1987 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Rice Stadium
1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Jackson State $^ 7 –0 –08 –3 –1
Southern 5 –2 –07 –4 –0
Alcorn State 5 –2 –06 –3 –0
Alabama State 4 –3 –08 –3 –0
Grambling State 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Texas Southern 3 –4 –05 –6 –0
Prairie View A&M 1 –6 –03 –8 –0
Mississippi Valley State 0 –7 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Lionel Taylor, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 5Prairie View A&M
W 30–21[1][2]
September 12Angelo State*
L 7–14[3]
September 19at No. 20 Southern
L 13–33[4]
September 26Alabama State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 31–9[5][6]
October 3at Sam Houston State*
L 7–45[7]
October 10Alcorn State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–24[8][9]
October 17Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 23–17
October 24at Mississippi Valley State
W 31–17[10]
October 31at Grambling State
L 9–30[11]
November 7No. 5 Jackson State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 14–33[12]
November 14at Tennessee State*
W 30–21[13]

References

  1. ↑ "TSU 30, Prairie View 21". The Monitor. September 6, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. September 5, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Rams bounce Texas Southern". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 13, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Southern U 33, Texas Southern 13". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "ASU faces tough QB at Texas Southern". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Texas Southern explodes to blast Alabama State". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 27, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Sam Houston routs Texas Southern, 45–7". Del Rio News Herald. October 4, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Nicholls gets best of Alcorn". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Alcorn State edges TSU". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "TSU spoils Valley homecoming". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 25, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Allen passes G-Men to victory over TSU". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "JSU captures at least share of SWAC title". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Big Blue loss string reaches 3". The Tennessean. November 15, 1987. Retrieved June 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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