by 2". The Daily Review. September 18, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU handed 16–0 loss". The Tennessean. September 24, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Underdog A&I swamps Texas Southern". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. October 1, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn, Texas Southern tie". The Yazoo Herald. October 8, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern bumps Bishop". Abilene Reporter-News. October 15, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "MVSU wins 38–7". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 22, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Williams rallies Grambling". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State rips Texas Southern 41–0". Enterprise-Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Langston ices Texans". The Daily Oklahoman. November 12, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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