Texas Southern Tigers football

Texas Southern Tigers football
First season 1947
Head coach Darrell Asberry
1st year, 0–0–0  (—)
Home stadium BBVA Compass Stadium
Stadium capacity 22,000
Stadium surface Natural grass
Location Houston, Texas
Conference SWAC
All-time record – 
Postseason bowl record –
Colors Maroon and Gray            
Mascot Tigers
Website tsuball.com

The Texas Southern Tigers are the college football team representing Texas Southern University, a historically black university (HBCU) in Houston. The Tigers play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, a conference whose members are all HBCUs. In 2012, the Tigers will move into the new BBVA Compass Stadium, built for the city's Major League Soccer team, the Houston Dynamo. On December 22, 2011, Darrell Asberry was hired as the Tigers' 15th all-time head coach.[1]

Contents

Championships

National championships

None

College Football Hall of Fame members

None

Alumni in the NFL

Over 60 Texas Southern alumni have played in the NFL[2], including:

References

  1. ^ Turner, Ronnie (December 22, 2011). "TSU hires Shaw's Asberry as football coach". Houston Chronicle (chron.com). http://www.chron.com/sports/college-football/article/TSU-hires-Shaw-s-Asberry-as-football-coach-2421476.php. Retrieved December 23, 2011. 
  2. ^ http://www.pro-football-reference.com/colleges/texasso/

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East Division
West Division
Championships & awards