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Texas Southern Tigers
| Location: Houston, Texas University Founded: 1947 Enrollment: 9,585 UG/ 2,050 PG Nickname: Tigers Mascot: Tiger  School Colors: Maroon and Grey Joined the ACC: 1954 University President: J. Timothy Boddie, Jr (Interim President) Director of Athletics: Charles McClelland FootballHead Coach: Johnnie Cole Football Stadium: Robertson Stadium Current Capacity: 32,000 spectators |
Based in Houston, Texas, the Texas Southern Tigers are members of the Southwestern Athletic Conference in the NCAA Division I-AA. The Tigers joined SWAC in 1954 and plays their home games at Robertson Stadium, which was opened in 1942 and has a current capacity of 32,000 seats.
During their time in SWAC, the Tigers has achieve three conference championships, one during the season of 1956 and then the other two shared in the 1966 and 1968 seasons.
For the 2008 season, Texas Southern football team ended with an overall record of 4-8 and finished in fifth place of the East Division of SWAC. In conference play, they ended with a 1-6 record, losing the last three games of the season.
Texas Southern 2009 Schedule
| DATE | OPPONENT | TIME |
|---|---|---|
| September 5 | Prairie View A&M | 8:00 PM ET |
| September 12 | at Louisiana-Monroe | 7:00 PM ET |
| September 19 | Texas College | 7:00 PM ET |
| September 26 | at Texas State | 7:00 PM ET |
| October 10 | at Rutgers | TBA |
| October 17 | at Jackson State | 5:00 PM ET |
| October 31 | Alcorn State | 3:00 PM ET |
| November 12 | at Grambling State | 9:00 PM ET |
| November 28 | vs. Arkansas-Pine Bluff | 3:15 PM ET |
| December 5 | Southern University | 2:00 PM ET |
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