1996 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 1996 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

1996 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach	William A. Thomas (3rd season)
Home stadium	Astrodome Rice Stadium
Seasons ← 1995 1997 →

1996 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. T–8 Jackson State $^		6	–	1					10	–	2
Southern		5	–	2					7	–	5
Mississippi Valley State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Texas Southern		5	–	2					7	–	4
Alcorn State		3	–	4					4	–	7
Grambling State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Alabama State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Prairie View A&M		0	–	7					0	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
August 31	Prairie View A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	W 42–24	[1][2]
September 7	at Alabama State	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 10–3	[3]
September 21	vs. Lane*	Kermit Courville Stadium Galveston, TX (Island Classic)	L 18–20	[4]
September 28	at Sam Houston State*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	W 26–20	[5]
October 5	at No. 6 Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 14–31	[6]
October 12	vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Texas Stadium Irving, TX (Mobil Gridiron Classic)	L 10–21	[7]
October 19	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 28–17	[8]
October 26	Mississippi Valley State	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	L 17–23	[9]
November 2	Grambling State	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 20–7	[10]
November 9	Morgan State*	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 42–3	[11]
November 16	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 34–30	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game