# 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Michael Haywood in his third and final season as head coach, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–9 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SWAC's West Division. Texas Southern played home games at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston.

## Preseason
### SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Tigers were predicted to finish fourth in the West Division.

#### Media poll

West Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Grambling State | 96 |
| 2 | Southern | 78 |
| 3 | Prairie View A&M | 65 |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 31 |
| 5 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 30 |

### Presason All-SWAC Team

The Tigers had one player selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

#### Offense

2nd team
Jimmy White – So. OL

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 7:00 p.m. | Texas–Permian Basin* | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | ATT SW+ | W 26–16 | 1,824 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at Texas State* | Bobcat StadiumSan Marcos, TX | ESPN+ | L 20–36 | 15,440 |
| September 15 | 6:00 p.m. | at Alcorn State* | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | | L 15–27 | 14,563 |
| September 22 | 7:00 p.m. | at Houston* | TDECU StadiumHouston, TX | ESPN3 | L 14–70 | 29,970 |
| October 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | ATT SW | L 21–42 | 2,112 |
| October 13 | 6:00 p.m. | Grambling State | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | ATT SW | L 21–34 | 10,010 |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | vs. Southern | Cotton BowlDallas, TX (State Fair Showdown) | | L 7–21 | 17,105 |
| October 27 | 2:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | ATT SW | W 42–14 | 5,782 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alabama State | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | | L 30–21 | 12,050 |
| November 17 | 7:30 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | BBVA Compass StadiumHouston, TX | ATT SW | L 10–15 | 2,045 |
| November 24 | 2:00 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M | Panther Stadium at Blackshear FieldPrairie View, TX (Labor Day Classic) | | L 14–60 | 4,125 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingAll times are in Central time |||||||
Despite Alcorn State also being a member of the SWAC, the game against Texas Southern was designated a non-conference game.

## Game summaries
### Texas–Permian Basin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Falcons | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 16 |
| Tigers | 13 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 26 |

### At Texas State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| Bobcats | 3 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 36 |

### At Alcorn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
| Braves | 14 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 27 |

### At Houston

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Cougars | 14 | 28 | 7 | 21 | 70 |

### Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 14 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 42 |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| GRAM Tigers | 0 | 14 | 17 | 3 | 34 |
| TXSO Tigers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 |

### vs Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
| Jaguars | 14 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 21 |

### Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| Tigers | 7 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 42 |

### At Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Hornets | 7 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 30 |

### Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Lions | 3 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 15 |
| Tigers | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 10 |

### At Prairie View A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| Panthers | 23 | 27 | 20 | 0 | 70 |