2017 Texas Southern Tigers football team

2017 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division West Division
2017 record 2–9 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach Michael Haywood (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Greg Gregory (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator Tom Anthony (2nd season)
Home stadium BBVA Compass Stadium
(Capacity: 22,039)
2017 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alcorn State xy  5 –2     7 –5  
Alabama State  4 –3     5 –6  
Alabama A&M  3 –4     4 –7  
Jackson State  3 –4     3 –8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –6     2 –9  
West
No. 16 Grambling State xy$  7 –0     11 –2  
Southern*  5 –2     7 –4  
Prairie View A&M  4 –3     6 –5  
Texas Southern  2 –5     2 –9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 –6     2 –9  
Championship: Grambling State 40 vs. Alcorn State 32
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Michael Haywood[1] and played their home games at a BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Tigers finished the season 2–9, 2–5 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.

Preseason

The Tigers were picked to finish in fourth place in the West Division.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
August 26 11:00 a.m. at Florida A&M* Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL (Jake Gaither Classic) ESPNU L 7–29   15,401
September 7 7:30 p.m. Houston Baptist* BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX AT&T SW L 17–24   6,218
September 23 6:00 p.m. at Alabama A&M Louis Crews Stadium • Normal, AL L 13–30   6,356
September 29 8:00 p.m. Alcorn State* BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX AT&T SW L 17–24   2,785
October 7 6:00 p.m. at Kennesaw State* Fifth Third Bank Stadium • Kennesaw, GA WPCH via Big South DN L 3–48   6,743
October 14 2:00 p.m. Alabama Statedagger BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX AT&T SW L 16–23   8,462
October 28 2:00 p.m. at Grambling State Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA (Red River Classic) L 24–50   18,350
November 4 1:00 p.m. at Mississippi Valley State Rice-Totten Field • Itta Bena, MS W 38–21   2,987
November 11 5:00 p.m. Southern BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX AT&T SW L 7–33   12,427
November 18 2:30 p.m. vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR[3] W 24–10   1,220
November 25 8:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic XXIII) AT&T SW L 16–30   14,102
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

* Games will air on a tape delayed basis

Game summaries

at Florida A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 7 7
Rattlers 7 13 9 0 29

Houston Baptist

1 2 3 4 Total
Huskies 7 0 7 10 24
Tigers 3 7 0 7 17

at Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 13 0 13
Bulldogs 3 20 7 0 30

Alcorn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 14 0 7 3 24
Tigers 7 0 7 3 17

at Kennesaw State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 3 0 0 3
Owls 10 24 7 7 48

Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 7 10 3 23
Tigers 7 9 0 0 16

at Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
TXSO Tigers 3 7 0 14 24
GSU Tigers 14 13 7 16 50

at Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 7 14 0 17 38
Delta Devils 0 7 7 7 21

Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 6 13 7 33
Tigers 0 0 0 7 7

vs Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 3 7 0 0 10
Tigers 7 7 10 0 24

Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0 14 0 16 30
Tigers 0 3 6 7 16

References

  1. ↑ "Texas Southern hiring Michael Haywood as football coach". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  2. ↑ "SWAC releases 2017 preseason football team, predicted order of finish". HBCU Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  3. ↑ "UAPB Football to Play 2 LR Games in 2017". Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
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