| Year: | 2004 |
| Team: | Southern Jaguars |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Record: | 8–4 |
| Conf Record: | 7–2 |
| Head Coach: | Pete Richardson |
| Hc Year: | 12th |
| Def Coach: | Terrence Graves |
| Dc Year: | 1st |
| Stadium: | A. W. Mumford Stadium |
| Champion: | SWAC West Division champion |
| Conf Champ: | SWAC Football Championship Game |
| Conf Champ Result: | L 35–40 vs. Alabama State |
The 2004 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2004 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 8–4, with a conference record of 7–2, and finished and finished first in the SWAC West Division.