1974 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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.

1974 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Rod Paige (4th season)
Home stadium	Astrodome Jeppesen Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	Sam Houston State*	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 17–15	15,407	[1]
September 21	Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 14–6	22,000	[2]
September 28	at Tennessee State*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 6–27	14,000	[3][4]
October 12	at Alcorn State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 34–37	19,000	[5]
October 19	Bishop*	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 42–6		[6]
October 26	Mississippi Valley State	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 35–34		[7]
November 2	No. 6 Grambling State	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 21–34	41,867	[8]
November 9	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 28–34	20,000	[9]
November 16	vs. Langston*	Taft Stadium Oklahoma City, OK	W 33–13		[10]
November 23	Prairie View A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 33–13	14,664	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

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.