2018 Southern Jaguars football team

2018 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC West Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 28–37 vs. Alcorn State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	7–4 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Dawson Odums (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chennis Berry (6th season)
Defensive coordinator	Trei Oliver (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ace W. Mumford Stadium (Capacity: 28,500)

2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$		6	–	1					9	–	4
Alabama A&M		5	–	2					6	–	5
Jackson State		4	–	3					5	–	5
Alabama State		3	–	4					4	–	7
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					1	–	10
West Division
Southern xy		6	–	1					7	–	4
Grambling State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Prairie View A&M		4	–	3					5	–	6
Texas Southern		1	–	6					2	–	9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	6					2	–	9
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2018 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by sixth-year head coach Dawson Odums and played their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season

The Jaguars finished the 2017 season 7–4, 5–2 in SWAC play to finish in second place in the West Division.

Preseason

SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Jaguars were predicted to finish second in the West Division.

Media poll

West Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Grambling State	96
2	Southern	78
3	Prairie View A&M	65
4	Texas Southern	31
5	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	30

Presason All-SWAC Team

The Jaguars had two players at four positions selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

Offense

1st team

Jerimiah Abby – Jr. OL

Defense

1st team

Andrea Augustine – Sr. DB

Roster

2018 Southern Jaguars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 4 Hunter Register  So WR 6 Jamar Washington So QB 7 Kobe Lain  Jr QB 8 Ladarius Skelton So RB 9 Devon Benn  So WR 10 Kendall Catalon So QB 11 John Lampley So QB 12 Glendon McDaniel So RB 15 Darbbeon Profit  So RB 20 Jamarqueza Mims Jr WR 21 Trey Smith Sr RB 24 Carlos Stephens So WR 25 Cameron Mackey So RB 27 Shontega Thomas  Fr WR 28 Christopher Chaney  So RB 32 Maliek Stephens  Jr TE 35 Reggie Wilson Fr RB 39 Jordan Davis  Jr QB 43 DJ White  Fr TE 45 Austin Opara Sr OL 58 Jaylon Brinson  Jr OL 60 Bernard Childs Fr OL 62 Dallas Black  Fr OL 64 Jerimiah Abby Jr OL 65 Johnathan Bishop So OL 66 Mason Sims  Jr OL 67 August Walker So OL 68 David Odendahl So OL 69 Elijah Jordan So OL 70 Kennedy Madison  Fr OL 71 Maurice Campbell So OL 74 Garrick Breaux Fr OT 75 Briana Williams So OL 77 Jodeci Harris  Jr OL 78 J'Atrye Carter So WR 80 Norman Price  Fr WR 81 Christian Branch  So TE 82 Dennis Craig  Sr WR 83 Jamel Byrd Fr WR 84 Kobe Hartman Fr WR 86 Daelon Richardson Sr WR 87 Randall Menard Sr TE 88 Jeremias Houston Jr WR 89 Tyler Brown Jr	Defense Pos. # Name Class DB 2 Timothy Thompson Sr DB 3 Elijah Small Jr DB 5 Montavius Gaines  Jr DB 13 Arvin Huff Sr DB 14 Demerio Houston Sr DB 16 Kaycee Ntukogu  So DB 17 Andre Augustine Sr LB 18 Benjamin Harris Jr DB 19 Elijah Allen Sr DB 22 Glen Brown, III Fr DB 23 Chase Foster So DB 26 Torriando Sims, II Fr DB 29 Robert Rhem Fr S 31 Jakobi Jones So DB 33 Jakoby Pappillion So LB 34 Keyshawn Akers So S 37 Kordell Caldwell  So LB 38 Caleb Scott Fr LB 40 Jordan Williams  Jr DT 41 Simeon Houston Sr DL 42 Joe Davis  Jr LB 44 Alfred Palomino Sr LB 46 Darrell Hardnett So LB 47 Caleb Carter Jr LB 48 Darrell Lewis  Jr LB 49 Brad Porter Sr LB 50 Kyle McGregor Jr LB 51 Jordan Lewis Fr LB 52 Calvin Lunkins  Jr DE 53 Jahmal Tillman  Jr DL 54 Jaron Johnson  Jr LB 55 Kennen Tate  Fr DL 56 Desnic Snow  Fr LB 57 Landon Auzenne  So LB 58 Jordan Bennett So DL 59 Christopher Jones  Jr DL 79 Jamil Abdul-aziz  So DL 90 Dylan Walker So DT 91 Dakavion Champion Jr DL 92 Colyn Givens Fr DL 93 CeaJae Bryant  Jr DL 94 Christopher Thomas Fr DL 95 Tyran Nash Jr LB 96 Jalen Ivy So DL 96 Robert Square III  Fr DL 98 Chad Brown Fr DT 99 Hunter Clay So	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 30 Cesar Barajas So K 36 Martel Fontenot Fr LS 61 Beau Badon Fr LS 72 Sean Beauchamp Fr K/P 85 Taylor Merritt  Jr	Head coach Dawson Odums (North Carolina Central) Coordinators/assistant coaches Chennis Berry (Savannah State) Offensive Coordinator, Offensive Line Lionel Washington (Tulane) Defensive Coordinator, Cornerbacks Wayne Cordova (McNeese State) Safeties Macander Dieudonne (Webber International) Tight Ends Chris Coleman (North Carolina State) Wide Receivers Skyler Jones (Southern) Defensive Line Matt Leone (Webber International) Quarterbacks Ashton Warner (Bethany) Running Backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: April 27, 2019

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	11:00 a.m.	at No. 16 (FBS) TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	L 7–55	42,219
September 8	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ESPN+	L 17–54	22,926
September 15	6:00 p.m.	Langston*	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 33–18	12,379
September 22	4:00 p.m.	vs. Alabama A&M	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Challenge)		W 29–27	20,000
September 29	6:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN3	L 3–20	19,412
October 13	5:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	ESPN3	W 38–0	1,154
October 20	2:00 p.m.	vs. Texas Southern	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Showdown)		W 21–7	17,105
October 27	6:00 p.m.	Jackson State	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 41–7	20,575
November 10	4:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 56–24	18,060
November 24	4:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBCSN	W 38–28	67,871
December 1	3:30 p.m.	at Alcorn State	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS (SWAC Championship Game)	ESPNU	L 28–37	20,652
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

at TCU

See also: 2018 TCU Horned Frogs football team

Southern at TCU – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	7	0	0	7
No. 16 Horned Frogs	17	21	17	0	55

at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

• Date: September 1
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
• Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C); sunny and clear
• Game attendance: 42,219
• Referee: Cal McNeil
• TV: FSN
• [1] [2]

Game information

First quarter TCU – Cole Bunce 26-yard field goal, 12:36 (TCU 3–0) TCU – Shawn Robinson 36-yard TD run, Bunce kick good, 8:46 (TCU 10–0) TCU – Derius Davis 12-yard TD pass from Robinson, Bunce kick good, 5:04 (TCU 17–0) Second quarter TCU – Taye Barber 6-yard TD pass from Robinson, Bunce kick good, 12:06 (TCU 24–0) TCU – Robinson 9-yard TD run, Bunce kick good, 8:22 (TCU 31–0) SOU – Cameron Mackey 55-yard TD pass from John Lampley, Cesar Barajas kick good, 6:34 (TCU 31–7) TCU – Jalen Reagor 12-yard TD pass from Robinson, Bunce kick good, 4:20 (TCU 38–7) Third quarter TCU – Bunce 30-yard field goal, 10:54 (TCU 41–7) TCU – TreVontae Hights 57-yard TD pass from Michael Collins, Jonathan Song kick good, 9:48 (TCU 48–7) TCU – Davis 73-yard punt returned for TD, Song kick good, 7:31 (TCU 55–7) Top passers TCU – Shawn Robinson – 17/24, 182 yards, 3 TD SOU – John Lampley – 5/14, 101 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers TCU – Emari Demercado – 8 carries, 57 yards SOU – Carlos Stephens – 7 carries, 25 yards Top receivers TCU – TreVontae Hights – reception, 57 yards, TD SOU – Cameron Mackey – 3 receptions, 56 yards, TD

at Louisiana Tech

See also: 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team

Southern at Louisiana Tech – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	7	3	0	17
Bulldogs	21	10	14	9	54

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

• Date: September 8
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); cloudy
• Game attendance: 22,926
• Referee: Justin Elliott
• [3] [4]

Game information

First quarter LT – Israel Tucker 1-yard TD run, Bailey Hale kick good, 11:41 (LT 7–0) LT – Jaqwis Dancy 25-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 10:05 (LT 14–0) LT – J'Mar Smith 19-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 5:22 (LT 21–0) SOU – Kendall Catalon 38-yard TD pass from John Lampley, Cesar Barajas kick good, 1:24 (LT 21–7) Second quarter SOU – Lampley 1-yard TD run, Barajas kick good, 10:59 (LT 21–14) LT – Rhashid Bonnette 17-yard TD pass from Smith, Hale kick good, 9:02 (LT 28–14) LT – Hale 24-yard field goal, 0:05 (LT 31–14) Third quarter SOU – Barajas 22-yard field goal, 8:15 (LT 31–17) LT – Dancy 32-yard TD run, Hale kick good, 7:12 (LT 38–17) LT – Smoke Harris 34-yard TD pass from Smith, Hale kick good, 0:00 (LT 45–17) Fourth quarter LT – Team Safety, 5:30 (LT 47–17) LT – Harris 30-yard TD pass from Aaron Allen, Hale kick good, 0:06 (LT 54–17) Top passers LT – J'Mar Smith – 24/37, 380 yards, 2 TD SOU – John Lampley – 17/24, 179 yards, TD Top rushers LT – Jaqwis Dancy – 5 carries, 67 yards, 2 TD SOU – Devon Benn – 15 carries, 53 yards Top receivers LT – Adrian Hardy – 6 receptions, 111 yards SOU – Kendall Catalon – 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

Langston

Langston at Southern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	Total
Lions	6	6	6	18
Jaguars	7	12	14	33

at A. W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

• Date: September 15
• Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy and rainy
• Game attendance: 15,165
• Referee: Gary Leeper
• [5]

Game information

First quarter SOU – Trey Smith 24-yard TD pass from John Lampley, Cesar Barajas kick good, 4:41 (SOU 7–0) LANG – Char Harvin III 35-yard TD run, Jaylen Lowe kick no good, 1:19 (SOU 7–6) Second quarter LANG – Tim Whitfield 1-yard TD run, Lowe kick no good, 9:30 (LANG 12–7) SOU – Kendall Catalon 41-yard TD pass from Glendon McDaniel, Barajas kick no good, 4:15 (SOU 13–12) SOU – Catalon 10-yard TD pass from Lampley, Barajas kick no good, 0:33 (SOU 19–12) Third quarter LANG – Michael Colston 4-yard TD pass from Lowe, Lowe two-point conversion pass attempt no good, 7:03 (SOU 19–18) SOU – Smith 45-yard TD pass from Lampley, Martell Fontenot kick good, 5:58 (SOU 26–18) SOU – Catalon 4-yard TD run, Fontenot kick good, 1:07 (SOU 33–18) Top passers SOU – John Lampley – 9/15, 121 yards, 3 TD LANG – Jaylen Lowe – 14/24, 179 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SOU – John Lampley – 14 carries, 132 yards LANG – Char Harvin III – 2 carries, 35 yards, TD Top receivers SOU – Trey Smith – 3 receptions, 79 yards, 2 TD LANG – Isaiah Shaputis – 6 receptions, 57 yards

• This game was called late in the 3rd quarter due to lightning with Southern declared the winner.

vs Alabama A&M

See also: 2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Alabama A&M vs. Southern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	6	9	14	0	29
Bulldogs	21	0	0	6	27

at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL

• Date: September 22
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 20,000
• [6] [7]

Game information

First quarter SOU – Dennis Craig 10-yard TD pass from John Lampley, Cesar Barajas kick no good, 9:34 (SOU 6–0) AAMU – Jordan Bentley 49-yard TD run, Spencer Corey kick good, 7:54 (AAMU 7–6) AAMU – Kendric Johnson 36-yard TD pass from Aqeel Glass, Corey kick good, 5:43 (AAMU 14–6) AAMU – Bentley 17-yard TD pass from Glass, Corey kick good, 1:17 (AAMU 21–6) Second quarter SOU – Team Safety, 5:57 (AAMU 21–8) SOU – Devon Benn 11-yard TD pass from Lampley, Martel Fontenot kick good, 0:21 (AAMU 21–15) Third quarter SOU – Benn 2-yard TD run, Fontenot kick good, 8:31 (SOU 22–21) SOU – Jarmarqueza Mims 25-yard TD run, Fontenot kick good, 5:06 (SOU 29–21) Fourth quarter AAMU – Glass 2-yard TD run, two-point pass conversion from Glass no good, 1:13 (SOU 29–27) Top passers SOU – John Lampley – 24/38, 204 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT AAMU – Aqeel Glass – 17/29, 210 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SOU – John Lampley – 21 carries, 99 yards AAMU – Jordan Bentley – 15 carries, 96 yards, TD Top receivers SOU – Kendall Catalon – 7 receptions, 52 yards AAMU – Kendric Johnson – 2 receptions, 48 yards, TD

Alcorn State

See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team

Alcorn State at Southern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	0	3	14	3	20
Jaguars	0	0	3	0	3

at A. W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

• Date: September 29
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); rain
• Game attendance: 21,412
• Referee: Eddie Kelly
• TV: ESPN3
• [8] [9]

Game information

Second quarter ALCN – Corey McCullough 32-yard field goal, 0:50 (ALCN 3–0) Third quarter ALCN – De'Shawn Waller 1-yard Td run, McCullough kick good, 12:58 (ALCN 10–0) SOU – Martell Fontenot 28-yard field goal, 11:11 (ALCN 10–3) ALCN – Qwynnterrio Cole 36-yard interception returned for TD, McCullough kick good, 4:14 (ALCN 17–3) Fourth quarter ALCN – McCullough 22-yard field goal, 8:17 (ALCN 20–3) Top passers ALCN – Noah Johnson – 13/22, 138 yards, 2 INT SOU – John Lampley – 9/26, 59 yards, INT Top rushers ALCN – Noah Johnson – 11 carries, 81 yards SOU – Devon Benn – 21 carries, 60 yards Top receivers ALCN – Chris Blair – 5 receptions, 79 yards SOU – Devon Benn – 3 receptions, 20 yards

at Prairie View A&M

See also: 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

Southern at Prairie View A&M – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	17	7	7	7	38
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field, Prairie View, TX

• Date: October 13
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 13,220
• Referee: Vern Breakfield
• [10] [11]

Game information

First quarter SOU – Martell Fontenot 22-yard field goal, 9:58 (SOU 3–0) SOU – Ladarius Skelton 2-yard TD run, Fontenot kick good, 6:38 (SOU 10–0) SOU – Kendall Catalon 25-yard TD run, Fontenot kick good, 2:04 (SOU 17–0) Second quarter SOU – Skelton 7-yard TD run, Fontenot kick good, 6:43 (SOU 24–0) Third quarter SOU – Trey Smith 5-yard TD pass from Skelton, Fontenot kick good, 12:11 (SOU 31–0) Fourth quarter SOU – Skelton 9-yard TD run, Fontenot kick good, 1:05 (SOU 38–0) Top passers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 15/26, 168 yards, TD PVAMU – Jalen Morton – 20/42, 251 yards, 5 INT Top rushers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 27 carries, 202 yards, 3 TD PVAMU – Jalen Morton – 13 carries, 44 yards Top receivers SOU – Cameron Mackey – 4 receptions, 35 yards PVAMU – Zarrian Holcombe – 4 receptions, 59 yards

vs. Texas Southern

See also: 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team

Southern vs. Texas Southern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	17	7	7	7	38
Panthers	0	0	0	0	0

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX

• Date: October 20
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 32,143
• Referee: Marty Adams
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Game information

First quarter SOU – Carlos Stephens punt block returned for 17-yard TD, Martell Fontenot kick good, 14:00 (SOU 7–0) SOU – Ladarius Skelton 4-yard TD run, Fontenot kick good, 9:30 (SOU 14–0) Third quarter SOU – Trey Smith 17-yard TD pass from John Lampley, Fontenot kick good, 2:04 (SOU 21–0) Fourth quarter TXSO – Adrian Carter 6-yard TD pass from Jay Christophe, Aaron Cuevas kick good, 8:52 (SOU 21–7) Top passers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 8/22, 74 yards, INT TXSO – Jay Christophe – 6/17, 83 yards, TD Top rushers SOU – Devon Benn – 16 carries, 81 yards TXSO – Tylor Cook – 10 carries, 40 yards Top receivers SOU – Trey Smith – 3 receptions, 37 yards, TD TXSO – Tren'Davian Dickson – 3 receptions, 73 yards

Jackson State

See also: 2018 Jackson State Tigers football team

Jackson State at Southern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	7	0	7
Jaguars	14	7	20	0	41

at A. W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

• Date: October 27
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 20,575
• Referee: John Allmond
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Game information

First quarter SOU – Ladarius Skelton 15-yard TD run, Martell Fontenot kick good, 9:36 (SOU 7–0) SOU – Trey Smith 27-yard TD pass from Skelton, Fontenot kick good, 2:17 (SOU 14–0) Second quarter Demerio Houston 42-yard fumble returned for TD, Fontenot kick good, 8:57 (SOU 21–0) Third quarter JSU – Warren Newman 42-yard punt returned for TD, Christian Jacquemin kick good, 9:52 (SOU 21–7) SOU – Shontego Thomas 92-yard kickoff returned for TD, Fontenot kick good, 9:40 (SOU 28–7) SOU – Fontenot 31-yard field goal, 8:37 (SOU 31–7) SOU – Fontenot 42-yard field goal, 5:22 (SOU 34–7) SOU – Jordan Lewis 36-yard fumble returned for TD, Cesar Barajas kick good, 1:22 (SOU 41–7) Top passers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 5/14, 61 yards, TD JSU – Derrick Ponder – 9/20, 99 yards Top rushers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 13 carries, 89 yards, TD JSU – Jordan Johnson – 7 carries, 20 yards Top receivers SOU – Trey Smith – 2 receptions, 38 yards, TD JSU – Cameron Hines – 3 receptions, 57 yards

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

See also: 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Southern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions	6	3	8	7	24
Jaguars	21	21	14	0	56

at A. W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

• Date: November 10
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 18,060
• Referee: Scott Johnson
• [16] [17]

Game information

First quarter SOU – Jarmarqueza Mims 5-yard TD run, Martell Fontenot kick good, 12:02 (SOU 7–0) SOU – Randall Menard 28-yard TD pass from Ladarius Skelton, Fontenot kick good, 11:47 (SOU 14–0) UAPB – Dejuan Miller 8-yard TD pass from Skyler Perry, two-point conversion run attempt no good, 5:09 (SOU 14–6) SOU – Menard 57-yard TD pass from Skelton, Fontenot kick good, 2:47 (SOU 21–7) Second quarter SOU – Hunter Register 45-yard TD pass from Skelton, Fontenot kick good, 14:41 (SOU 28–7) UAPB – Jamie Gillan 28-yard field goal, 10:56 (SOU 28–9) SOU – Devon Benn 1-yard TD run, Fontenot kick good, 10:23 (SOU 35–9) SOU – Trey Smith 15-yard TD pass from Skelton, Fontenot kick good, 3:29 (SOU 42–9) Third quarter SOU – Kendall Catalon 20-yard Td pass from John Lampley, Fontenot kick good, 8:06 (SOU 49–9) UAPB – Jaimon Peterson 4-yard TD run, Perry two-point conversion pass to Tyrin Ralph good, 3:59 (SOU 49–17) SOU – Christopher Chaney 43-yard TD run, Fontenot kick good, 1:23 (SOU 56–17) Fourth quarter UAPB – Tryvarious Cole 3-yard TD run, Gillan kick good, 4:53 (SOU 56–24) Top passers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 12/15, 283 yards, 4 TD UAPB – Skyler Perry – 18/26, 119 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SOU – Devon Benn – 8 carries, 61 yards, TD UAPB – Jaimon Peterson – 21 carries, 82 yards, TD Top receivers SOU – Randall Menard – 2 receptions, 85 yards, 2 TD UAPB – Tyrin Ralph – 5 receptions, 40 yards

vs Grambling State

See also: 2018 Grambling State Tigers football team and Bayou Classic

Grambling State vs. Southern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	3	3	15	28
Jaguars	7	10	14	7	38

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

• Date: November 24
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
• Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); N/A (indoors)
• Game attendance: 67,871
• Referee: T. Livingston
• TV: NBCSN
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Game information

First quarter SOU – Benjamin Harris 0-yard blocked punt returned for TD, Martell Fontenot kick good, 13:04 (SOU 7–0) GRAM – Darrell Clark 30-yard TD pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Garrett Urban kick good, 0:48 (TIE 7–7) Second quarter SOU – Cesar Barajas 47-yard field goal, 8:46 (SOU 10–7) SOU – Trey Smith 23-yard TD pass from Ladarius Skelton, Barajas kick good, 2:47 (SOU 17–7) GRAM – Urban 44-yard field goal, 0:33 (SOU 17–10) Third quarter GRAM – Urban 21-yard field goal, 10:27 (SOU 17–13) SOU – Kendall Catalon 80-yard TD pass from Skelton, Barajas kick good, 8:30 (SOU 24–13) SOU – Randall Menard 44-yard TD pass from Skelton, Barajas kick good, 3:22 (SOU 31–13) Fourth quarter GRAM – Hickbottom 4-yard TD run, Hickbottom two-point conversion pass to Quintin Guice good, 12:30 (SOU 31–21) GRAM – Hickbottom 1-yard TD run, Urban kick good, 11:07 (SOU 31–28) SOU – Devon Benn 2-yard TD run, Barajas kick good, 7:51 (SOU 38–28) Top passers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 8/14, 217 yards, 3 TD GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 18/30, 188 yards, TD, INT Top rushers SOU – Devon Benn – 19 carries, 167 yards, TD GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 19 carries, 60 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SOU – Kendall Catalon – reception, 80 yards, TD GRAM – Darrell Clark – 2 receptions, 46 yards, TD

at Alcorn State (SWAC Championship Game)

See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team and SWAC Championship Game

Southern at Alcorn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	14	0	14	0	28
Braves	14	7	6	10	37

at Casem-Spinks Stadium, Lorman, MS

• Date: December 1
• Game time: 3:30 p.m. CST
• Game attendance: 20,652
• Referee: Marty Adams
• TV: ESPNU
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Game information

First quarter SOU – Ladarius Skelton 28-yard TD run, Martell Fontenot 12:26 (SOU 7–0) ALCN – De'Shawn Waller 13-yard TD run, Corey McCullough kick good, 8:35 (TIE 7–7) ALCN – Waller 83-yard TD run, McCullough kick good, 6:03 (ALCN 14–7) SOU – Trey Smith 22-yard TD pass from Skelton, Fontenot kick good, 2:43 (TIE 14–14) Second quarter ALCN – Noah Johnson 44-yard TD run, McCullough kick good, 0:43 (ALCN 21–14) Third quarter ALCN – Johnson 1-yard TD run, McCullough kick no good, 11:12 (ALCN 27–14) SOU – Skelton 1-yard TD run, Fontenot kick good, 8:46 (ALCN 27–21) SOU – Skelton 3-yard TD run, Fontenot kick good, 3:56 (SOU 28–27) Fourth quarter ALCN – McCullough 41-yard field goal, 11:31 (ALCN 30–28) ALCN – Waller 14-yard TD run, McCullough kick good, 3:47 (ALCN 37–28) Top passers ALCN – Noah Johnson – 18/25, 135 yards SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 12/22, 194 yards, TD, INT Top rushers ALCN – De'Shawn Waller – 16 carries, 177 yards, 3 TD SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 22 carries, 65 yards, 3 TD Top receivers ALCN – Dayall Harris – 6 receptions, 50 yards SOU – Trey Smith – 7 receptions, 120 yards, TD