1997 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Robertson Stadium
Rice Stadium
1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Southern $  8 –0   11 –1  
No. 14 Jackson State ^  7 –1   9 –3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  6 –2   8 –3  
Texas Southern  4 –4   5 –6  
Alcorn State  4 –4   4 –7  
Mississippi Valley State  3 –5   4 –6  
Alabama State  2 –6   3 –8  
Grambling State  2 –6   3 –8  
Prairie View A&M  0 –8   0 –9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1997 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
August 30Prairie View A&M
W 32–16[1]
September 6vs. Alabama State
W 31–6[2][3]
September 20at Morgan State*
L 17–24[4]
September 27Sam Houston State*
L 7–40[5][6]
October 4Jackson State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 49–55 OT[7]
October 11at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
L 16–36
October 19at Alcorn State
W 10–7[8]
October 25at Mississippi Valley State
L 10–13[9]
November 1at Grambling State
W 21–16[10]
November 8Lane*
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 38–0
November 16No. 12 Southern
L 17–27[11][12]

References

  1. ↑ "Texas Southern 32, Prairie View 16". Abilene Reporter-News. August 31, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Hornets look to rebound in Texas". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 6, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Texas So. crushes Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 7, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "McGirt, Morgan glorious in upset of Texas Southern". The Baltimore Sun. September 21, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Sam Houston St. 40, Texas Southern 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 28, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Southland Football Game Day: Sam Houston visits Texas Southern". Southland Conference. September 27, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2023.
  7. ↑ "J-State pulls out OT win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Alcorn can't deliver knockout blow". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Second quarter big enough for Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 26, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Texas Southern beats Grambling". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Southern at Texas Southern". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 15, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Southern U. 27, Texas Southern 17". The Clarion-Ledger. November 16, 1997. Retrieved June 12, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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