Football Closes Out 2019 Season At Arkansas-Pine Bluff On Saturday
• Texas southern closes the 2019 season on the road at Arkansas-Pine Bluff Saturday at 3 p.m. inside Simmons Bank Field.
• TSU is trying to avoid a winless season as the Tigers' last winless season was in 2007 (0-11) under Steve Wilson.
• The 2020 schedule was announced this past Monday and this marks the first of back-to-back trips to Pine Bluff, Ark. for TSU. The SWAC switches to an eight-game format in 2020 and the schedule has TSU returning to uapb in 2020.
• TSU leads the overall series 25-18 and has won three of the past four games against UAPB. They've outscored UAPB 871-809 all-time.
• TSU and UAPB both feature high-flying offensive units as UAPB ranks No. 3 and TSU is fourth in the SWAC. UAPB ranks fourth in total defense with 381.9 yards per game.
• Saturday's contest will feature live audio on KTSU 90.9 FM.
• Clarence McKinney is the 17th head coach in the history of texas southern football. McKinney has a task ahead as the program has only had 28 winning seasons in 73 years of existence and hasn't recorded a winning season since 2000.
•UAPB football is seeking just its sixth winning season just returning to the SWAC in 1998 and the first since 2012. UAPB's 5-5 mark is the best since the 10-2 season of 2012.
• TSU has scored 228 points in its first 10 games this season. It took eight games last season for the Tigers to score 170-plus points.
• TSU is ranked No. 4 in the SWAC with 447.3 yards of total offense per game. The Tigers are the No. 4 passing team and No. 6 in rushing.
• If TSU wide receiver Donnie Corley surpasses 1,000 yards this weekend, it'll mark the second straight year TSU has produced a 1,000-yard receiver and the first time in school history. Corley needs 30 yards for the feat.
Courtesy: TSUSports.com