1979 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 1979 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Sorey, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

1979 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	3–8 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Jim Sorey (1st season)
Home stadium	Robertson Stadium Rice Stadium Astrodome
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Alcorn State +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 1 Grambling State +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 8 Jackson State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. T–10 Southern	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Texas Southern	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 8	Bethune–Cookman*	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	W 12–9	^[1]^[2]
September 15	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–21	^[3]
September 22	vs. Tennessee State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	L 3–21	^[4]
September 29	vs. Texas A&I*	Alamo Stadium San Antonio, TX	L 7–31	^[5]
October 6	Alcorn State	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–9	^[6]^[7]^[8]
October 13	at Bishop*	Forester Field Dallas, TX	L 3–6
October 20	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 6–28	^[9]
October 27	No. 4 Grambling State	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 3–32	^[10]
November 3	vs. No. 2 Jackson State	Cardinal Stadium Beaumont, TX	L 7–34	^[11]
November 10	Langston*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 27–20	^[12]
November 17	Prairie View A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 43–8
*Non-conference game Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "'Cats open season". The Tampa Tribune. September 8, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Last-second interception leads Bethune 12–9 loss". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 9, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern blanks Texas Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Big Blue ends 'longest' streak". The Commercial Appeal. September 23, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Javelinas roll on unbeaten". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Delta, MC gun for first Heritage Bell Trophy". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Alcorn 9, Texas Southern 7". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. October 7, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Rosales used toe to give Braves win". The Clarksdale Press Register. October 8, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Valley State homecoming successful". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 14, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Grambling socks TSU". The Shreveport Times. October 28, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Jackson St. runs wild in 34–7 win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Texas Southern 27, Langston 20". The Daily Oklahoman. November 11, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.