1973 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 1973 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 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a mark of 2–3–1 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

1973 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–5–1 (2–3–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Rod Paige (3rd season)
Home stadium	Astrodome Jeppesen Stadium Rice Stadium
Seasons ← 1972 1974 →

1973 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5/7 Grambling +^	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	3	–	0
No. 10 Jackson State +	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. T–20 Alcorn A&M	3	–	2	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
Southern	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Texas Southern	2	–	3	–	1			5	–	5	–	1
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	5	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	1
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Sam Houston State*	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 24–14	16,743	[1]
September 15	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 15–23		[2]
September 22	No. 3 Tennessee State*	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 20–23	15,500	[3]
September 29	at No. 6 Hawaii*	Honolulu Stadium Honolulu, HI	L 21–24	23,500	[4]
October 6	Alcorn A&M	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	T 14–14	12,631–13,000	[5][6]
October 13	at Bishop*	Dallas, TX	W 41–7		[7]
October 20	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 6–15	4,000	[8]
October 27	No. 9 Grambling	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 35–21	53,859	[9]
November 3	Jackson State	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–44	11,000	[10]
November 10	Langston*	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 7–14	11,000	[11]
November 17	Prairie View A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX (rivalry)	W 41–14	23,563
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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