1997 Texas Southern Tigers football team

1997 Texas Southern Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–6 (4–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAstrodome
Robertson Stadium
Rice Stadium
1997 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
No. 12 Southern $  8 0   11 1  
No. 14 Jackson State ^  7 1   9 3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  6 2   8 3  
Texas Southern  4 4   5 6  
Alcorn State  4 4   4 7  
Mississippi Valley State  3 5   4 6  
Alabama State  2 6   3 8  
Grambling State  2 6   3 8  
Prairie View A&M  0 8   0 9  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1997 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.