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1984 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 1984 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Lionel Taylor, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

1984 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alcorn State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Mississippi Valley State ^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Grambling State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Jackson State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Alabama State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Lamar*
W 13–7[1]
September 8at Morgan State*
W 31–14[2]
September 15Southern
L 3–10[3]
September 22vs. Alabama State
W 33–20[4]
September 29at Texas A&I*
L 13–17[5]
October 6at No. 7 Alcorn State
L 16–45[6]
October 13Angelo State*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 17–14[7]
October 20No. 8 Mississippi Valley State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 42–55[8]
October 27Grambling State
L 16–4430,154[9]
November 3at Jackson State
L 0–47[10]
November 17Prairie View A&M
W 51–0[11][12]

References edit

  1. ^ "TSU surprises Lamar". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 2, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas Southern mauls Bears, 31–14". The Baltimore Sun. September 9, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern 10, Texas Southern 3". Austin American-Statesman. September 16, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Southern tops frustrated Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 23, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Javs get their first '84 win against Texas Southern". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sluggish Alcorn jolts T-Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas A&I notches only LSC weekend win". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 15, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miss. Valley outscores T-Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Landry lifts Grambling, 44–16". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jackson State romps past Texas S. 47–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas Southern 51, Prairie View A&M 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. November 17, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023.


 

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