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TIGERS FOOTBALL TEXAS SOUTHERN HEAD COACH: Michael A. Haywood 2018 SCHEDULE Time/Results 5th season overall (16-31), 3rd season at TSU (6-16) Sept. 1 UT-Permian Basin 7:00 pm Sept. 8 Texas State 6:00 pm BROADCAST INFORMATION Sept. 15 Alcorn State 6:00 pm Sept. 22 Houston 7:00 pm TV: AT&T SPORTSNET *Oct. 6 Alabama A&M 6:00 pm Butch Alsandor pxp, Jorge Vargas color, Matt Pederson sideline *Oct. 13 Grambling State 6:00 pm *Oct. 20 Southern 2:00 pm RADIO: KTSU 90.9 FM *Oct. 27 Miss. Valley St. 2:00 pm Lary “Chattabox” Hale pxp, Devan Wade color, Charles Bishop sideline *Nov. 3 Alabama State 2:00 pm *Nov. 17 Arkansas-PB 7:00 pm *Nov. 24 Prairie View A&M 1:00 pm Home games listed in Bold 2018 TEXAS SOUTHERN TIGERS FOOTBALL TSU QUICK FACTS The Texas Southern Tigers Football team will host UT-Permian Basin in what will be their first game of 2018. TSU is under the direction of third year head coach Michael Haywood. The Tigers assembled a challenging slate of non-conference opponents in 2018 while also facing Athletic Website stiff competition in the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Texas Southern has seven confer- TSU- www.tsusports.com ence games this year while playing four non-conference outings. The Tigers will play nine of their eleven games in the state of Texas including games at Houston and Texas State. Texas General Information Southern will look to improve this season under new offensive coordinator Morris Watts. Location: Houston, Texas Founded: 1947 THE OPENING KICKOFF Enrollment: 9,500 Conference: Southwestern Athletic Texas Southern welcomed Morris Watts as its new offensive coordinator in 2018 Home Stadium: BBVA Compass (22,000) TSU also welcomed Michael Slater as its new defensive line coach in 2018 Playing Surface: Natural Grass Texas Southern welcomed the additions of transfer receivers Tren’Davian Dickson Colors: Maroon and Grey and Bobby Hartzog this past offseason Band: Ocean of Soul TSU had one of the leagues top ranked red zone offenses last season Twitter: TXSOTigers No stranger to turning around programs, Haywood led Miami of Ohio to a conference Facebook: Texas Southern Athletics title in his second season at the helm of the program Instagram: TXSOTigers Texas Southern head coach Michael Haywood played collegiately at Notre Dame YouTube: TXSOTigers under legendary head coach Lou Holtz SID: Andrew Roberts TSU is looking for its first winning season since 2000 Email: [email protected] Texas Southern was 2-5 versus SWAC opponents during the 2017 season Texas Southern will wear new uniforms this upcoming season as the Athletics De- TSU Football wins from 2006-10 were va- partment signed a five year deal with Under Armour which began July 1st cated due to NCAA sanctions Texas Southern will play a total of seven league games this season Texas Southern added former Tulane QB Glen Cuiellette during the offseason and at the conclusion of preseason camp he earned the nod as the Tigers starting quarterback TIGERS LOOK TO IMPROVE IN ALL THREE PHASES OF THE GAME HOUSTON-Going into this season TSU head coach Michael Haywood is focused on making sure the team is fundamentally sound and working together as a team in all three facets of the game by their first game against UT- Permian Basin on Saturday, September 1st. "It's important that as a team we realize that our 2's and 3's have to be dominate on special teams and we have to make that tran- sition," said Haywood. "We have to do a lot better with the 2's and 3's playing special teams so that the starters don't have to play so many plays." Haywood has instilled his expectations in his leaders. They are paying attention to the small things and aren't letting anything get by. They want to perfect everything related to their craft. This season the Tigers mantra is B.A.M. (By Any Means). Haywood has constantly emphasized why he chose B.A.M to be the teams' motto this season. "By any means necessary we have to win," Haywood told his team. "When adversity is up against you we have to win. There's no sense in looking up at the clock, It's 60 minutes. We want to be victorious at the end. We want be physically dominant for 60 minutes and take control of the football game." LEADING THE PACK Gillan cut the lead to 14-10 on a two-yard Linebacker Sean Jones accumulated an touchdown run and an extra point kick with impressive stat line during the contest as Texas Southern’s Julian Marcantel aver- 5:26 left in the second quarter. he tallied nine tackles including two sacks and three tackles for loss while also con- aged 8.5 tackles per game ranking him 2nd in the conference last season while tributing one pass breakup and an inter- Texas Southern responded back with a 23- ception. also ranking him 1st on the Tigers football yard field goal by Aaron Cuevas and a team. Smalls grab late in the fourth quarter to Texas Southern led 21-7 going into seal it. halftime with first half scores from wide LAST OUTING receiver Darvin Kidsy, quarterback Elijah Odum, and tight end Mario Smalls. HOUSTON- The Texas Southern Tigers The Tigers will now get set to host Prairie th football team concluded their season on View A&M on Saturday, November 25 at In the second half the Tigers added three Saturday with a 30-16 loss at home to the 6:00 pm at BBVA Compass Stadium in more scores as running back Brad Prairie View A&M Panthers. what will be the season finale for both Woodard found the end zone on a one teams. yard run. TSU trailed 14-3 at halftime but cut the Panthers lead to five points at 14-9 after an SU 33, TSU 7 Odum got his second score of the day on a Archie Rice 39-yard interception return for 12-yard touchdown run before TSU place a touchdown in the second half. HOUSTON- Texas Southern lost a 33-7 kicker put up the games' final points on a decision to the Southern Jaguars at home 24-yard successful field goal. Prairie View went on to score 16 straight Texas Southern returns home to face the on Saturday. SU scored first on a 71-yard points to push the lead back to double dig- Southern Jaguars on Saturday, November its at 30-9. touchdown rush in the first quarter taking a 11 at 5:00 pm at BBVA Compass Stadium. 7-0 advantage. Texas Southern running back Brad GSU 50, TSU 24 Woodard tallied the final score of the night Southern extended the lead to 13-0 on a on a 46-yard touchdown run which brought pair of field goals by halftime. the score to 30-16 after a successful Aaron GRAMBLING, La. – Texas Southern lost a Cuevas extra point. 50-24 decision to Grambling State on Sat- SU subsequently added points on a 10- Woodard contributed a total of 86 yards on yard touchdown pass and returned a punt urday in a Southwestern Athletic Confer- the ground as he averaged 5.7 yards per 74 yards for scores as the Jaguars went up ence (SWAC) game at Eddie G. Robinson carry. Offensively the Tigers amassed 190 26-0 by the close of the third quarter. Memorial Stadium. yards of total offense while PVAMU tallied 429 yards of total offense. The Tigers got on the board when quarter- GSU drove 68 yards on its opening drive ending with a 9-yard touchdown pass to Julian Marcantel led all TSU defenders back Elijah Odum ran it in from 11 yards give Grambling State a 7-0 lead with 11:26 with 13 total tackles including one tackle away with 14:20 remaining in the fourth for loss. quarter. Southern capped the scoring on a left in the first quarter. two-yard touchdown run later in the fourth. TSU finishes the 2017 season with a 2-9 Grambling State extended the advantage overall record including a 2-5 mark in For the game defensive back Archie Rice to 14-0 on its next drive as GSU scored on league play. led the Tigers in tackles as he posted a a 9-yard quarterback keeper with 7:28 left in the first. 2017 GAME RECAPS total of 13 stops including one pass break- up. TSU 24, UAPB 10 Texas Southern capitalized on a Gram- The Tigers will get set to travel to play their bling State turnover and went 39 yards in LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Brad Woodard final road outing of the season versus Ar- seven plays as Aaron Cuevas booted a 27- rushed 27 times for 128 yards and a touch- kansas-Pine Bluff on Saturday, November yard field to close the gap to 14-3 with 2:11 down, Elijah Odom added 92 yards on the 18th. in the opening quarter. ground with a score and also found Mario Smalls for a 25-yard touchdown and the TSU 38, MVSU 21 Grambling State quickly answered and Texas Southern defense held the Golden capped off a 5-play, 65-yard drive as GSU ITTA BENA, Miss.- The Texas Southern Lions to 189 total yards of offense to pick extended the lead to 20-3 after the point Tigers picked up their first win of the sea- after attempt was blocked with 14:48 left in up a road conference victory.