UAPB AT TEXAS SOUTHERN

SERIES Texas Southern leads 26-18-1 LAST MEETING Texas Southern shut out UAPB in the second half of a 24-10 victory on Nov. 18, 2017, in Little Rock COMMENTS UAPB has lost four of its past five meetings against Texas Southern. The last time the Golden Lions beat the Tigers was in 2014, a 38-37 victory in Houston. … Texas Southern has the SWAC’s sixth-ranked offense and seventh-ranked defense, while UAPB is second on offense and last on defense. … . UAPB junior defensive end Jalen Steward leads the conference with 14.5 tackles for loss. He also has five sacks. … Michael Haywood spent two seasons at Miami (Ohio) but left a lasting impression before taking over at Texas Southern in 2015. He went 1-11 his first year in 2009 but rebounded to go 9-4 and won the Mid-American Conference championship in his second season. Haywood eventually left the Redhawks’ program following the league title game after being hired at Pittsburgh on Dec. 16, 2010. However, he was fired by the Pittsburgh administration two weeks later after he was arrested on domestic violence charges. … UAPB, which is last in the Football Championship Subdivision in total defense and next to last in scoring defense, has allowed at least 45 points in seven games this season. The last UAPB team to allow that many points over the course of a season was in 2016 when its opponents eclipsed 40 points seven times. … UAPB junior running back Taeyler Porter is 13th in the FCS in rushing and averages 119.7 yards per game.