2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team represents Texas Southern University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers are led by third-year head coach Michael Haywood and play their home games at a BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2018 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2018 record2–9 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coachMichael Haywood (3rd season)
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Anthony (3rd season)
Home stadiumBBVA Compass Stadium
(Capacity: 22,039)
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Alcorn State x$  6 –1     9 –3  
Alabama A&M  5 –2     6 –5  
Jackson State  4 –3     5 –5  
Alabama State  3 –4     4 –7  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –6     1 –10  
West Division
Southern xy  6 –1     7 –4  
Grambling State  4 –3     6 –5  
Prairie View A&M  4 –3     5 –6  
Texas Southern  1 –6     2 –9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 –6     2 –9  
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Previous season

The Tigers finished the 2017 season 2–9, 2–5 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.

Preseason

SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Tigers were predicted to finish fourth in the West Division.[1]

Media poll
West Division
Predicted finishTeamVotes
1Grambling State96
2Southern78
3Prairie View A&M65
4Texas Southern31
5Arkansas–Pine Bluff30

Presason All-SWAC Team

The Tigers had one player selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

Offense

2nd team

Jimmy White – So. OL

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.UT–Permian Basin*
ATT SW+W 26–161,824
September 86:00 p.m.at Texas State*
ESPN+L 20–3615,440
September 156:00 p.m.at Alcorn State*
L 15–2714,563
September 227:00 p.m.at Houston*
ESPN3L 14–7029,970
October 66:00 p.m.Alabama A&M
  • BBVA Compass Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ATT SWL 21–422,112
October 136:00 p.m.Grambling State
  • BBVA Compass Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ATT SWL 21–3410,010
October 202:00 p.m.vs. Southern
L 7–2117,105
October 272:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley State
  • BBVA Compass Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ATT SWW 42–145,782
November 32:00 p.m.at Alabama State
L 30–2112,050
November 177:30 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • BBVA Compass Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ATT SWL 10–152,045
November 242:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&M
L 14–604,125
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

Source: Schedule

Despite also being a member of the SWAC, the game vs Alcorn State will be considered a non conference game and will have no effect on the SWAC standings.

Game summaries

UT–Permian Basin
1 2 3 4 Total
Falcons 2 0 0 14 16
Tigers 13 3 7 3 26
Overall record Last meeting Result
First meeting

at Texas State
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 7 13 20
Bobcats 3 13 10 10 36
See also: 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–9 2009 TXST, 52–18

at Alcorn State
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 7 8 15
Braves 14 13 0 0 27
See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–34–4 2009 ALCORN, 24–17

at Houston
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 7 7 14
Cougars 14 28 7 21 70
See also: 2018 Houston Cougars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
0–1 2007 HOU, 59–6

Alabama A&M
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 14 7 7 42
Tigers 7 7 7 0 21
See also: 2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
4–10 2017 ALAM, 30–13

Grambling State
1 2 3 4 Total
GRAM Tigers 0 14 17 3 34
TXSO Tigers 0 7 7 7 21
See also: 2018 Grambling State Tigers football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
18–47–3 2017 GRAM, 50–24

vs Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 7 7
Jaguars 14 0 7 0 21
See also: 2018 Southern Jaguars football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
20–47–3 2017 SU, 33–7

Mississippi Valley State
1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 0 7 7 14
Tigers 7 14 7 14 42
See also: 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
28–26–1 2017 TXSO, 38–21

at Alabama State
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Hornets 0
See also: 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
13–18–2 2017 ALST, 23–16

Arkansas–Pine Bluff
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0
Tigers 0
See also: 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team
Overall record Last meeting Result
26–18–1 2017 TXSO, 24–10

at Prairie View A&M
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Panthers 0
See also: 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team and Labor Day Classic
Overall record Last meeting Result
43–28–1 2017 PVAM, 30–16

References
  1. http://www.swac.org/news/2018/7/11/swac-football-all-conference-preseason-teams-released.aspx
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