The 2020 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during 2020âÂÂ21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led second-year head coach Clarence McKinney, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 1âÂÂ2 with an identical mark in conference play, placing fourth teams in the SWAC's West Division. Texas Southern played home games at BBVA Stadium in Houston.
On July 20, 2020, the SWAC announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Texas Southern's original 2020 schedule consisted of five home games, five away games, and one neutral site game. The Tigers were to travel to SWAC foes Prairie View A&M, Jackson State, ArkansasâÂÂPine Bluff, and Alabama State. The Tigers were to host to SWAC opponents Houston Baptist, Alabama A&M, Grambling State, and Mississippi Valley State. Texas Southern were to travel to Arlington, Texas to compete against conference foe Southern in a neutral matchup at AT&T Stadium.
Due to the SWAC's postponement of the 2020 football season to spring 2021, games against Houston Baptist, New Mexico State, and TexasâÂÂPermian Basin were canceled. The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.