1996 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1996 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Rice Stadium
1996 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
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

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.