1996 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 1996 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

1996 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
  • William A. Thomas (3rd season)
Home stadiumAstrodome
Rice Stadium
1996 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. T–8 Jackson State $^  6 1   10 2  
Southern  5 2   7 5  
Mississippi Valley State  5 2   7 4  
Texas Southern  5 2   7 4  
Alcorn State  3 4   4 7  
Grambling State  2 5   3 8  
Alabama State  2 5   3 8  
Prairie View A&M  0 7   0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll
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