| 1978Texas Southern Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–7–1 (1–4–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Astrodome |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2Jackson State ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The1978 Texas Southern Tigers football team was anAmerican football team that representedTexas Southern University as a member of theSouthwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coachWendell Mosley, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a mark of 1–4–1 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC. They were outscored by a total of 214 to 131.[3]
Three Texas Southern players were selected to the first team of the District 8 all-star team: John McNeal; Alvin Whittington; and LeRoy Paul.[4]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | vs.Bethune–Cookman* | L 13–14 | [5] | ||
| September 16 | Southern | W 20–11 | [6] | ||
| September 23 | Tennessee State* |
| W 16–0 | [7] | |
| September 30 | atTexas A&I* | L 0–28 | [8] | ||
| October 7 | atAlcorn State | T 10–10 | [9] | ||
| October 14 | Bishop* |
| W 37–17 | [10] | |
| October 21 | Mississippi Valley State |
| L 7–38 | 3,580 | [11][12] |
| October 28 | Grambling State |
| L 16–22 | [13] | |
| November 4 | at No. 2Jackson State | L 0–41 | [14] | ||
| November 11 | atLangston* | Langston, OK | L 6–13 | [15] | |
| November 18 | Prairie View A&M |
| L 6–20 | ||
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