2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Michael Haywood in his third and final season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SWAC's West Division. Texas Southern played home games at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston.

2018 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record2–9 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMorris Watts (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorTom Anthony (3rd season)
Home stadiumBBVA Compass Stadium
(capacity: 22,039)
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Alcorn State x$  6 –1   9 –3  
Alabama A&M  5 –2   6 –5  
Jackson State  4 –3   5 –5  
Alabama State  3 –4   4 –7  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –6   1 –10  
West Division
Southern xy  6 –1   7 –4  
Grambling State  4 –3   6 –5  
Prairie View A&M  4 –3   5 –6  
Texas Southern  1 –6   2 –9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 –6   2 –9  
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

Preseason

SWAC football media day

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 finishTeamVotes
1Grambling State96
2Southern78
3Prairie View A&M65
4Texas Southern31
5Arkansas–Pine Bluff30

Presason All-SWAC Team

The Tigers had one player selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

Offense

2nd team

Jimmy White – So. OL

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 17:00 p.m.Texas–Permian Basin*
ATT SW+W 26–161,824
September 86:00 p.m.at Texas State*
ESPN+L 20–3615,440
September 156:00 p.m.at Alcorn State*
L 15–2714,563
September 227:00 p.m.at Houston*
ESPN3L 14–7029,970
October 66:00 p.m.Alabama A&M
  • BBVA Compass Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ATT SWL 21–422,112
October 136:00 p.m.Grambling State
  • BBVA Compass Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ATT SWL 21–3410,010
October 202:00 p.m.vs. Southern
L 7–2117,105
October 272:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley Statedagger
  • BBVA Compass Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ATT SWW 42–145,782
November 32:00 p.m.at Alabama State
L 30–2112,050
November 177:30 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluffdagger
  • BBVA Compass Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ATT SWL 10–152,045
November 242:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&M
L 14–604,125

Despite Alcorn State also being a member of the SWAC, the game against Texas Southern was designated a non-conference game.
[2][3]

Game summaries

Texas–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
See also: 2018 Texas State Bobcats football team

At Alcorn State
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 7 8 15
Braves 14 13 0 0 27
See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team

At Houston
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 7 7 14
Cougars 14 28 7 21 70
See also: 2018 Houston Cougars football team

Alabama A&M
1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 14 14 7 7 42
Tigers 7 7 7 0 21
See also: 2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Grambling State
1 2 3 4 Total
GRAM Tigers 0 14 17 3 34
TXSO Tigers 0 7 7 7 21
See also: 2018 Grambling State Tigers football team

vs Southern
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 7 7
Jaguars 14 0 7 0 21
See also: 2018 Southern Jaguars football team

Mississippi Valley State
1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0 0 7 7 14
Tigers 7 14 7 14 42
See also: 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

At Alabama State
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Hornets 0
See also: 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team

Arkansas–Pine Bluff
1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Lions 0
Tigers 0
See also: 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

At Prairie View A&M
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Panthers 0
See also: 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team and Labor Day Classic

References
  1. "Swac Football All-Conference Preseason Teams Released".
  2. "Texas Southern Tigers Schedule 2018". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  3. "2018 Football Schedule". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
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