2025 Texas Southern Tigers football team

2025 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–5 (5–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorSteven Smith (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorBilly Parker (2nd season)
Home stadiumShell Energy Stadium
2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 20 Jackson State xy   7 – 1     9 – 3  
Alabama State x   7 – 1     10 – 2  
Bethune–Cookman   5 – 3     6 – 6  
Florida A&M   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Alabama A&M   1 – 7     4 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State*   1 – 7     2 – 10  
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy$   7 – 1     10 – 4  
Texas Southern   5 – 3     6 – 5  
Alcorn State   4 – 4     5 – 7  
Grambling State   4 – 4     7 – 5  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff*   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Southern   1 – 7     2 – 10  
Championship: Prairie View A&M 23, Jackson State 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to failed academic requirements[1]
As of December 23, 2025
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Cris Dishman and played at the Shell Energy Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 307:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M
SWAC TVL 21–2219,638
September 65:00 p.m.at California*
ACCNX/ESPN+L 3–3535,898
September 136:00 p.m.No. 24 Lamar*
  • Shell Energy Stadium
  • Houston, TX
SWAC TVL 7–316,247
September 274:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley State
SWAC TVW 23–203,826
October 46:00 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff
SWAC TVW 51–74,007
October 116:00 p.m.at Grambling State
ESPN+W 21–2015,763
October 182:00 p.m.VUL*
SWAC TVW 61–105,000
November 12:00 p.m.Alcorn State
  • Shell Energy Stadium
  • Houston, TX
HBCU GoL 14–333,983
November 82:00 p.m.at Alabama State
SWAC TVL 24–4217,625
November 152:00 p.m.at Southern
SWAC TVW 35–3024,679
November 222:00 p.m.Alabama A&M
  • Shell Energy Stadium
  • Houston, TX
HBCU GoW 24–76,011

[3][4]

Game summaries

Prairie View A&M (Labor Day Classic)

See also: 2025 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team and Labor Day Classic
Prairie View A&M Panthers (0-0) at Texas Southern Tigers (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 7 7 0822
Tigers 7 7 0721

at Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: August 30
  • Game time: 7:00 PM CDT
  • Game attendance: 19,368
  • Referee: Ivan Daniels
  • TV announcers (SWAC TV): Butch Alsandor (play by play), Jorge Vargas (analyst) and Lauren Robertson (sideline reporter)
Game information
First quarter
  • TXSO – Da'Veon Ford 10-yard run (Christian Avelar kick), 9:03. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 83 yards, 5:47.
  • PV – Kheagian Heckaman 57-yard pass from Cameron Peters (Aiden Webb kick), 2:00. Tied 7–7. Drive: 6 plays, 85 yards, 6:46.
Second quarter
  • PV – Cameron Franklin 5-yard run (Aiden Webb kick), 9:11. Panthers 14–7. Drive: 9 plays, 34 yards, 5:38.
  • TXSO – Athean Renfro 20-yard run (Christian Avelar kick), 8:52. Tied 14–14. Drive: 1 play, 20 yards, 0:06.
Third quarter

No scoring plays.

Fourth quarter
  • PV – Team Safety, 9:45. Panthers 16–14.
  • TXSO – Roriyon Richardson 15-yard pass from KJ Cooper (Christian Avelar kick), 1:16. Tigers 21–16. Drive: 12 plays, 88 yards, 4:53.
  • PV – Rodny Ojo 13-yard pass from Cameron Peters, 0:00. Panthers 22–21. Drive: 10 plays, 84 yards, 1:09.
Statistics PV TXSO
First downs 19 17
Total yards 425 258
Rushes–yards 30–130 30–126
Passing yards 295 132
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 22–38–1 11–16–0
Turnovers 1 0
Time of possession 38:10 21:50
Team Category Player Statistics
Prairie View A&M Passing Cameron Peters 22/38, 295 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Chase Bingmon 9 carries, 50 yards
Receiving Kheagian Heckaman 2 receptions, 73 yards, TD
Texas Southern Passing KJ Cooper 11/16, 132 yards, TD
Rushing Athean Renfro 13 carries, 66 yards, TD
Receiving Roriyon Richardson 3 receptions, 57 yards, TD

at California (FBS)

See also: 2025 California Golden Bears football team
Texas Southern Tigers (0-1) at California Golden Bears (FBS) (1-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 0 033
Golden Bears (FBS) 3 8 141035

at California Memorial Stadium • Berkley, CA

  • Date: September 6
  • Game time: 3:00 PM PDT
  • Game weather: Sunny
  • Game attendance: 35,898
  • Referee: Riley Johnson
  • TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): Chris Sylvester (play-by-play) and Ahman Green (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • CAL – Abram Murray 44-yard field goal, 11:37. Golden Bears 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:47.
Second quarter
  • CAL – Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele 1-yard run (Mason Mini run for two-point conversion), 1:19. Golden Bears 11–0. Drive: 12 plays, 86 yards, 4:54.
Third quarter
  • CAL – Kendrick Raphael 1-yard run (Chase Meyer kick), 9:38. Golden Bears 18–0. Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:15.
  • CAL – LJ Johnson Jr. 12-yard run (Chase Meyer kick), 5:27. Golden Bears 25–0. Drive: 6 plays, 32 yards, 2:30.
Fourth quarter
  • TSU – Christian Avelar 39-yard field goal, 13:58. Golden Bears 25–3. Drive: 14 plays, 57 yards, 6:23.
  • CAL – Chase Meyer 43-yard field goal, 10:18. Golden Bears 28–3. Drive: 8 plays, 38 yards, 3:33.
  • CAL – Jayden Dixon-Veal 14-yard pass from Devin Brown (Chase Meyer kick), 3:09. Golden Bears 35–3. Drive: 11 plays, 90 yards, 5:32.
Statistics TXSO CAL
First downs 13 22
Total yards 192 467
Rushing yards 52 181
Passing yards 140 286
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 20–36–1 28–39–1
Time of possession 28:22 31:38
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Southern Passing KJ Cooper 19/35, 137 yards, INT
Rushing KJ Cooper 7 carries, 30 yards
Receiving Jalen Williams 6 receptions, 42 yards
California Passing Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele 26/37, 259 yards, INT
Rushing Kendrick Raphael 18 carries, 131 yards, TD
Receiving Mark Hamper 5 receptions, 69 yards

No. 24 Lamar

See also: 2025 Lamar Cardinals football team
No. 24 Lamar Cardinals (1-1) at Texas Southern Tigers (0-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
No. 24 Cardinals - - --0
Tigers - - --0

at Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: September 13
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • TV announcers (SWAC TV): Butch Alsandor (play-by-play) and Jorge Vargas (analyst)
Statistics LAM TXSO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Lamar Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Mississippi Valley State

See also: 2025 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
Texas Southern Tigers (0-3) vs. Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (0-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 7 7923
Delta Devils 10 7 3020

at Rice–Totten Stadium • Itta Bena, MS

  • Date: September 27
  • Game time: 4:00 PM CDT
  • TV announcers (SWAC TV): Charles Bishop (play-by-play) and Charles Porter (analyst)
Statistics TXSO MVSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Mississippi Valley State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

See also: 2025 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions (2-2) vs. Texas Southern Tigers (1-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Lions 0 0 077
Tigers 3 24 17751

at Husky Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: October 4
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • TV announcers (SWAC TV): Butch Alsandor (play-by-play) and Jorge Vargas (analyst)
Statistics UAPB TXSO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Grambling State

See also: 2025 Grambling State Tigers football team
Texas Southern Tigers (2-3) vs. Grambling State Tigers (3-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Texas Southern - - --0
Grambling State - - --0

at Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA

  • Date: October 11
  • Game time: 6:00 PM CDT
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Jason Ross Jr. (play by play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
Statistics TXSO GRAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Grambling State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

VUL (NCCAA)

See also: VUL Dragons football
VUL Dragons (NCCAA) (0-0) vs. Texas Southern Tigers (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Dragons (NCCAA) 0 3 7010
Tigers 17 20 141061

at Alexander Durley Sports Complex • Houston, TX

  • Date: October 18
  • Game time: 2:00 PM CDT
  • TV announcers (SWAC TV): Butch Alsandor (play by play) and Jorge Vargas (analyst)
Statistics VUL TXSO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
VUL Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Alcorn State

See also: 2025 Alcorn State Braves football team
Alcorn State Braves (2-6) vs. Texas Southern Tigers (4-3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Braves - - --0
Tigers - - --0

at Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: November 1
  • Game time: 2:00 PM CDT
  • TV announcers (HBCU Go): James Hadnot (play by play), Jon Kelley (analyst) and Lawrencia Moten (sideline reporter)
Statistics ALCN TXSO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Alcorn State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Alabama State

See also: 2025 Alabama State Hornets football team
Texas Southern Tigers (4-4) vs. Alabama State Hornets (6-2) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers - - --0
Hornets - - --0

at ASU Stadium • Montgomery, AL

  • Date: November 8
  • Game time: 2:00 PM CST
  • TV announcers (SWAC TV): Santoria Black (play by play), Stan Becton (analyst) and Faith Daniels (sideline reporter)
Statistics TXSO ALST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Alabama State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Southern

Texas Southern Tigers (0-0) vs. Southern Jaguars (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Tigers - - --0
Jaguars - - --0

at A. W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA

  • Date: November 15
  • Game time: 2:00 PM CST
  • TV announcers (SWAC TV): Butch Alsandor (play by play) and Jorge Vargas (analyst)
Statistics TXSO SOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Texas Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Alabama A&M

See also: 2025 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team
Alabama A&M Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Texas Southern Tigers (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bulldogs - - --0
Tigers - - --0

at Shell Energy Stadium • Houston, TX

  • Date: November 22
  • Game time: 2:00 PM CST
  • TV announcers (HBCU Go): James Hadnot (play by play), Jon Kelley (analyst) and Lawrencia Moten (sideline reporter)
Statistics AAMU TXSO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Alabama A&M Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Southern Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  2. ^ Spearman, Tanner (September 30, 2025). "UAPB-Texas Southern football game changes venue". Pine Bluff Commercial: WEHCO Media. Retrieved October 2, 2025.
  3. ^ Kelley, Kevin (February 11, 2025). "Texas Southern announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved July 28, 2025.
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