# 2019 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 2019 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led first-year head coach Clarence McKinney, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 0–11 with a mark of 0–7 in conference play, placing last out of five teams in the SWAC's West Division. Texas Southern played home games at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston.

## Preseason
### Preseason polls

The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Tigers were picked to finish in fourth place in the West Division.
West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Southern | 90 |
| 2 | Prairie View A&M | 78 |
| 3 | Grambling State | 74 |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 34 |
| 5 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 24 |
East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Alcorn State | 92 |
| 2 | Alabama A&M | 70 |
| 3 | Jackson State | 61 |
| 4 | Alabama State | 47 |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State | 30 |

### Preseason all–SWAC teams

The Tigers placed two players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 7:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX (Labor Day Classic) | ESPN3 | L 23–44 | 16,407 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | at Incarnate Word* | Gayle and Tom Benson StadiumSan Antonio, TX | ESPN+ | L 44–63 | 3,637 |
| September 14 | 7:30 p.m. | at Louisiana* | Cajun FieldLafayette, LA | ESPN3 | L 6–77 | 18,183 |
| September 28 | 6:00 p.m. | at Houston Baptist* | Husky StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN3 | L 31–68 | 3,215 |
| October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | Louis Crews StadiumHuntsville, AL | YouTube | L 28–35 $^{OT}$ | 14,626 |
| October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | Missouri S&T* | Alexander Durley Sports ComplexHouston, TX | | L 20–23 | 8,300 |
| October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Southern | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (State Fair Showdown) | | L 21–28 | 5,136 |
| October 26 | 1:00 p.m. | at Mississippi Valley State | Rice–Totten StadiumItta Bena, MS | YouTube | L 14–35 | 2,679 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at Grambling State | Eddie Robinson StadiumGrambling, LA | YouTube | L 20–55 | 14,562 |
| November 9 | 2:00 p.m. | Alabama State | BBVA StadiumHouston, TX | AT&T SportsNet Southwest | L 21–27 | 2,422 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Simmons Bank FieldPine Bluff, AR | Golden Lions All-Access | L 13–45 | 5,329 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### Prairie View A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 6 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 44 |
| Tigers | 13 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 23 |
at BBVA Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: August 31
* Game time: 5:30 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C); humid
* Game attendance: 16,407
* Referee: Marty Adams
* TV: ESPNU
Game information :
First quarter
(08:16) TXSO FG – Richard Garcia III 33-yard field goal Texas Southern 3–0; Drive: 5 plays, 14 yards, 1:44
(06:14) PVAMU TD – Caleb Broach 1-yard rush, Zach Elder PAT blocked Prairie View A&M 6–3; Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 1:55
(02:09) TXSO FG – Richard Garcia III 28-yard field goal Tied 6–6; Drive: 15 plays, 60 yards, 4:05
(00:13) TXSO TD – Tren'Davian Dickson 12-yard pass from De'Andre Johnson, Richard Garcia III kick Texas Southern 13–6; Drive: 3 plays, 43 yards, 0:50
Second quarter
(09:18) PVAMU TD – Dawonya Tucker 17-yard rush, Zach Elder kick Tied 13–13; Drive: 9 plays, 73 yards, 3:11
(03:19) PVAMU TD – Dawonya Tucker 66-yard rush, Zach Elder kick Prairie View A&M 20–13; Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:34
(00:00) PVAMU FG – Zach Elder 23-yard field goal Prairie View A&M 23–13; Drive: 7 plays, 27 yards, 2:30
Third quarter
(09:41) PVAMU TD – Kalen Riles 10-yard pass from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick Prairie View A&M 30–13; Drive: 14 plays, 65 yards, 5:19
(02:37) TXSO FG – Richard Garcia III 21-yard field goal Prairie View A&M 30–16; Drive: 11 plays, 37 yards, 3:34
(01:48) PVAMU TD – Tony Mullins 48-yard pass from Jalen Morton, Zach Elder kick Prairie View A&M 37–16; Drive: 2 plays, 51 yards, 0:51
(00:15) TXSO TD – Chris Long 40-yard pass from DeAndre Johnson, Richard Garcia III kick Prairie View A&M 37–23; Drive: 5 plays, 68 yards, 1:26
Fourth quarter
(14:50) PVAU TD – Dawonya Tucker 58-yard rush, Zach Elder kick Prairie View A&M 44–23; Drive: 3 plays, 72 yards, 0:25
Top passers
PVAMU – Jalen Morton – 24/42, 350 yards, 2 TD, INT
TXSO – De'Andre Johnson – 22/37, 259 yards, 2 TD, INT
Top rushers
PVAMU – Dawonya Tucker – 11 carries, 188 yards, 3 TD
TXSO – LaDarius Owens – 15 carries, 95 yards
Top receivers
PVAMU – Tony Mullins – 6 receptions, 141 yards, TD
TXSO – Donnie Corley – 7 receptions, 92 yards :
| Statistics | Prairie View A&M | Texas Southern |
| First downs | 23 | 23 |
| Total yards | 615 | 423 |
| Rushing yards | 265 | 164 |
| Passing yards | 350 | 259 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 29:18 | 30:42 |

### At Incarnate Word

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 10 | 20 | 7 | 44 |
| Cardinals | 14 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 63 |
at Gayle and Tom Benson Stadium, San Antonio, TX
* Date: September 7
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
* Game weather: 100 °F (38 °C); sunny; SSE 8 mph
* Game attendance: 3,637
* Referee: Michael Vanderv
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Mike Lefko (play-by-play), Hector Ledesma (analyst), Jill Jelnick (sideline)
Game information :
First quarter
(13:18) UIW TD – Keyondrick Philio 5-yard rush, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 7–0; Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:42
(08:44) UIW TD – Kam Williams 12-yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 14–0; Drive: 8 plays, 60 yards, 2:58
(06:59) TXSO TD – Chris Long 15-yard pass from De'Andre Johnson, Richard Garcia III kick Incarnate Word 14–7; Drive: 6 plays, 72 yards, 1:39
Second quarter
(14:51) TXSO FG – Richard Garcia III 25-yard field goal Incarnate Word 14–10; Drive: 14 plays, 82 yards, 5:05
(13:10) UIW TD – Kevin Brown 32-yard rush, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 21–10; Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:50
(13:01) UIW TD – Shawn Holton 30-yard fumble returned, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 28–10; Drive: 0 plays, -1 yard, 0:09
(08:01) UIW TD – Ameer King 3-yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 35–10; Drive: 5 plays, 85 yards, 2:09
(05:02) TXSO TD – Tren'Davian Dickson 87-yard pass from De'Andre Johnson, Richard Garcia III kick Incarnate Word 35–17; Drive: 2 plays, 88 yards, 0:25
(02:42) UIW TD – Marquez Perez 25-yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 42–17; Drive: 2 plays, 25 yards, 0:16
Third quarter
(12:32) TXSO TD – Tren'Davian Dickson 15-yard pass from De'Andre Johnson, Richard Garcia III kick Incarnate Word 42–24; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:28
(09:50) UIW TD – Kam Williams 20-yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 49–24; Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 2:42
(08:43) TXSO TD – Ladarius Owens 49-yard rush, Richard Garcia III PAT failed Incarnate Word 49–31; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07
(06:10) TXSO TD – Ladarius Owens 1-yard rush, Richard Garcia III kick Incarnate Word 49–37; Drive: 4 plays, 54 yards, 1:11
Fourth quarter
(09:53) UIW TD – Kam Williams 70-yard pass from Jon Copeland, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 56–37; Drive: 3 plays, 64 yards, 1:29
(03:06) UIW TD – Keyondrick Philio 1-yard rush, Carson Mohr kick Incarnate Word 63–37; Drive: 9 plays, 72 yards, 5:58
(00:15) TXSO TD – Roylain Oliver 3-yard pass from Devin Williams, Richard Garcia III kick Incarnate Word 63–44; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 2:51
Top passers
TXSO – DeAndre Johnson – 20/30, 331 yards, 3 TD, INT
UIW – Jon Copeland – 25/40, 344 yards, 5 TD
Top rushers
TXSO – LaDarius Owens – 14 carries, 94 yards, 2 TD
UIW – Ameer King – 14 carries, 157 yards
Top receivers
TXSO – Tren'Davian Dickson – 8 receptions, 221 yards, 2 TD
UIW – Kam Williams – 6 receptions, 146 yards, 3 TD :
| Statistics | Texas Southern | Incarnate Word |
| First downs | 26 | 30 |
| Total yards | 505 | 726 |
| Rushing yards | 148 | 402 |
| Passing yards | 357 | 344 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 27:48 | 32:12 |

### At Louisiana

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| Louisiana | –47.0 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Ragin' Cajuns | 28 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 77 |
at Cajun Field, Lafayette, LA
* Date: September 14
* Game time: 6:30 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 91 °F (33 °C); sunny
* Game attendance: 18,183
* Referee: Wayne Winkler
* TV: ESPN3
Game information :
First quarter
(13:18) LA TD – Elijah Mitchell 3-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:42
(09:46) LA TD – Raymond Calais 2-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 14–0; Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 2:35
(07:14) TXSO FG – Richard Garcia III 44-yard field goal Louisiana 14–3; Drive: 12 plays, 61 yards, 2:25
(06:09) LA TD – Trey Ragas 9-yard pass from Levi Lewis, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 21–3; Drive: 3 plays, 42 yards, 0:54
(00:39) LA TD – Raymond Calais 16-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 28–3; Drive: 6 plays, 51 yards, 1:55
Second quarter
(13:08) LA TD – Trey Ragas 34-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 35–3; Drive: 4 plays, 49 yards, 1:13
(10:56) LA TD – Elijah Mitchell 17-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 42–3; Drive: 3 plays, 44 yards, 1:01
(08:16) LA TD – Peter LeBlanc 53-yard pass from Levi Lewis, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 49–3; Drive: 2 plays, 53 yards, 1:04
(06:07) TXSO FG – Richard Garcia III 40-yard field goal Louisiana 49–6; Drive: 9 plays, 53 yards, 2:09
(04:42) LA TD – Chris Smith 24-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 56–6; Drive: 4 plays, 36 yards, 1:15
Third quarter
(02:12) LA TD – Cassius Allen 3-yard pass from Jai'Ave Magalei, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 63–6; Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 5:23
Fourth quarter
(06:27) LA TD – Michael Orphey Jr. 16-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 70–6; Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 9:09
(04:12) LA TD – Ashton Johnson 32-yard rush, Stevie Artigue kick Louisiana 77–6; Drive: 4 plays, 59 yards, 1:31
Top passers
TXSO – De'Andre Johnson – 16/30, 151 yards
LA – Levi Lewis – 10/13, 181 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
TXSO – Tylor Cook – 6 carries, 31 yards
LA – T. J. Wisham – 10 carries, 103 yards
Top receivers
TXSO – Donnie Corley – 6 receptions, 62 yards
LA – Peter LeBlanc – 1 reception, 53 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Texas Southern | Louisiana |
| First downs | 15 | 34 |
| Total yards | 236 | 748 |
| Rushing yards | 72 | 440 |
| Passing yards | 164 | 308 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 21:52 | 38:08 |

### At Houston Baptist

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| Huskies | 17 | 20 | 31 | 0 | 68 |
at Husky Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: September 28
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C); warm, partly cloudy
* Game attendance: 3,215
* Referee: Vidal Jones
Game information :
First quarter
(12:09) HBU TD – Dreshawn Minnieweather 22-yard rush, Gino Garcia kick Houston Baptist 7–0; Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 1:55
(08:07) HBU TD – Jaylon Johnson 15-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick Houston Baptist 14–0; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 2:23
(00:28) HBU FG – Gino Garcia 30-yard field goal Houston Baptist 17–0; Drive: 10 plays, 69 yards, 1:47
Second quarter
(13:02) HBU TD – Jerreth Sterns 10-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia PAT failed Houston Baptist 23–0; Drive: 4 plays, 21 yards, 0:57
(10:26) HBU TD – Dreshawn Minnieweather 18-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick Houston Baptist 30–0; Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 1:51
(08:06) TXSO TD – Tylor Cook 8-yard rush, Richard Garcia III kick Houston Baptist 30–7; Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 2:13
(07:43) HBU TD – Ben Ratzlaff 43-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick Houston Baptist 37–7; Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:23
(05:16) TXSO TD – Tren'Davian Dickson 32-yard pass from De'Andre Johnson, Richard Garcia III kick Houston Baptist 37–14; Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:21
(01:30) TXSO TD – Donnie Corley 84-yard pass from De'Andre Johnson, Richard Garcia III kick Houston Baptist 37–21; Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 0:44
Third quarter
(13:13) HBU TD – Ben Ratzlaff 8-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick Houston Baptist 44–21; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:47
(10:17) HBU TD – Ean Beek 52-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick Houston Baptist 51–21; Drive: 4 plays, 72 yards, 1:24
(08:18) HBU TD – Dreshawn Minnieweather 1-yard rush, Gino Garcia kick Houston Baptist 58–21; Drive: 3 plays, 34 yards, 1:05
(07:44) HBU TD – Jerreth Sterns 11-yard pass from Bailey Zappe, Gino Garcia kick Houston Baptist 65–21; Drive: 2 plays, 22 yards, 0:20
(05:25) TXSO FG – Richard Garcia III 33-yard field goal Houston Baptist 65–24; Drive: 7 plays, 60 yards, 2:19
(00:53) HBU FG – Gino Garcia 54-yard field goal Houston Baptist 68–24; Drive: 5 plays, 21 yards, 2:06
Fourth quarter
(14:08) TXSO TD – Tylor Cook 2-yard rush, Richard Garcia III kick Houston Baptist 68–31; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:45
Top passers
TXSO – De'Andre Johnson – 25/37, 420 yards, 2 TD
HBU – Bailey Zappe – 43/59, 498 yards, 7 TD, INT
Top rushers
TXSO – Tylor Cook – 16 carries, 58 yards, 2 TD
HBU – Dreshawn Minnieweather – 14 carries, 125 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
TXSO – Donnie Corley – 12 receptions, 198 yards, TD
HBU – Ben Ratzlaff – 8 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD :
| Statistics | Texas Southern | Houston Baptist |
| First downs | 25 | 40 |
| Total yards | 503 | 749 |
| Rushing yards | 83 | 250 |
| Passing yards | 420 | 499 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:48 | 31:12 |

### At Alabama A&M

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 28 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 35 |
at Louis Crews Stadium, Normal, AL
* Date: October 5
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C); sunny and humid
* Game attendance: 14,626
* Referee: Jesse Harris
Game information :
First quarter
(04:16) AAMU TD – Kendric Johnson 20-yard pass from Aqeel Glass, Spencer Corey kick Alabama A&M 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 39 yards, 2:08
Second quarter
(12:10) TXSO TD – Devin Williams 2-yard rush, Richard Garcia III kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 2:50
(06:51) TXSO FG – Richard Garcia III 24-yard field goal Texas Southern 10–7; Drive: 11 plays, 59 yards, 3:54
(05:10) AAMU TD – Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim 57-yard pass from Aqeel Glass, Spencer Corey kick Alabama A&M 14–10; Drive: 4 plays, 84 yards, 1:33
(02:04) TXSO FG – Richard Garcia III 37-yard field goal Alabama A&M 14–13; Drive: 9 plays, 66 yards, 2:13
Third quarter
(12:07) AAMU TD – Jordan Bentley 4-yard rush, Spencer Corey kick Alabama A&M 21–13; Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:43
(10:12) AAMU TD – Zabrian Moore 73-yard pass from Aqeel Glass, Spencer Corey kick Alabama A&M 28–13; Drive: 1 play, 73 yards, 0:13
(05:22) TXSO TD – Donnie Corley 50-yard pass from Devin Williams, Richard Garcia III kick Alabama A&M 28–20; Drive: 3 plays, 59 yards, 0:50
Fourth quarter
(11:57) TXSO TD – Ke'Lenn Davis 40-yard pass from Devin Williams, Devin Williams two-point conversion rush Tied 28–28; Drive: 9 plays, 77 yards, 3:13
First overtime
AAMU TD – Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim 12-yard pass from Aqeel Glass, Spencer Corey kick Alabama A&M 35–28
Top passers
TXSO – De'Andre Johnson – 25/40, 252 yards, 2 TD, INT
AAMU – Aqeel Glass – 28/28, 377 yards, 4 TD
Top rushers
TXSO – LaDarius Owens – 5 carries, 70 yards
AAMU – Jordan Bentley – 25 carries, 74 yards, TD
Top receivers
TXSO – Donnie Corley – 8 receptions, 104 yards, TD
AAMU – Zabrian Moore – 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Texas Southern | Alabama A&M |
| First downs | 18 | 28 |
| Total yards | 464 | 497 |
| Rushing yards | 212 | 120 |
| Passing yards | 252 | 377 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 39:37 | 35:23 |

### Missouri S&T

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Miners | 10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 23 |
| Tigers | 7 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
at Alexander Durley Sports Complex, Houston, TX
* Date: October 12
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 65 °F (18 °C); sunny and windy
* Game attendance: 8,300
* Referee: Y. N. Myers III
* TV: AT&T SportsNet
Game information :
First quarter
(12:09) MUST TD – Ryan Kirkendall 18-yard interception returned, Benjamin Styron kick Missouri S&T 7–0; Drive: 4 plays, 11 yards, 0:57
(08:25) TXSO TD – Dominic Franklin 8-yard rush, Richard Garcia III kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 1:14
(04:19) MUST FG – Benjamin Styron 32-yard field goal Missouri S&T 10–7; Drive: 12 plays, 73 yards, 3:58
Second quarter
(11:43) TXSO FG – Richard Garcia III 45-yard field goal Tied 10–10; Drive: 15 plays, 68 yards, 5:06
(06:42) TXSO TD – Dominic Franklin 1-yard rush, Richard Garcia III kick Texas Southern 17–10; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:48
(02:38) MUST TD – Brennan Simms 1-yard rush, Benjamin Styron kick Tied 17–17; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:04
Third quarter
(11:40) MUST FG – Benjamin Styron 31-yard field goal Missouri S&T 20–17; Drive: 9 plays, 51 yards, 3:20
(03:51) MUST FG – Benjamin Styron 41-yard field goal Missouri S&T 23–17; Drive: 12 plays, 49 yards, 5:42
Fourth quarter
(09:36) TXSO FG – Richard Garcia III 24-yard field goal Missouri S&T 23–20; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 1:57
Top passers
MUST – Brennan Simms – 14/34, 219 yards, INT
TXSO – Devin Williams – 25/37, 273 yards, INT
Top rushers
MUST – Deshawn Jones – 17 carries, 77 yards
TXSO – Dominic Franklin – 22 carries, 114 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
MUST – Logan Armontrout – 4 receptions, 59 yards
TXSO – Donnie Corley – 10 receptions, 152 yards :
| Statistics | Missouri S&T | Texas Southern |
| First downs | 22 | 22 |
| Total yards | 397 | 446 |
| Rushing yards | 178 | 173 |
| Passing yards | 219 | 273 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:58 | 28:02 |

### Vs. Southern

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 28 |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 21 |
at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX
* Date: October 19
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); sunny
* Game attendance: 9,685
* Referee: Marty Adams
Game information :
First quarter
(11:54) SOU TD – Jamar Washington 12-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 7–0; Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:22
(05:05) TXSO TD – Dominic Franklin 39-yard rush, Richard Garcia III kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 0:54
Third quarter
(13:34) SOU TD – Jamar Washington 35-yard pass from Glendon McDaniel, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 14–7; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:26
(09:21) SOU TD – Hunter Register 31-yard pass from Glendon McDaniel, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 21–7; Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:03
Fourth quarter
(13:55) TXSO TD – Devin Williams 14-yard rush, Richard Garcia III kick Southern 21–14; Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:31
(11:57) SOU TD – Jaearion Davis 7-yard pass from Glendon McDaniel, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 28–14; Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:50
(05:57) TXSO TD – Devin Williams 4-yard rush, Richard Garcia III kick Southern 28–21; Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:05
Top passers
SOU – Glendon McDaniel – 17/26, 252 yards, 3 TD
TXSO – Devin Williams – 29/44, 335 yards, INT
Top rushers
SOU – Devon Benn – 13 carries, 81 yards
TXSO – Dominic Franklin – 17 carries, 110 yards, TD
Top receivers
SOU – Hunter Register – 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD
TXSO – Donnie Corley – 6 receptions, 115 yards :
| Statistics | Southern | Texas Southern |
| First downs | 28 | 22 |
| Total yards | 295 | 516 |
| Rushing yards | 194 | 181 |
| Passing yards | 295 | 335 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 33:04 | 26:56 |

### At Mississippi Valley State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 19 | 0 | 16 | 35 |
at Rice–Totten Stadium, Itta Bena, MS
* Date: October 26
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 2,679
* Referee: John Allemand
Game information :
First quarter
(13:19) TXSO TD – Ke'Lenn Davis 5-yard punt block returned, Richard Garcia III kick Texas Southern 7–0; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Second quarter
(10:55) MVSU TD – Malik Myers 5-yard pass from Dejerric Bryant, Hayden Schuster PAT failed Texas Southern 7–6; Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:16
(03:47) MVSU TD – Caleb Johnson 3-yard rush, Hayden Schuster kick Mississippi Valley State 13–7; Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 3:16
Third quarter
(09:01) MVSU TD – Tadarius Davis 12-yard interception returned, Dejerric Bryant two-point pass conversion attempt failed Mississippi Valley State 19–7; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Fourth quarter
(12:26) MVSU SF – Jerry Garner 4-yard team safety Mississippi Valley State 21–7; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
(09:03) MVSU TD – Dejerric Bryant 2-yard rush, Hayden Schuster kick Mississippi Valley State 28–7; Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:07
(02:31) TXSO TD – Malik Webb 12-yard pass from Devin Williams, Richard Garcia III kick Mississippi Valley State 28–14; Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 1:53
(00:35) MVSU TD – Jerry Garner 0-yard fumble recovered, Hayden Schuster kick Mississippi Valley State 35–14; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00
Top passers
TXSO – Devin Williams – 9/17, 94 yards, TD, 2 INT
MVSU – Dejerric Bryant – 7/14, 57 yards, TD
Top rushers
TXSO – Dominic Franklin – 22 carries, 79 yards
MVSU – Caleb Johnson – 26 carries, 121 yards, TD
Top receivers
TXSO – Thurman Morbley – 4 receptions, 49 yards
MVSU – Johnny Wilson – 2 receptions, 25 yards :
| Statistics | Texas Southern | Mississippi Valley State |
| First downs | 17 | 13 |
| Total yards | 296 | 307 |
| Rushing yards | 169 | 250 |
| Passing yards | 127 | 57 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 26:05 | 33:55 |

### At Grambling State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| TXSO Tigers | 0 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 20 |
| GRAM Tigers | 21 | 20 | 0 | 14 | 55 |
at Eddie Robinson Stadium, Grambling, LA
* Date: November 2
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); cold
* Game attendance: 14,562
Game information :
First quarter
(13:51) GRAM TD – Geremy Hickbottom 73-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 7–0; Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:19
(09:23) GRAM TD – Lyndon Rash 38-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 14–0; Drive: 6 plays, 67 yards, 2:14
(04:36) GRAM TD – Geremy Hickbottom 67-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 21–0; Drive: 3 plays, 62 yards, 0:46
Second quarter
(14:19) GRAM TD – Nicholas Hunter 10-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 28–0; Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 1:01
(12:27) TXSO TD – Donnie Corley 35-yard pass from De'Andre Johnson, Brady Obholtz PAT failed Grambling State 28–6; Drive: 2 plays, 47 yards, 0:31
(08:45) GRAM TD – Geremy Hickbottom 1-yard rush, Miguel Mendez PAT blocked Grambling State 34–6; Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 3:31
(06:20) GRAM TD – Keilon Elder 5-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 41–6; Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:20
(02:30) TXSO TD – De'Andre Johnson 7-yard rush, De'Andre Johnson two-point conversion pass from Thurman Morbley Grambling State 41–14; Drive: 13 plays, 85 yards, 3:44
Third quarter
(11:36) TXSO TD – Tylor Cook 7-yard rush, two-point conversion pass attempt good kick Grambling State 41–20; Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:58
Fourth quarter
(12:43) GRAM TD – Anfernee Mullins 51-yard interception returned, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 48–20; Drive: 9 plays, 45 yards, 2:51
(09:58) GRAM TD – Kevin Dominique 2-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 55–20; Drive: 7 plays, 35 yards, 2:36
Top passers
TXSO – De'Andre Johnson – 21/40, 351 yards, TD, 2 INT
GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 16/23, 268 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
TXSO – De'Andre Johnson – 21 carries, 133 yards, TD
GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 15 carries, 185 yards, 3 TD
Top receivers
TXSO – Donnie Corley – 11 receptions, 170 yards, TD
GRAM – Devante Davis – 4 receptions, 80 yards :
| Statistics | Texas Southern | Grambling State |
| First downs | 34 | 22 |
| Total yards | 637 | 597 |
| Rushing yards | 280 | 307 |
| Passing yards | 357 | 290 |
| Turnovers | 6 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 37:09 | 22:51 |

### Alabama State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |
at BBVA Stadium, Houston, TX
* Date: November 9
* Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C); clear & sunny
* Game attendance: 2,422
* Referee: Tony Ross
Game information :
First quarter
(12:10) ALST TD – Michael Jefferson 53-yard pass from KHA'Darris Davis, Hunter Hanson kick Alabama State 7–0; Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 1:06
(05:39) ALST TD – Jacory Merritt 3-yard rush, Hunter Hanson kick Alabama State 14–0; Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 2:38
Second quarter
(14:48) TXSO TD – Tariq Buchanan 11-yard pass from De'Andre Johnson, Brady Obholtz kick Alabama State 14–7; Drive: 3 plays, 8 yards, 0:37
(07:03) ALST TD – Michael Jefferson 8-yard pass from KHA'Darris Davis, Hunter Hanson kick Alabama State 21–7; Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:32
(00:23) ALST TD – Michael Jefferson 6-yard pass from KHA'Darris Davis, Hunter Hanson PAT blocked Alabama State 27–7; Drive: 10 plays, 80 yards, 2:19
Third quarter
(04:00) TXSO TD – De'Andre Johnson 15-yard rush, Brady Obholtz kick Alabama State 27–14; Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:11
Fourth quarter
(12:27) TXSO TD – Dominic Franklin 34-yard rush, Brady Obholtz kick Alabama State 27–21; Drive: 4 plays, 55 yards, 1:38
Top passers
ALST – KHA'Darris Davis – 14/26, 226 yards, 3 TD, INT
TXSO – De'Andre Johnson – 16/26, 160 yards, TD
Top rushers
ALST – Ezra Gray – 24 carries, 154 yards
TXSO – LaDarius Owens – 17 carries, 78 yards
Top receivers
ALST – Michael Jefferson – 5 receptions, 102 yards, 3 TD
TXSO – Donnie Corley – 4 receptions, 65 yards :
| Statistics | Alabama State | Texas Southern |
| First downs | 18 | 17 |
| Total yards | 403 | 270 |
| Rushing yards | 177 | 110 |
| Passing yards | 226 | 160 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 30:47 | 29:13 |

### At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 13 |
| Golden Lions | 10 | 21 | 0 | 14 | 45 |
at Simmons Bank Field, Pine Bluff, AR
* Date: November 23
* Game time: 3:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: 47 °F (8 °C); cloudy
* Game attendance: 5,329
* Referee: John Allmon
Game information :
First quarter
(11:41) UAPB TD – Tyrin Ralph 7-yard pass from Skylar Perry, Zach Piwniczka kick Arkansas–Pine Bluff 7–0; Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:19
(06:10) UAPB FG – Zach Piwniczka 19-yard field goal Arkansas–Pine Bluff 10–0; Drive: 11 plays, 74 yards, 4:14
Second quarter
(14:35) UAPB TD – Taeyler Porter 5-yard rush, Zach Piwniczka kick Arkansas–Pine Bluff 17–0; Drive: 9 plays, 91 yards, 3:55
(11:41) UAPB TD – Tyrin Ralph 7-yard pass from Skylar Perry, Zach Piwniczka kick Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24–0; Drive: 1 play, 41 yards, 0:06
(06:52) TXSO TD – Ke'Lenn Davis 11-yard pass from De'Andre Johnson, Richard Garcia III kick Arkansas–Pine Bluff 24–7; Drive: 3 plays, 22 yards, 0:46
(05:17) UAPB TD – Daryl Carter 21-yard pass from Shannon Patrick, Zach Piwniczka kick Arkansas–Pine Bluff 31–7; Drive: 6 plays, 64 yards, 1:24
Fourth quarter
(12:32) TXSO TD – De'Andre Johnson 2-yard rush, two-point rush conversion failed Arkansas–Pine Bluff 31–13; Drive: 19 plays, 74 yards, 6:50
(08:23) UAPB TD – Taeyler Porter 1-yard rush, Zach Piwniczka kick Arkansas–Pine Bluff 38–13; Drive: 4 plays, 22 yards, 1:12
(05:04) UAPB TD – Dejuan Miller 71-yard pass from Taylor Holston, Zach Piwniczka kick Arkansas–Pine Bluff 45–13; Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 2:02
Top passers
TXSO – De'Andre Johnson – 29/43, 222 yards, TD
UAPB – Skyler Perry – 9/20, 163 yards, 2 TD
Top rushers
TXSO – Darius Mitchell – 5 carries, 28 yards
UAPB – Taeyler Porter – 30 carries, 197 yards, 2 TD
Top receivers
TXSO – Donnie Corley – 7 receptions, 69 yards
UAPB – Dejuan Miller – 3 receptions, 106 yards, TD :
| Statistics | Texas Southern | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| First downs | 20 | 23 |
| Total yards | 283 | 550 |
| Rushing yards | 61 | 273 |
| Passing yards | 222 | 227 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:39 | 28:21 |