2016 Texas Southern Tigers football team

2016 Texas Southern Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–7 (4–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Michael Haywood (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Greg Gregory (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Tom Anthony (1st season)
Home stadium	BBVA Compass Stadium

2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State xy		5	–	4					5	–	6
Alabama A&M		4	–	5					4	–	7
Alabama State		3	–	6					4	–	7
Jackson State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	8					1	–	10
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$		9	–	0					12	–	1
Southern *		8	–	1					8	–	3
Prairie View A&M		7	–	2					7	–	4
Texas Southern		4	–	5					4	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach Michael Haywood, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–7 with a mark of 4–5 in conference play, placing fourth in the SWAC's West Division. Texas Southern played home games at BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	5:00 pm	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX (Labor Day Classic)	ESPNU	L 25–29	14,982
September 10	7:00 pm	at Houston Baptist*	Husky Stadium Houston, TX	RSSW	L 20–24	4,125
September 17	7:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	RSSW (tape delay)	W 31–0	1,524
September 24	6:00 pm	at Alabama State	The New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		W 31–27	14,199
October 1	7:00 pm	Alabama A&M	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	RSSW	W 34–31	4,282
October 15	2:00 pm	at Alcorn State	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		L 20–23	11,142
October 22	2:00 pm	Jackson State	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	RSSW	L 13–21	10,121
October 29	6:00 pm	at No. 1 Sam Houston State*	Bowers Stadium Huntsville, TX	ESPN3	L 17–66	8,611
November 5	4:00 pm	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		L 10–26	7,259
November 12	2:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	RSSW	W 27–10	1,782
November 19	2:00 pm	No. 17 Grambling State	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	RSSW	L 28–47	9,146
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time