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Southern Jaguars football

The Southern Jaguars are the college football team representing Southern University. The Jaguars play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Jaguars started collegiate football in 1916, and played in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference before joining the SWAC in 1934.

Southern Jaguars football
2024 Southern Jaguars football team
First season1916
Athletic directorRoman Banks
Head coachTerrence Graves
1st season, 1–0 (1.000)
StadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
(capacity: 29,000)
Field surfaceArtificial turf
LocationBaton Rouge, Louisiana
ConferenceSWAC
DivisionWest
All-time record557–341–28 (.617)
Bowl record8–3 (.727)
Claimed national titles9 (Black College): 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1960, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2003
Unclaimed national titles2 (Black College): 1975, 1998
Conference titles19
RivalriesGrambling State
Jackson State
Texas Southern
ColorsColumbia blue and gold[1]
   
Marching bandHuman Jukebox
Websitegojagsports.com
A. W. Mumford Stadium

Every late November they play their last regular season game against in-state rival Grambling in the Bayou Classic in New Orleans, Louisiana. Another notable rivalry, dubbed the "Boombox Classic," is played between Jackson State and Southern yearly.

History edit

Classifications edit

  • 1952–1972: NCAA College Division
  • 1973–1976: NCAA Division II
  • 1977: NCAA Division I
  • 1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships edit

Championships edit

Black college football national championships edit

YearCoachNational championship selectorsRecord
1948Ace MumfordAssociated Negro Press, Baltimore Afro-American, Pittsburgh Courier12–0
1949Associated Negro Press, Pittsburgh Courier10–0–1
1950Associated Negro Press, Pittsburgh Courier10–0–1
1954Atlanta Daily World, Pittsburgh Courier10–1
1960Atlanta Daily World, Associated Negro Press, Pittsburgh Courier9–1
1993Pete RichardsonAmerican Sports Wire, Black College Sports Report11–1
1995Atlanta Daily World, American Sports Wire, American Urban Radio Networks11–1
1997Atlanta Daily World, American Sports Wire11–1
2003Atlanta Daily World, American Sports Wire, American Urban Radio Networks,
Black College Sports Page, Dr. Cavil's Classic Cuts–Major Division Poll		12–1

Conference championships edit

Southern has won 19 conference championships, with all of them coming in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, 12 outright and 7 shared.

SeasonConferenceCoachOverall recordConference record
1937†Southwestern Athletic ConferenceAce Mumford4–4–1–
1938†7–1–14–1–1
1940†8–15–1
19469–2–16–0
194710–27–0
194812–07–0
1949†10–0–16–0–1
195010–0–17–0
19557–2–16–1
19598–27–0
1960†9–16–1
1966†Robert E. Smith6–2–14–2–1
1975†Charles Bates9–34–2
1993Pete Richardson11–17–0
199711–16–1
199811–18–0
199911–24–0
200312–16–1
2013Dawson Odums9–47–2
Conference Championships:19

† Co-champions

Division championships edit

YearDivisionCoachOpponentCG result
2000SWAC WestPete RichardsonJackson StateW 31–30
2003†Alabama StateW 20–9
2004Alabama StateL 35–40
2013Dawson OdumsJackson StateW 34–27
2014Alcorn StateL 24–38
2018Alcorn StateL 28–37
2019Alcorn StateL 24–39
2022†Eric DooleyJackson StateL 24–43
Division Championships8

† Co-champions

Postseason edit

Southern has appeared in eleven bowl games. The Jaguars have a record of 8–3. [2]

DateBowlOpponentResult
Jan 1, 1942FlowerNorth Carolina A&T AggiesL 12–14
Dec 25, 1946YamTuskegee Golden TigersW 64–7
Dec 25, 1947YamFort Valley State WildcatsW 46–0
Dec 5, 1948Fruit BowlSan Francisco State GatorsW 30–0
Dec 27, 1975Pelican BowlSouth Carolina State BulldogsW 15–12
Jan 1, 1994Heritage BowlSouth Carolina State BulldogsW 11–0
Dec 29, 1995Heritage BowlFlorida A&M RattlersW 30–25
Dec 31, 1996Heritage BowlHoward BisonL 24–27
Dec 27, 1997Heritage BowlSouth Carolina State BulldogsW 34–28
Dec 26, 1998Heritage BowlBethune-Cookman WildcatsW 28–2
Dec 18, 1999Heritage BowlHampton PiratesL 3–24

College Football Hall of Fame members edit

Alumni in the NFL edit

Southern has three alumni that has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.

Over 70 Southern alumni have played in the NFL,[3] including:

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Southern University Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved December 27, 2017.
  2. ^ College Football Reference Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Pro Football Reference

External links edit

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