2017 Texas Southern Tigers football team

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.

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)

2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
	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

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[3]		W 24–10	1,220
November 25	8:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX (Labor Day Classic XXIII)	AT&T SW	L 16–30	14,102
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

Source: Schedule

* 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

See also: 2017 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Houston Baptist

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

See also: 2017 Houston Baptist Huskies football team

at Alabama A&M

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

See also: 2017 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Alcorn State

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

See also: 2017 Alcorn State Braves football team

at Kennesaw State

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

See also: 2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team

Alabama State

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

See also: 2017 Alabama State Hornets football team

at Grambling State

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

See also: 2017 Grambling State Tigers football team

at Mississippi Valley State

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

See also: 2017 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

Southern

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

See also: 2017 Southern Jaguars football team

vs Arkansas–Pine Bluff

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

See also: 2017 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Prairie View A&M

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

See also: 2017 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

References

1. "Texas Southern hiring Michael Haywood as football coach". USA Today. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
2. "SWAC releases 2017 preseason football team, predicted order of finish". HBCU Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
3. "UAPB Football to Play 2 LR Games in 2017". Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved 2017-03-30.