Southern Jaguars football
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First season | 1916 | ||
Athletic director | Roman Banks (interim) | ||
Head coach |
Dawson Odums 6th season, 45–27 (.625) | ||
Stadium |
Ace W. Mumford Stadium (Capacity: 29,000) | ||
Field surface | Artificial turf | ||
Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||
Conference | SWAC | ||
Division | West | ||
All-time record | 557–341–28 (.617) | ||
Bowl record | 8–3 (.727) | ||
Claimed nat'l titles | 9 Black college football national championships (2 unclaimed) | ||
Conference titles | 19 | ||
Rivalries |
Grambling State Jackson State | ||
Colors |
Columbia Blue and Gold[1] | ||
Marching band | Human Jukebox | ||
Website | gojagsports.com |
The Southern Jaguars are the college football team representing the Southern University. The Jaguars play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Jaguars started collegiate football in 1916, and played in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference before joining the SWAC in 1934.
Every year, they play their last regular season game against Grambling in the Bayou Classic in New Orleans, Louisiana in late November.
History
Classifications
- 1952–1972: NCAA College Division
- 1973–1976: NCAA Division II
- 1977: NCAA Division I
- 1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS
Conference memberships
- 1916–1933: Independent
- 1934–present: Southwestern Athletic Conference
Championships
- 1948 (shared with Central State)
- 1949 (shared with Morgan State)
- 1950 (shared with Florida A&M)
- 1954 (shared with Florida A&M, Prairie View A&M, and Tennessee State)
- 1960
- 1975 (shared with Grambling State)
- 1993 (shared with Howard)
- 1995
- 1997
- 1998 (shared with Florida A&M)
- 2003
- 1937 (shared with Langston)
- 1938 (shared with Langston)
- 1940 (shared with Langston)
- 1946
- 1947
- 1948
- 1949 (shared with Langston)
- 1950
- 1955
- 1959
- 1960 (shared with Prairie View A&M and Grambling State)
- 1966 (shared with Grambling State, Texas Southern, and Arkansas-Pine Bluff)
- 1975 (shared with Grambling State—which later had to vacate it—and Jackson State)
- 1993
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2003
- 2013
Postseason
Date | Bowl | Opponent | Score | Result |
Jan 1, 1942 | Flower | North Carolina A&T Aggies | 12–14 | Loss |
Dec 25, 1946 | Yam | Tuskegee Golden Tigers | 64–7 | Win |
Dec 25, 1947 | Yam | Fort Valley State Wildcats | 46–0 | Win |
Dec 5, 1948 | Fruit Bowl | San Francisco State Gators | 30–0 | Win |
Dec 27, 1975 | Pelican Bowl | South Carolina State Bulldogs | 15–12 | Win |
Jan 1, 1994 | Heritage Bowl | South Carolina State Bulldogs | 11–0 | Win |
Dec 29, 1995 | Heritage Bowl | Florida A&M Rattlers | 30–25 | Win |
Dec 31, 1996 | Heritage Bowl | Howard Bison | 24–27 | Loss |
Dec 27, 1997 | Heritage Bowl | South Carolina State Bulldogs | 34–28 | Win |
Dec 26, 1998 | Heritage Bowl | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | 28–2 | Win |
Dec 18, 1999 | Heritage Bowl | Hampton Pirates | 3–24 | Loss |
Total | 11 | 8–3 |
College Football Hall of Fame members
- Marino Casem (head coach; 1987–1988, 1992)
- Ace Mumford (head coach; 1936–1961)
Alumni in the NFL
Over 70 Southern alumni have played in the NFL,[4] including:
See also
References
- ↑ Southern University Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ↑ SWAC Championships
- ↑ College Football Reference Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine.
- ↑ Pro Football Reference
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