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1981 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1981 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6–1 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Astrodome
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Jackson State $^ 5 1 0 9 2 1
Grambling State 4 1 1 6 4 1
Texas Southern 3 2 1 4 5 1
Alcorn State 3 3 0 5 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 4 0 4 6 1
Southern 2 4 0 3 8 0
Prairie View A&M 1 5 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Redmond, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 5Southeastern Louisiana*L 24–31[1]
September 12Bethune–Cookman*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 14–6[2]
September 19at SouthernW 13–7[3]
September 26at Tennessee State*L 25–48[4]
October 3Texas A&I*
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 13–31[5]
October 10Alcorn State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
W 24–17[6]
October 17at Nicholls State*L 27–31[7]
October 24at Mississippi Valley StateL 14–21[8]
October 31No. 5 Grambling State
T 17–17[9]
November 7Jackson State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 21–37[10]
November 21Prairie View A&MW 19–0[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Lions tune up with victory". The Daily Advertiser. September 7, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Sluggish Bethune loses". The Orlando Sentinel Star. September 13, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Alexander beats Jaguars". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers crush Texans". The Tennessean. September 27, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Texas A&I pounds Texas Southern". San Angelo Standard-Times. October 4, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas Southern 24, Alcorn 17". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Nicholls edges Texas Southern". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Homecoming victory important for Devils". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 25, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tigers' SWAC hold slips". The Shreveport Journal. November 2, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "J-State defeats Texas Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1981. Retrieved June 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alexander FGs spark Texas Southern". Victoria Advocate. November 22, 1981. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.