Southern Jaguars and Lady Jaguars

Southern Jaguars
Lady Jaguars
University Southern University
Conference SWAC
NCAA Division I FCS
Athletic director William Broussard
Location Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Football stadium Ace W. Mumford Stadium
Basketball arena F. G. Clark Center
Baseball stadium Lee-Hines Field
Mascot LaCumba
Nickname Jaguars
Colors Gold and Columbia Blue[1]
         
Website www.gojagsports.com

The Southern Jaguars and Lady Jaguars represent Southern University in NCAA intercollegiate athletics. Southern University's 13 athletic teams participate in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) which is a part of the NCAA Division I. Football participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). Southern University's colors are columbia blue and gold and their nickname is the Jaguars. Southern's loyal fanbase is traditionally referred to as the "Jaguar Nation".[2]

Sports

Football

Bayou Classic

Every Thanksgiving weekend, Southern plays in-state archrival Grambling State University in the Bayou Classic at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The game is a national primetime telecast on NBC. Due to Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 game was moved to Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.

Homecoming

The homecoming football game is always a sold out game against a SWAC opponent. The football game is annually the last major homecoming event.[3][4]

Jackson State Rivalry

The Southern Jaguars maintains a very popular and heated football rivalry with SWAC East foe Jackson State University. The Jackson State–Southern University rivalry game is one of the highest attended and most anticipated games for both schools every year.

Notable alumni

Mel Blount played running back and cornerback for Southern from 1967–69 before enjoying a 14-year career as a cornerback for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Starring on the Steel Curtain defense, he helped the franchise win four Super Bowl championships in six years. Blount was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1989.

Men's basketball

GSU basketball rivalry

The basketball game against the Grambling State Tigers at the F.G. Clark Activity Center is annually the highest attended and one of the most anticipated games of the season.

TSU basketball rivalry

Since 2008, Southern and Texas Southern have traditionally been the favorites to compete for the SWAC Championship every season. The games have become very competitive and highly anticipated by both universities.

Notable alumni

Avery Johnson, former NBA star who won an NBA title with the San Antonio Spurs, is a 1988 graduate of Southern. Johnson was named NBA Coach of the Year in 2006 after leading the Dallas Mavericks to the NBA Finals. Bob Love, known as "Butterbean" while at Southern, is the second leading scorer in Chicago Bulls history behind Michael Jordan. Love starred at Southern University between 1962-1965.

Baseball

The university's baseball team has won more regular season championships than any other SWAC member.[5] They play their home games at Lee-Hines Field.

Notable alumni

Women's basketball

The 2005–2006 women's basketball team won a share of the SWAC regular season title and won the SWAC women's basketball tournament. This was Coach Sandy Pugh's third appearance in the NCAA tournament with the university.

See also

References

  1. ↑ Southern Jaguars Graphic Guide (PDF). 2012-08-28. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  2. ↑ "Report: Louisiana Tech expecting near-sellout crowd Saturday, including healthy showing from Southern fans | The Advocate — Baton Rouge, Louisiana". Theadvocate.com. Retrieved 2015-12-26.
  3. ↑ http://sujaguars.wix.com/suhc2015
  4. ↑ http://www.gojagsports.com//ViewContent.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=28100&CONTENT_ID=1487663
  5. ↑ SWAC Baseball

External links

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