Texas Southern at Southern

Saturday, October 20, 2018

Southern beat Texas Southern 21–⁠7. It was their 13th meeting; after it, Southern led the series 9–⁠3–⁠1 as played.

AwayTexas Southern1–⁠9 in 2018
7
HomeSouthern7–⁠4 in 2018
21

Final at Cotton Bowl, DallasAttendance 17,105

At kickoff
72°F, mostly cloudy, wind 10 mph from the northWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Dallas Love Field Airport (KDAL), 10 km from the stadium, seven minutes before kickoff
Officials
Referee Marty Adams; umpire Hector Arias; head linesman Anthony Britt; line judge Sebrina Brunson; side judge Joe Green; field judge Walter Clemons; back judge Eddie KellyGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
Texas Southern00077
Southern1407021

Before kickoff

Our ratings going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Southern 86% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

Officially, Southern leads 13–⁠5–⁠1; as played, 13–⁠6–⁠1 in 20 meetings, counting the seven since this game.

Recent meetings
2025Texas Southern 35, Southern 30
2024Southern 22, Texas Southern 19
2023Southern 23, Texas Southern 17
2022Texas Southern 24, Southern 0
2021Texas Southern 35, Southern 31
2020Southern 51, Texas Southern 23

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