1997 Texas Southern Tigers football team

The 1997 Texas Southern Tigers football team represented Texas Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach William A. Thomas, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.