1971_Texas_Southern_Tigers_football_team

1971 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1971 Texas Southern Tigers football team

American college football season

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–2–1, with a mark of 3–2–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

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The October 15 game against Bishop was the first football game ever played at Texas Stadium.

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References

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    "Southern falls to Texans, 21–0". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Pokes fall to TSU". The Santa Fe New Mexican. September 26, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Texas Southern tops TSU". The Nashville Tennessean. October 3, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Alcorn nips TSU, 10–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 10, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "TSU rolls past Bishop in Dallas". The Kilgore News Herald. October 17, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "MVSC loses to TSU, 23–0". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 24, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Grambling posts 21–7 SWAC win". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 31, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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    "Jackson St., TSU battle to deadlock". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "TSU skitters by Langston". Austin American-Statesman. November 14, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Southern beats Prairie View". The Waco Times-Herald. November 26, 1971. Retrieved June 26, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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    "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 26, 2023.
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    "Football". The Tiger. Texas Southern University. 1972. pp. 308–317. Retrieved June 26, 2023.


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