Texas Southern

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SWAC · BBVA Compass Stadium · 22,000 · 8,931 avg in 2026

The nationunrankedAP / Coaches
The marketno line yetat Alcorn State · our model 22% Texas Southern · a number, not a pick

LastL 10–51 at UTEP · Sat Sep 12 · Aaron Kizzee 1 sacks, 2.5 TFL, 10 tackles

Nextat Alcorn State · Sat Sep 26 · 4 pm ET · Jack Spinks Stadium · series 7-11, lost the last 2 · Game preview

Updated Tue Sep 15 · through week 2

Texas Southern · 2026 schedule & results1-2
WkDateUsOppLineOpponentResultRecordConf
1Aug 29#209#146+10.5North Carolina CentralW 42–301-00-0
1Sep 6#209#104+10.5@Prairie View A&ML 14–521-10-1
2Sep 13#206#197+27.5@UTEPL 10–51 1161-20-1
4Sep 26#211#172@Alcorn State
5Oct 3@Florida Atlantic
6Oct 10Mississippi Valley State
8Oct 24Southern
9Nov 1Grambling
10Nov 7Alabama State
11Nov 14@Alabama A&M
12Nov 21Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Advanced box score (EPA, success rate, explosiveness)
DateOppResultYdsTOTOPEPA/playSuccess%Explosive%Note
Sep 13@UTEPL 10–51211236:36+0.04728.1%124.7%Defense's roughest night
Sep 6@Prairie View A&ML 14–52-0.05634.1%98.4%Season-low EPA/play
Aug 29North Carolina CentralW 42–30+0.47447.3%160.8%Season-high EPA/play
Season average (3 games)2112.0+0.15536.5%127.9%
Verdict Begins·Live

Texas Southern is the Texas HBCU with a 1952 black college national championship and Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan as its most famous product — a program rebuilding under Cris Dishman in year two.

Title DroughtSince 1952 · 74 yrs

Fans here believe texas Southern won a national championship in 1952 and has been competitive ever since but never reached that peak again. The chip is that the program knows the standard exists and i…

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The season in chapters

What it is like to watch them2025 · 6-5 · last season

Game feel49rock fightscombined pts / game11th highest-scoring of 12 in the SWAC
Heart rate3-1some dramain one-score games (4 of 11)4th most one-score games of 12 in the SWAC
Margin+2.5competitiveavg scoring margin4th best margin of 12 in the SWAC
Big plays1.19grind it outexplosiveness (IsoPPP)11th most explosive of 12 in the SWAC
Home crowd5,414avg attendance11th biggest crowds of 12 in the SWAC

✓ measured from 11 games · ranks are among SWAC teams the same season

Recent form · last 10 games · incl. 2025

Texas Southern has won three of its last five.

Mixed. 6-4 over the last 10, and lost the last two.

Streak L2Last 5 · 3-2Last 10 · 6-4
Here’s what I will say to you. I totally understand the reasoning on why both teams played so early, but that’s not the reason anymore
Jackson · HBCU Gameday4 days before Texas Southern's 2026 opener
The forecast

Next Sep 26

vs Alcorn State · away

Outcome band · Texas Southern · 2026

Texas Southern's most likely season is 1-11 — mid-table finish. The floor is 0-12; the ceiling is 4-8.

Floor0-12Sub-.500 season. Playoff bid out of reach.
Base1-11Mid-table finish. Conference title a stretch.
Ceiling4-8Conference title race. Playoff bid in play.

No season-path projection for this program yet, so this is last season's record with a two-win swing down and a three-win swing up, over a 12-game frame.

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Texas Southern is the Texas HBCU with a 1952 black college national championship and Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Strahan as its most famous product — a program rebuilding under Cris Dishman in year two.

Recruiting buzzWhat fans say about the incoming class right now.

Community pulse

No high-engagement r/cfb discussions tracked for this program in the last year.

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