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Southern Jaguars football
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College football organization
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| TeamName | Southern Jaguars football |
| CurrentSeason | 2025 Southern Jaguars football team |
| Image | Southern Jaguars wordmark.png |
| ImageSize | 250 |
| HeadCoach | Marshall Faulk |
| HeadCoachYear | 1st |
| HCWins | 0 |
| HCLosses | 0 |
| Stadium | A. W. Mumford Stadium |
| StadCapacity | 29,000 |
| Conference | SWAC |
| ConfDivision | West |
| FirstYear | |
| AthleticDirector | Roman Banks |
| Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| WebsiteName | gojagsports.com |
| WebsiteURL | http://www.gojagsports.com/SportSelect.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=28100&SPID=96902&SPSID=641586 |
| ATWins | 562 |
| ATLosses | 349 |
| ATTies | 28 |
| BowlWins | 8 |
| BowlLosses | 3 |
| BlackNatlTitles | 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1960, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2003 |
| ConfTitles | SWAC: 1937, 1938, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1975, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2013 |
| DivTitles | SWAC West: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024 |
| MarchingBand | Human Jukebox |
| Rivalries | Grambling State |
| Jackson State | |
| Texas Southern |
Jackson State Texas Southern
The Southern Jaguars are the college football team representing Southern University. The Jaguars play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Jaguars started collegiate football in 1916, and played in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference before joining the SWAC in 1934.
Every late November they play their last regular season game against in-state rival Grambling in the Bayou Classic in New Orleans, Louisiana. Another notable football rivalry, dubbed the "BoomBox Classic", is played against Jackson State yearly.
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
Black college football national championships
| 2003 | Atlanta Daily World, American Sports Wire, American Urban Radio Networks, |
|---|---|
| Black College Sports Page, Dr. Cavil's Classic Cuts–Major Division Poll | 12–1 |
Conference championships
Southern has won 19 conference championships, with all of them coming in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, 12 outright and 7 shared.
| Southern Jaguars | border=2 | color=white}}" | Conference Championships: | Southern Jaguars | border=2 | color=white}}" | 19 |
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† Co-champions
Division championships
| Southern Jaguars | border=2 | color=white}}" | Division Championships | Southern Jaguars | border=2 | color=white}}" | 9 |
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† Co-champions
Postseason
Southern has appeared in eleven bowl games. The Jaguars have a record of 8–3.
| Dec 18, 1999 | Heritage Bowl | Hampton Pirates | L 3–24 |
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College Football Hall of Fame members
- Marino Casem (head coach; 1987–1988, 1992)
- Ace Mumford (head coach; 1936–1961)
Alumni in the NFL
Southern has three alumni that has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
- Mel Blount, Class of 1989
- Aeneas Williams, Class of 2014
- Harold Carmichael, Class of 2020 Over 70 Southern alumni have played in the NFL, including:
- RaShaun Allen
- Perry Brooks
- Matthew Dorsett
- Jubilee Dunbar
- George Farmer
- Alvin Haymond
- Maurice Hurst
- Rich Jackson
- Ray Jones
- Tyrone Jones
- Gerald Perry
- Rufus Porter
- Isiah Robertson
- Godwin Turk
- Ralph Williams
- Gillis Wilson
- Jerry Wilson
- Danny Johnson
- Kendel Shello
Future non-conference opponents
Announced schedules as of April 25, 2025
References
References
- [http://cfreference.net/cfr/schools/southern/1072 College Football Reference] {{webarchive. link. (March 4, 2016)
- [https://www.pro-football-reference.com/colleges/southern/ Pro Football Reference]
- "Future Southern Jaguars Football Schedules". FBSchedules.com.
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