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1984 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1984 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

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.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Lamar*W 13–7[1]
September 8at Morgan State*W 31–14[2]
September 15SouthernL 3–10[3]
September 22vs. Alabama StateW 33–20[4]
September 29at Texas A&I*L 13–17[5]
October 6at No. 7 Alcorn StateL 16–45[6]
October 13Angelo State*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 17–14[7]
October 20No. 8 Mississippi Valley State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 42–55[8]
October 27Grambling State
L 16–4430,154[9]
November 3at Jackson StateL 0–47[10]
November 17Prairie View A&M
W 51–0[11][12]

References

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  1. ^ "TSU surprises Lamar". The Tyler Courier-Times. September 2, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Texas Southern mauls Bears, 31–14". The Baltimore Sun. September 9, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern 10, Texas Southern 3". Austin American-Statesman. September 16, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Southern tops frustrated Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 23, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Javs get their first '84 win against Texas Southern". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 30, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Sluggish Alcorn jolts T-Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 7, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Texas A&I notches only LSC weekend win". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 15, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Miss. Valley outscores T-Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Landry lifts Grambling, 44–16". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jackson State romps past Texas S. 47–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Texas Southern 51, Prairie View A&M 0". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 18, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Prairie View vs Texas Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. November 17, 1984. Retrieved June 9, 2023.