Jackson State–Southern University rivalry

Jackson State–Southern rivalry
	Jackson State Southern University
Sport	American football
First meeting	1929; Southern, 98–0
Latest meeting	October 22, 2017; Southern, 35–17
Statistics
Meetings total	62
All-time series	Southern, 33–29
Largest victory	Southern, 41–0 (1960); Jackson State, 41–0 (1981)
Longest win streak	Jackson State, 7 (1977–1983)
Current win streak	Southern, 5 (2013– )

The Jackson State–Southern University rivalry (also known as the BoomBox Classic) is a college football rivalry between the Jackson State University Tigers and Southern University Jaguars. An annual conference game between two historically black universities in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, its location usually rotates between JSU's Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and Southern's Ace W. Mumford Stadium, but it has also been held at larger venues to accommodate the large crowds the game draws. As of 2017, the Southern Jaguars leads the series 34–29.

History

The teams first met in 1929, a 98–0 blowout by Southern. They did not play again until 1958, when Jackson State joined the Southwestern Athletic Conference. Since then, the conference rivals have played each other every year, and twice in 1999, when Southern defeated Jackson State 31–30 in the SWAC Championship Game.

The game draws substantial crowds, and has sometimes been played at alternative venues to accommodate the numbers. It was played in New Orleans in 1997, 2002, and 2004.^[1] From 2008 to 2010 it was played at Jackson State’s venue, Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, to take advantage of the larger capacity.^[2]

The intense rivalry extends beyond the game itself, featuring a battle between the schools’ well-respected and popular marching bands, Jackson State's "Sonic Boom of the South" and Southern's "Human Jukebox".^[2] Hence, the game is commonly referred to as The BoomBox Classic. The "BoomBox" battle happens before the game begins and continues after the game has been decided, they are known as the "Zero Quarter" and "5th Quarter" respectively in the HBCU community.

Game results

Jackson State victories	Southern victories	Tie games

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	October 25, 1958	Baton Rouge, LA	Southern	30–6
2	October 24, 1959	Jackson, MS	Southern	22–6
3	October 22, 1960	Baton Rouge	Southern	41–0
4	October 21, 1961	Mobile, AL	Southern	17–7
5	October 20, 1962	Baton Rouge	Southern	19–14
6	October 19, 1963	Jackson	Southern	17–16
7	October 17, 1964	Baton Rouge	Jackson State	9–0
8	October 16, 1965	Jackson	Southern	24–21
9	October 15, 1966	Baton Rouge	Southern	9–0
10	October 14, 1967	Jackson	Jackson State	3–0
11	October 19, 1968	Baton Rouge	Southern	30–16
12	October 18, 1969	Jackson	Southern	47–21
13	October 17, 1970	Baton Rouge	Southern	27–14
14	October 16, 1971	Jackson	Jackson State	49–28
15	October 14, 1972	Baton Rouge	Jackson State	22–17
16	October 13, 1973	Jackson	Jackson State	28–3
17	October 19, 1974	Baton Rouge	Southern	21–19
18	October 18, 1975	Jackson	Southern	21–20
19	October 16, 1976	Baton Rouge	Southern	20–6
20	October 15, 1977	Jackson	Jackson State	38–0
21	October 14, 1978	Baton Rouge	Jackson State	41–14
22	October 13, 1979	Jackson	Jackson State	34–0
23	October 18, 1980	Baton Rouge	Jackson State	7–6
24	October 17, 1981	Jackson	Jackson State	41–0
25	October 16, 1982	Baton Rouge	Jackson State	17–10
26	October 15, 1983	Jackson	Jackson State	31–0
27	October 13, 1984	Baton Rouge	Southern	34–28
28	October 19, 1985	Jackson	Jackson State	27–9
29	October 18, 1986	Baton Rouge	Jackson State	16–9
30	October 17, 1987	Jackson	Jackson State	14–0
31	October 15, 1988	Baton Rouge	Jackson State	23–3
32	October 14, 1989	Jackson	Southern	21–7

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
33	October 13, 1990	Baton Rouge	Jackson State	52–14
34	October 19, 1991	Jackson	Southern	21–20
35	October 17, 1992	Baton Rouge	Jackson State	25–24
36	October 16, 1993	Jackson	Southern	16–3
37	October 15, 1994	Baton Rouge	Jackson State	24–21
38	October 14, 1995	Jackson	Jackson State	16–14
39	October 19, 1996	Baton Rouge	Southern	27–16
40	October 18, 1997	New Orleans	Southern	28–8
41	October 17, 1998	Baton Rouge	Southern	33–28
42	October 16, 1999	Jackson	Southern	26–14
43	December 11, 1999	Birmingham, AL^†	Southern	31–30
44	September 23, 2000	Baton Rouge	Jackson State	13–10
45	October 13, 2001	Jackson	Jackson State	24–21
46	September 21, 2002	New Orleans	Jackson State	36–13
47	October 18, 2003	Jackson	Southern	30–20
48	October 16, 2004	New Orleans	Southern	45–7
49	October 15, 2005	Baton Rouge	Southern	20–14
50	October 14, 2006	Jackson	Jackson State	31–28
51	October 13, 2007	Baton Rouge	Jackson State	32–26
52	October 4, 2008	Jackson	Southern	35–28
53	October 3, 2009	Jackson	Jackson State	22–14
54	October 16, 2010	Jackson	Jackson State	49–45
55	October 17, 2011	Baton Rouge	Jackson State	28–24
56	September 22, 2012	Jackson	Southern	28–21
57	September 28, 2013	Baton Rouge	Jackson State	19–14
58	December 7, 2013	Houston, TX^†	Southern	34–27
59	October 25, 2014	Jackson	Southern	42–28
60	September 19, 2015	Baton Rouge	Southern	50–31
61	October 15, 2016	Jackson	Southern	28–24
62	October 22, 2017	Jackson	Southern	35–17
Series: Southern leads 33–29
† SWAC Championship Game^[3]

References

↑ "Southern vs Jackson St. (MS)". cfbdatawarehouse.com. College Football Data Warehouse. 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.
1 2 Perry White (September 16, 2011). "Jackson State vs. Southern – A Rivalry Renewed in Baton Rouge". HBCU Digest. Retrieved August 15, 2012.
↑ "Jackson State vs Southern (LA)". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved 2014-01-31.

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[CFDW-1] "Southern vs Jackson St. (MS)". cfbdatawarehouse.com. College Football Data Warehouse. 2012. Retrieved August 12, 2012.

[White-2] 1 2 Perry White (September 16, 2011). "Jackson State vs. Southern – A Rivalry Renewed in Baton Rouge". HBCU Digest. Retrieved August 15, 2012.

[results-3] "Jackson State vs Southern (LA)". cfbdatawarehouse.com. Retrieved 2014-01-31.

Jackson State Tigers football
Venues	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (1941–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Boombox Classic (Southern) Southern Heritage Classic (Tennessee State) Soul Bowl (Alabama A&M)
Culture & lore	Sonic Boom of the South
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1911 1912 1913 1914–1919 1920 1921–1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
National championship seasons in bold

Southern Jaguars football
Venues	Ace W. Mumford Stadium (1928–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bayou Classic (Grambling State) Boombox Classic (Jackson State)
Culture & lore	Lacumba The Human Jukebox Marching Bands Brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018
National championship seasons in bold

Southwestern Athletic Conference football rivalries
Conference	Bayou Classic (Grambling State–Southern) Boombox Classic (Jackson State–Southern) Labor Day Classic (Prairie View A&M–Texas Southern) Magic City Classic (Alabama A&M–Alabama State) State Fair Classic (Grambling State–Prairie View A&M)
Non-conference	Southern Heritage Classic (Jackson State–Tennessee State) Turkey Day Classic (Alabama State–Tuskegee)

Jackson State–Southern University rivalry

History

Game results

See also

References