Southern Jaguars football
| Southern Jaguars football | |||
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| First season | 1916 | ||
| Head coach | 4th season, 30–20 (.600) | ||
| Stadium | Ace W. Mumford Stadium (capacity: 29,000) | ||
| Field surface | Artifical Turf | ||
| Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||
| Division | West | ||
| All-time record | 557–340–28 (.617) | ||
| Bowl record | 8–3–0 (.727) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 9 Black college football national championships (2 unclaimed) | ||
| Conference titles | 19 | ||
| Colors | Columbia blue and gold[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
- 1952–1972: NCAA College Division
- 1973–1976: NCAA Division II
- 1977: NCAA Division I
- 1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS
Conference memberships
- 1916–1933: Independent
- 1934–present: Southwestern Athletic Conference
Championships
- 1948 (shared with Central State)
- 1949 (shared with Morgan State)
- 1950 (shared with Florida A&M)
- 1954 (shared with Florida A&M, Prairie View A&M, and Tennessee State)
- 1960
- 1975 (shared with Grambling State)
- 1993 (shared with Howard)
- 1995
- 1997
- 1998 (shared with Florida A&M)
- 2003
- 2013
- 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
Postseason
| 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 | 8–3 |
College Football Hall of Fame members
- Marino Casem (head coach; 1987–1988, 1992)
- Ace Mumford (head coach; 1936–1961)
Alumni in the NFL
Over 70 Southern alumni have played in the NFL,[4] including:
- Rashaun Allen
- Mel Blount
- Perry Brooks
- Harold Carmichael
- Matthew Dorsett
- Jubilee Dunbar
- George Farmer
- Alvin Haymond
- Maurice Hurst
- Rich Jackson
- Ray Jones
- Tyrone Jones
- Gerald Perry
- Rufus Porter
- Isiah Robertson
- Godwin Turk
- Aeneas Williams
- Ralph Williams
- Gillis Wilson
- Jerry Wilson
See also
- List of Southern Jaguars in the NFL Draft
- List of black college football classics
- List of NCAA Division I FCS football programs
References
- ^ Southern University Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved December 27, 2017.
- ^ SWAC Championships
- ^ College Football Reference
- ^ Pro Football Reference