1992 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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1992 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumRobertson Stadium
Rice Stadium
Seasons
← 1991
1993 →
1992 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 18 Alcorn State $^ 7 0 0 7 4 0
Grambling State 6 1 0 10 2 0
Jackson State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Alabama State 3 4 0 5 6 0
Southern 3 4 0 5 6 0
Texas Southern 3 4 0 5 6 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 5 0 4 5 0
Prairie View A&M 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1992 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1992 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Wally Highsmith, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Prairie View A&MW 35–0[1]
September 12vs. Southwest Texas State*L 34–39[2]
September 26vs. Central State (OH)*
W 30–17[3]
October 3Knoxville*W 39–22[4]
October 10at Alcorn StateL 36–46[5]
October 17vs. Alabama State
W 30–28[6]
October 24Mississippi Valley State
  • Robertson Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 13–25[7]
October 31Grambling State
  • Rice Stadium
  • Houston, TX
L 17–24[8]
November 7at Jackson StateW 27–26[9]
November 14at SouthernL 6–34[10]
November 21at Nevada*L 14–3818,946[11]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Noise as loud as gunshot ends game in fourth quarter". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. September 6, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "SWT overwhelms Texas Southern". Austin American-Statesman. September 13, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Sun sets on CSU streak". Dayton Daily News. September 27, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Texas Southern 39, Knoxville College 22". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 4, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brown leads Alcorn". Enterprise-Journal. October 11, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Texas Southern trips Alabama State 30–28". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 18, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Valley rides Arrington to win". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 25, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Cryer's big plays lead GSU to win". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Texas So. sinks JSU's title hopes". Hattiesburg American. November 8, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern snaps four-game losing streak". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 15, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Pack: Bowling anyone?". Reno Gazette-Journal. November 22, 1992. Retrieved June 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.