The 1979 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season.
Led by first-year head coach Jim Sorey, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished sixth in the SWAC.
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