Southern Jaguars football

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.

Southern Jaguars football
2020 Southern Jaguars football team
First season1916
Athletic directorRoman Banks
Head coachDawson Odums
6th season, 45–27 (.625)
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 nat'l titles9 Black college football national championships (2 unclaimed)
Conference titles19
RivalriesGrambling State
Jackson State
ColorsColumbia Blue and Gold[1]
         
Marching bandHuman Jukebox
Websitegojagsports.com
A. W. Mumford Stadium

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

Championships
Black college football national championships
SWAC Championships
  • 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

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Postseason
DateBowlOpponentScoreResult
Jan 1, 1942FlowerNorth Carolina A&T Aggies12–14Loss
Dec 25, 1946YamTuskegee Golden Tigers64–7Win
Dec 25, 1947YamFort Valley State Wildcats46–0Win
Dec 5, 1948Fruit BowlSan Francisco State Gators30–0Win
Dec 27, 1975Pelican BowlSouth Carolina State Bulldogs15–12Win
Jan 1, 1994Heritage BowlSouth Carolina State Bulldogs11–0Win
Dec 29, 1995Heritage BowlFlorida A&M Rattlers30–25Win
Dec 31, 1996Heritage BowlHoward Bison24–27Loss
Dec 27, 1997Heritage BowlSouth Carolina State Bulldogs34–28Win
Dec 26, 1998Heritage BowlBethune-Cookman Wildcats28–2Win
Dec 18, 1999Heritage BowlHampton Pirates3–24Loss
Total11 8–3

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College Football Hall of Fame members

Alumni in the NFL

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

Over 70 Southern alumni have played in the NFL,[4] including:

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See also

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