Southern Jaguars football

Southern Jaguars football
2015 Southern Jaguars football team
First season 1916
Athletic director Roman Banks, Interim
Head coach Dawson Odums
3rd full year, 22–13 (.629)
Stadium Ace W. Mumford Stadium
Seating capacity 29,000
Field surface Natural grass
Location Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Conference SWAC
Division West
All-time record 557–340–28 (.617)
Bowl record 8–3–0 (.727)
Claimed nat'l titles 9 Black college football national championships
Conference titles 18
Colors Gold and Columbia Blue[1]
         
Mascot Jaguars
Marching band Human Jukebox
Rivals Grambling State
Jackson State
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.

History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Championships

Black college football national championships
  • 1948
  • 1949
  • 1950
  • 1954
  • 1960
  • 1993
  • 1995
  • 1997
  • 2003
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, 1948FruitSan Francisco State Gators30–0Win
Dec 27, 1975Pelican BowlSouth Carolina State Bulldogs15–12Win
Jan 1, 1993Heritage 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
Total 11 8–3

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College Football Hall of Fame members

Alumni in the NFL

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Southern Jaguars Graphic Guide (PDF). 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  2. ↑ SWAC Championships
  3. ↑ College Football Reference
  4. ↑ Pro Football Reference

External links

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