American college football season
The 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team represents Texas Southern University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Tigers are led by third-year head coach Michael Haywood and play their home games at a BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
Previous season [ ] The Tigers finished the 2017 season 2–9, 2–5 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.
Preseason [ ] [ ] During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Tigers were predicted to finish fourth in the West Division.[1]
Media poll [ ]
West Division
Predicted finish
Team
Votes
1
Grambling State
96
2
Southern
78
3
Prairie View A&M
65
4
Texas Southern 31
5
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
30
Presason All-SWAC Team [ ] The Tigers had one player selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.
Offense [ ] 2nd team
Jimmy White – So. OL
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 7:00 p.m. Texas–Permian Basin * ATT SW+ W 26–161,824 September 8 6:00 p.m. at Texas State * ESPN+ L 20–3615,440 September 15 6:00 p.m. at Alcorn State * L 15–2714,563 September 22 7:00 p.m. at Houston * ESPN3 L 14–7029,970 October 6 6:00 p.m. Alabama A&M BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX ATT SW L 21–422,112 October 13 6:00 p.m. Grambling State BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX ATT SW L 21–3410,010 October 20 2:00 p.m. vs. Southern L 7–2117,105 October 27 2:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX ATT SW W 42–145,782 November 3 2:00 p.m. at Alabama State L 30–2112,050 November 17 7:30 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX ATT SW L 10–152,045 November 24 2:00 p.m. at Prairie View A&M L 14–604,125
[2]
Despite also being a member of the SWAC, the game vs Alcorn State will be considered a non conference game and will have no effect on the SWAC standings.
Game summaries [ ] UT–Permian Basin [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Falcons
2
0
0
14
16
Tigers
13
3
7
3
26
at Texas State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
7
13
20
Bobcats
3
13
10
10
36
at Alcorn State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
7
8
15
Braves
14
13
0
0
27
at Houston [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
7
7
14
Cougars
14
28
7
21
70
Alabama A&M [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
14
14
7
7
42
Tigers
7
7
7
0
21
Grambling State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
GRAM Tigers
0
14
17
3
34
TXSO Tigers
0
7
7
7
21
vs Southern [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
0
7
7
Jaguars
14
0
7
0
21
Mississippi Valley State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Delta Devils
0
0
7
7
14
Tigers
7
14
7
14
42
at Alabama State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
Hornets
0
Arkansas–Pine Bluff [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Lions
0
Tigers
0
at Prairie View A&M [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
Panthers
0
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries People
