2017 Southern Jaguars football team

2017 Southern Jaguars football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division West Division
2017 record 7–4 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach Dawson Odums (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Chennis Berry (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Trei Oliver (2nd season)
Home stadium Ace W. Mumford Stadium
(Capacity: 28,500)
2017 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alcorn State xy  5 –2     7 –5  
Alabama State  4 –3     5 –6  
Alabama A&M  3 –4     4 –7  
Jackson State  3 –4     3 –8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –6     2 –9  
West
No. 16 Grambling State xy$  7 –0     11 –2  
Southern*  5 –2     7 –4  
Prairie View A&M  4 –3     6 –5  
Texas Southern  2 –5     2 –9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 –6     2 –9  
Championship: Grambling State 40 vs. Alcorn State 32
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by fifth-year head coach Dawson Odums and played their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 7–4, 5–2 in SWAC play to finish in second place in the West Division.

Due to NCAA APR violations, the Jaguars were ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship or the Celebration Bowl.[1]

Preseason

The Jaguars were picked to finish in second place in the Western Division.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 1:30 p.m. South Carolina State* Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (MEAC/SWAC Challenge) ESPN2 W 14–8   10,006
September 9 6:00 p.m. at Southern Miss* M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS STADIUM L 0–45   24,337
September 16 6:00 p.m. at UTSA* Alamodome • San Antonio, TX L 17–51   25,093
September 23 6:00 p.m. at Alcorn State Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS L 31–48   23,738
September 30 6:00 p.m. Fort Valley State* Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 31–14   12,958
October 7 6:00 p.m. Alabama A&Mdagger Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 35–14   15,279
October 21 6:00 p.m. at Jackson State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Boombox Classic) W 35–17   14,000
October 28 4:00 p.m. vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR[3] W 47–40   16,760
November 4 4:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA W 37–31   13,085
November 11 5:00 p.m. at Texas Southern BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX AT&T SW W 33–7   12,427
November 25 4:00 p.m. vs. Grambling State Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic) NBCSN L 21–30   66,650
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA slams Southern with sanctions; no postseason for football, baseball, 9 others in 2016-17". The Advocate. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  2. ↑ "SWAC releases 2017 preseason football team, predicted order of finish". HBCU Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  3. ↑ "UAPB Football to Play 2 LR Games in 2017". Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Southern's 2017 football schedule released". WAFB. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  5. ↑ "2017 SU Football Schedule". Official Site of the Southern University Jaguars. Retrieved September 11, 2017.
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