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2025 Texas Southern

6–⁠5 (5–⁠3 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Texas Southern in 2025, game by game: lost vs. Prairie View A&M 21–22; lost at California 3–35; lost vs. Lamar 7–31; won at Mississippi Valley State 23–20; won vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff 51–7; won at Grambling 21–20; won vs. Virginia Lynchburg 61–10; lost vs. Alcorn State 14–33; lost at Alabama State 24–42; won at Southern 35–30; won vs. Alabama A&M 24–7+51−32Lost 21–22 vs. Prairie View A&M-1Prairie View A&MLost 3–35 at California-32CaliforniaLost 7–31 vs. Lamar-24LamarWon 23–20 at Mississippi Valley State+3Mississippi Val…Won 51–7 vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff+44Arkansas–Pine B…Won 21–20 at Grambling+1GramblingWon 61–10 vs. Virginia Lynchburg+51Virginia Lynchb…Lost 14–33 vs. Alcorn State-19Alcorn StateLost 24–42 at Alabama State-18Alabama StateWon 35–30 at Southern+5SouthernWon 24–7 vs. Alabama A&M+17Alabama A&M
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsPrairie View A&ML 21–⁠2258%
Sep 6atCaliforniaL 3–⁠3512%
Sep 13vsLamarL 7–⁠3149%
Sep 27atMississippi Valley StateW 23–⁠2060%
Oct 4vsArkansas–Pine BluffW 51–⁠766%
Oct 11atGramblingW 21–⁠2041%
Oct 18vsVirginia LynchburgW 61–⁠1088%
Nov 1vsAlcorn StateL 14–⁠3365%
Nov 8atAlabama StateL 24–⁠4218%
Nov 15atSouthernW 35–⁠3057%
Nov 22vsAlabama A&MW 24–⁠763%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alabama A&M 24–⁠7; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 4th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 11th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 29 on file).

Record
6–⁠5
Conference
5–⁠3 tied for 4th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
284–⁠257
Coach
—
Elo
1249 −9 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−38.9 No. 100 of 129 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 146
Offensive coordinator
Steven Smith
Defensive coordinator
Billy Parker

Leaders

Passing yardsK.J. Cooper QB1,497 yds
Passing touchdownsK.J. Cooper QB11 TD
Rushing yardsAthean Renfro RB730 yds
Rushing touchdownsAthean Renfro RB6 TD
Receiving yardsRoriyon Richardson WR444 yds
Receiving touchdownsRoriyon Richardson WR4 TD
TacklesIsaiah Bogerty LB10 tkl
SacksJason Patterson DL1 sacks
InterceptionsEdric Whitley CB2 INT

Top recruits in the 2025 class

Donovan Jones LB★★★No. 873
Javar Thomas LB★★★No. 897
Kevin Magera TE★★★No. 2994

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2025 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Receivers13.00.810
Linebackers23.00.872
Whole class33.00.851

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

Roster 70

The 2025 roster

70 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2025 line; 44 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 4

The 2025 portal
Garfield Lawrence DL★★★from Houston
Jaheim Miller CB★★★from Florida Atlantic
Khristian Zachary DL★★★from Alabama A&M
Xavier Phipps WRfrom UTEP

Transfers out 8

Keelan Cox DE★★★to Sam Houston
M.J. Hinson Jr. CB★★★to Florida Atlantic
Jyrin Johnson TE★★★to Bowling Green
Stephon Wright DE★★★★to UConn
Jayden Williams CB★★★to New Mexico
Syncere Massey DL★★★to Sacramento State
Brian Booker DLto New Mexico
Jace Wilson QBto Tennessee Tech

2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alabama State8–⁠110–⁠2
Jackson State7–⁠19–⁠3
Prairie View A&M7–⁠110–⁠4
Texas Southern5–⁠36–⁠5
Bethune-Cookman5–⁠36–⁠6
Grambling4–⁠47–⁠5
Florida A&M4–⁠45–⁠7
Alcorn State4–⁠55–⁠7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff2–⁠63–⁠8
Alabama A&M2–⁠74–⁠8
Southern2–⁠82–⁠10
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠82–⁠10

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.