2023 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 2023 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Clarence McKinney, the Tigers played home games at Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.

2023 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record3–8 (2–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDavid Marsh (5th season)
Defensive coordinatorJeffery Ceasar (5th season)
Home stadiumShell Energy Stadium
2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 11 Florida A&M xy$  8 –0   12 –1  
Alabama State  5 –3   7 –4  
Jackson State  5 –3   7 –4  
Alabama A&M  3 –5   5 –6  
Bethune–Cookman  2 –6   3 –8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –7   1 –10  
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy  6 –2   6 –6  
Alcorn State x  6 –2   7 –4  
Southern  5 –3   6 –5  
Grambling State  4 –4   5 –6  
Texas Southern  2 –6   3 –8  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 –7   2 –9  
Championship: Florida A&M 35, Prairie View A&M 14
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M
ESPN+L 34–3718,271
September 92:30 p.m.at Toledo*
ESPN+L 3–7122,742
September 166:00 p.m.at Rice*
ESPN+L 7–5918,103
September 232:00 p.m.at Grambling State
HBCU Go/ESPN+L 23–354,741
September 302:00 p.m.Lincoln (CA)*
ATTSportsNetSWW 52–76,352
October 142:00 p.m.at Bethune–Cookman
HBCU GoW 34–319,458
October 217:00 p.m.No. 19 Florida A&M
  • Shell Energy Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+L 21–318,956
October 284:00 p.m.at Southern
L 17–23 OT19,662
November 42:00 p.m.at Jackson State
ESPN+L 19–2122,819
November 122:00 p.m.Alcorn State
  • Shell Energy Stadium
  • Houston, TX
ESPN+W 44–103,987
November 182:00 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Shell Energy Stadium
  • Houston, TX
HBCU Go/ESPN+L 34–353,482
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

at Rice
See also: 2023 Rice Owls football team
Texas Southern Tigers at Rice Owls – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 7 007
Owls 28 14 10759

at Rice Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 16
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Cloudy, 78 °F (26 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,103
  • Referee: Steven Anderson
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Richard Cross and Taylor McHargue
Game information
First quarter
  • RICE – Daelen Alexander 1-yard run (Tim Horn kick), 13:04. Owls 7–0. Drive: 4 plays, 16 yards, 1:47.
  • RICE – Braylen Walker 35-yard pass from JT Daniels (Tim Horn kick), 11:06. Owls 14–0. Drive: 3 plays, 32 yards, 0:51.
  • RICE – Kobie Campbell 70-yard pass from JT Daniels (Tim Horn kick), 9:29. Owls 21–0. Drive: 1 play, 70 yards, 0:12.
  • RICE – Jack Bradley 1-yard run (Tim Horn kick), 5:55. Owls 28–0. Drive: 5 plays, 59 yards, 2:08.

Second quarter

  • RICE – Dean Connors 3-yard run (Tim Horn kick), 9:37. Owls 35–0. Drive: 5 plays, 33 yards, 2:58.
  • TXSO – Jyrin Johnson 15-yard pass from Jace Wilson (Curtis Falkenburg kick), 4:17. Owls 35–7. Drive: 5 plays, 76 yards, 1:48.
  • RICE – Luke McCaffrey 36-yard pass from JT Daniels (Tim Horn kick), 1:12. Owls 42–7. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:05.

Third quarter

  • RICE – Tim Horn 48-yard field goal, 11:02. Owls 45–7. Drive: 9 plays, 47 yards, 3:50.
  • RICE – Daelen Alexander 1-yard run (Tim Horn kick), 6:31. Owls 52–7. Drive: 6 plays, 73 yards, 3:38.

Fourth quarter

  • RICE – Christian Francisco 4-yard run (Tim Horn kick), 3:13. Owls 59–7. Drive: 2 plays, 13 yards, 0:45.
StatisticsTXSORICE
First downs1023
Total yards185485
Rushing yards81231
Passing yards104254
Turnovers20
Time of possession24:2635:34
TeamCategoryPlayerStatistics
Texas SouthernPassingJace Wilson9/19, 104 yards, TD
RushingLadarius Owens11 rushes, 48 yards
ReceivingJace Johnson4 receptions, 49 yards, TD
RicePassingJT Daniels11/17, 255 yards, 4 TD
RushingDean Connors8 rushes, 66 yards, TD
ReceivingKobie Campbell1 reception, 70 yards, TD

References
  1. "Texas Southern Tigers Schedule 2023". ESPN. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
  2. "2023 Football Schedule". Texas Southern University Athletics. Retrieved June 14, 2023.
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