2017 Texas Southern Tigers football team

2017 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
2017 record	2–9 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Michael Haywood (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Gregory (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Anthony (2nd season)
Home stadium	BBVA Compass Stadium (Capacity: 22,039)
Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East
Alcorn State xy		5	–	2					7	–	5
Alabama State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Alabama A&M		3	–	4					4	–	7
Jackson State		3	–	4					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West
No. 16 Grambling State xy$		7	–	0					11	–	2
Southern*		5	–	2					7	–	4
Prairie View A&M		4	–	3					6	–	5
Texas Southern		2	–	5					2	–	9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	6					2	–	9
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32 December 2, 2017
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Michael Haywood^[1] and played their home games at a BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Tigers finished the season 2–9, 2–5 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.

Preseason[]

The Tigers were picked to finish in fourth place in the West Division.^[2]

Schedule[]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	11:00 a.m.	at Florida A&M*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL (Jake Gaither Classic)	ESPNU	L 7–29	15,401
September 7	7:30 p.m.	Houston Baptist*	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	AT&T SW	L 17–24	6,218
September 23	6:00 p.m.	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL		L 13–30	6,356
September 29	8:00 p.m.	Alcorn State*	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	AT&T SW	L 17–24	2,785
October 7	6:00 p.m.	at Kennesaw State*	Fifth Third Bank Stadium Kennesaw, GA	WPCH via Big South DN	L 3–48	6,743
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Alabama State	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	AT&T SW	L 16–23	8,462
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at Grambling State	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA (Red River Classic)		L 24–50	18,350
November 4	1:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice-Totten Field Itta Bena, MS		W 38–21	2,987
November 11	5:00 p.m.	Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	AT&T SW	L 7–33	12,427
November 18	2:30 p.m.	vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff	War Memorial Stadium Little Rock, AR		W 24–10	1,220
November 25	8:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic)	AT&T SW	L 16–30	14,102
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

* Games will air on a tape delayed basis

Game summaries[]

at Florida A&M[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	7	7
Rattlers	7	13	9	0	29

Houston Baptist[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Huskies	7	0	7	10	24
Tigers	3	7	0	7	17

at Alabama A&M[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	13	0	13
Bulldogs	3	20	7	0	30

Alcorn State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	14	0	7	3	24
Tigers	7	0	7	3	17

at Kennesaw State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	0	0	3
Owls	10	24	7	7	48

Alabama State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	7	10	3	23
Tigers	7	9	0	0	16

at Grambling State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
TXSO Tigers	3	7	0	14	24
GSU Tigers	14	13	7	16	50

at Mississippi Valley State[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	14	0	17	38
Delta Devils	0	7	7	7	21

Southern[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	6	13	7	33
Tigers	0	0	0	7	7

vs Arkansas–Pine Bluff[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions	3	7	0	0	10
Tigers	7	7	10	0	24

Prairie View A&M[]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	14	0	16	30
Tigers	0	3	6	7	16

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