1955 Southern Jaguars football team

1955 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC champion
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–2–1 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Ace Mumford (20th season)
Home stadium	University Stadium

1955 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5 Southern $	6	–	1	–	0			7	–	2	–	1
No. 10 Prairie View A&M	5	–	1	–	1			8	–	2	–	1
No. 8 Texas Southern	5	–	1	–	1			7	–	2	–	1
No. 6 Langston	4	–	1	–	2			6	–	1	–	2
Texas College	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Wiley	2	–	5	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	5	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
Bishop	0	–	7	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier.

The 1955 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their 20th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 7–2–1 record, won the SWAC championship, and were ranked No. 5 in the final Pittsburgh Courier rankings of black college football teams.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	Texas Southern	Baton Rouge, LA	W 33–21
October 1	Alcorn A&M	Baton Rouge, LA	T 18–18
October 8	at Xavier (LA)	New Orleans, LA	W 51–0
October 15	Arkansas AM&N	Baton Rouge, LA	W 47–6
October 22	at Langston	Langston, OK	W 7–0
October 29	Texas College	Baton Rouge, LA	W 38–14
November 5	vs. Bishop	Dallas, TX	W
November 12	Wiley	Baton Rouge, LA	W 16–6
November 19	at Florida A&M	Bragg Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 0–51	9,000
November 26	Prairie View A&M	Baton Rouge, LA	L 19–21