1969 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 1969 Texas Southern Tigers football team was an American football team that represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1969 NAIA Division I football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Clifford Paul, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–3–2, with a mark of 3–3–1 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

1969 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–3–2 (3–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Clifford Paul (5th season)
Home stadium	Astrodome Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $	6	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Southern	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Grambling	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Prairie View A&M	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Jackson State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	T 13–13		[1]
October 4	Tennessee State*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	T 26–26	13,000	[2][3]
October 11	No. 9 Alcorn A&M	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 0–13	8,000	[4]
October 18	Arkansas AM&N	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 20–21
October 25	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 55–7		[5]
November 15	Grambling	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 26–28		[6]
November 8	Jackson State	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 35–8	8,000	[7]
November 27	Prairie View A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 10–0		[8]
December 6	Morgan State*	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 44–20	5,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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