The 1984 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Lionel Taylor, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–6 (2–5 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Robertson Stadium Rice Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 1 Alcorn State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 6 Mississippi Valley State ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | at Lamar* | W 13–7 | [1] | ||
September 8 | at Morgan State* | W 31–14 | [2] | ||
September 15 | Southern | L 3–10 | [3] | ||
September 22 | vs. Alabama State | W 33–20 | [4] | ||
September 29 | at Texas A&I* | L 13–17 | [5] | ||
October 6 | at No. 7 Alcorn State | L 16–45 | [6] | ||
October 13 | Angelo State* |
| W 17–14 | [7] | |
October 20 | No. 8 Mississippi Valley State |
| L 42–55 | [8] | |
October 27 | Grambling State |
| L 16–44 | 30,154 | [9] |
November 3 | at Jackson State | L 0–47 | [10] | ||
November 17 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 51–0 | [11][12] | |
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References
edit- ^ "TSU surprises Lamar". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 2, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern mauls Bears, 31–14". The Baltimore Sun. September 9, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern 10, Texas Southern 3". Austin American-Statesman. September 16, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern tops frustrated Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 23, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Javs get their first '84 win against Texas Southern". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Sluggish Alcorn jolts T-Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas A&I notches only LSC weekend win". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 15, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss. Valley outscores T-Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Landry lifts Grambling, 44–16". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State romps past Texas S. 47–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Texas Southern 51, Prairie View A&M 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. November 17, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023.