The 2026 Texas Southern Tigers football team will represent Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2026 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers will be led by third-year head coach Cris Dishman and will play their home games at W.W. Thorne Stadium in Houston, Texas.
Schedule Texas Southern announced their 2026 schedule a month before the first game of the season, due to scheduling conflicts with their home stadium, Shell Energy Stadium.
Game summaries
North Carolina Central
Statistics NCCUTXSO First downs 25 19 Plays–yards 73–321 55–462 Rushes–yards 39–190 36–277 Passing yards 131 185 Passing: comp–att–int 16–34–1 8–19–1 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 33:16 26:44 Team Category Player Statistics North Carolina Central Passing Nelson Layne 16/31, 131 yards, TD, INT Rushing Nelson Layne 13 carries, 116 yards, 2 TD Receiving Rodney Lesane 2 receptions, 36 yards Texas Southern Passing Cam'Ron McCoy 8/19, 185 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Athean Renfro Jr. 18 carries, 163 yards, TD Receiving Jaquan McGee 4 receptions, 115 yards, 2 TD
at Prairie View A&M (Labor Day Classic)
Statistics TXSOPV First downs 21 19 Plays–yards 77–318 54–398 Rushes–yards 50–216 26–160 Passing yards 102 238 Passing: comp–att–int 14–27–0 21–28–0 Turnovers 2 0 Time of possession 40:22 17:35 Team Category Player Statistics Texas Southern Passing Cam'Ron McCoy 10/19, 91 yards Rushing Athean Renfro Jr. 17 carries, 85 yards Receiving Roriyon Richardson 4 receptions, 45 yards Prairie View A&M Passing Tevin Carter 16/22, 217 yards, 4 TD Rushing Chase Bingmon 10 carries, 60 yards, TD Receiving Rodny Ojo 3 receptions, 68 yards
at UTEP (FBS)
Statistics TXSOUTEP First downs 13 21 Plays–yards 62–211 54–491 Rushes–yards 40–112 33–252 Passing yards 99 239 Passing: comp–att–int 13–22–1 14–21–0 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 36:36 23:24 Team Category Player Statistics Texas Southern Passing Cam'Ron McCoy 11/17, 85 yards, INT Rushing Athean Renfro Jr. 13 carries, 45 yards, TD Receiving Xavier Phipps 3 receptions, 31 yardsUTEP Passing EJ Colson Jr. 14/21, 239 yards, 4 TD Rushing Tavorus Jones 16 carries, 104 yards, TD Receiving Kam Thomas 2 receptions, 92 yards, TD
at Alcorn State
Statistics TXSOALCN First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Texas Southern Passing Rushing Receiving Alcorn State Passing Rushing Receiving
at Florida Atlantic (FBS)
Statistics TXSOFAU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Texas Southern Passing Rushing Receiving Florida Atlantic Passing Rushing Receiving
Mississippi Valley State
Statistics MVSUTXSO First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Mississippi Valley State Passing Rushing Receiving Texas Southern Passing Rushing Receiving
Southern
Statistics SOUTXSO First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Southern Passing Rushing Receiving Texas Southern Passing Rushing Receiving
Grambling State
Statistics GRAMTXSO First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Grambling State Passing Rushing Receiving Texas Southern Passing Rushing Receiving
Alabama State
Statistics ALSTTXSO First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Alabama State Passing Rushing Receiving Texas Southern Passing Rushing Receiving
at Alabama A&M
Statistics TXSOAAMU First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Texas Southern Passing Rushing Receiving Alabama A&M Passing Rushing Receiving
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Statistics UAPBTXSO First downs Plays–yards Rushes–yards Passing yards Passing: comp–att–int Turnovers Time of possession Team Category Player Statistics Arkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Rushing Receiving Texas Southern Passing Rushing Receiving
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