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2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State xy   5 2     7 5  
Alabama State   4 3     5 6  
Alabama A&M   3 4     4 7  
Jackson State   3 4     3 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 6     2 9  
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$   7 0     11 2  
Southern   5 2     7 4  
Prairie View A&M   4 3     6 5  
Texas Southern   2 5     2 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 6     2 9  
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by fifth-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). They finished the season 7–4, 5–2 in SWAC play to finish in second place in the West Division.

Due to NCAA APR violations, the Jaguars were ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship or the Celebration Bowl.[1]

Preseason

The Jaguars were picked to finish in second place in the Western Division.[2]

Schedule

September 31:30 p.m.South Carolina State*

ESPN2W 14–8 10,006 September 96:00 p.m.at Southern Miss*

STADIUML 0–45 24,337 September 166:00 p.m.at UTSA*

L 17–51 25,093 September 236:00 p.m.at Alcorn State

L 31–48 23,738 September 306:00 p.m.Fort Valley State*

  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA

W 31–14 12,958 October 76:00 p.m.Alabama A&Mdagger

  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA

W 35–14 15,279 October 216:00 p.m.at Jackson State

W 35–17 14,000 October 284:00 p.m.vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff

W 47–40 16,760 November 44:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M

  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA

W 37–31 13,085 November 115:00 p.m.at Texas Southern

AT&T SWW 33–7 12,427 November 254:00 p.m.vs. Grambling State

NBCSNL 21–30 66,650

Template:CFB Schedule End

References

  1. ^ "NCAA slams Southern with sanctions; no postseason for football, baseball, 9 others in 2016-17". The Advocate. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  2. ^ "SWAC releases 2017 preseason football team, predicted order of finish". HBCU Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  3. ^ "UAPB Football to Play 2 LR Games in 2017". Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  4. ^ "Southern's 2017 football schedule released". WAFB. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
  5. ^ "2017 SU Football Schedule". Official Site of the Southern University Jaguars. Retrieved September 11, 2017.