| Southern Jaguars football |
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| First season |
1916 |
| Athletic director |
Dr. William Broussard |
| Head coach |
Dawson Odums
2012-present year, 4–5 (.444) |
| Home stadium |
Ace W. Mumford Stadium |
| Stadium capacity |
24,000 |
| Stadium surface |
Natural grass |
| Location |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Conference |
SWAC |
| Division |
West |
| All-time record |
549–336–28 (.617) |
| Postseason bowl record |
8–3–0 |
| Claimed national titles |
9 Black college football national championships |
| Conference titles |
18 |
| Current uniform |
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| Colors |
Columbia Blue and Gold
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| Mascot |
Jaguars |
| Marching band |
The 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 Confererence before joining the SWAC in 1934.
Championships [edit]
- 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)
- 1993
- 1997
- 1998
- 1999
- 2003
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Postseason [edit]
| 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 |
San Francisco State Gators |
30–0 |
Win |
| Dec 27, 1975 |
Pelican Bowl |
South Carolina State Bulldogs |
15–12 |
Win |
| Jan 1, 1993 |
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 |
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8–3 |
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Alumni in the NFL [edit]
Over 70 Southern alumni have played in the NFL,[3] including:
See also [edit]
Bayou Classic
References [edit]
External links [edit]
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