Alabama State at Texas Southern

Saturday, October 14, 2017

Alabama State beat Texas Southern 23–⁠16. It was their ninth meeting; after it, Alabama State led the series 7–⁠2 as played.

AwayAlabama State5–⁠6 in 2017
23
HomeTexas Southern2–⁠9 in 2017
16

Final at BBVA Compass Stadium, HoustonAttendance 8,462

At kickoff
88°F, a few clouds, wind 7 mph from the north, gusts to 16 mphWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Houston Dunn Helistop (KMCJ), 5 km from the stadium
Officials
Referee Rod. Holloway; umpire Daniel Shipp; head linesman Darren Crawford; line judge Glen Branch; side judge Charles Green; field judge Cecil Copeland; back judge James BoydGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Alabama State3710323
Texas Southern790016

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Texas Southern 51% to win. Alabama State won as Elo’s underdog.

Officially, Alabama State leads 12–⁠1; as played, 12–⁠2 in 14 meetings, counting the five since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Alabama State 42, Texas Southern 24
2022Alabama State 16, Texas Southern 13
2021Alabama State 24, Texas Southern 21
2019Alabama State 27, Texas Southern 21
2018Alabama State 30, Texas Southern 21
2017Alabama State 23, Texas Southern 16

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