| Teamname: | Southern Jaguars football |
| Currentseason: | 2024 Southern Jaguars football team |
| Headcoach: | Terrence Graves |
| Headcoachyear: | 1st |
| Hcwins: | 6 |
| Hclosses: | 4 |
| Stadium: | A. W. Mumford Stadium |
| Stadcapacity: | 29,000 |
| Stadsurface: | Artificial turf |
| Conference: | SWAC |
| Confdivision: | West |
| 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: | 345 |
| Atties: | 28 |
| Bowlwins: | 8 |
| Bowllosses: | 3 |
| Natltitles: | 9 (Black College): 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1960, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2003 |
| Unnatltitles: | 2 (Black College): 1975, 1998 |
| Conftitles: | 19 |
| Marchingband: | Human Jukebox |
| Rivalries: | Grambling State 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 rivalry, dubbed the "Boombox Classic," is played between Jackson State and Southern yearly.
| Associated Negro Press, Baltimore Afro-American, Pittsburgh Courier | 12–0 | ||
| Associated Negro Press, Pittsburgh Courier | 10–0–1 | ||
| Associated Negro Press, Pittsburgh Courier | 10–0–1 | ||
| Atlanta Daily World, Pittsburgh Courier | 10–1 | ||
| Atlanta Daily World, Associated Negro Press, Pittsburgh Courier | 9–1 | ||
| American Sports Wire, Black College Sports Report | 11–1 | ||
| Atlanta Daily World, American Sports Wire, American Urban Radio Networks | 11–1 | ||
| Atlanta Daily World, American Sports Wire | 11–1 | ||
| Atlanta Daily World, American Sports Wire, American Urban Radio Networks, Black College Sports Page, Dr. Cavil's Classic Cuts–Major Division Poll | 12–1 |
Southern has won 19 conference championships, with all of them coming in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, 12 outright and 7 shared.
| 1937† | 4–4–1 | – | ||
| 1938† | 7–1–1 | 4–1–1 | ||
| 1940† | 8–1 | 5–1 | ||
| 1946 | 9–2–1 | 6–0 | ||
| 10–2 | 7–0 | |||
| 12–0 | 7–0 | |||
| 1949† | 10–0–1 | 6–0–1 | ||
| 10–0–1 | 7–0 | |||
| 7–2–1 | 6–1 | |||
| 8–2 | 7–0 | |||
| 1960† | 9–1 | 6–1 | ||
| 1966† | Robert E. Smith | 6–2–1 | 4–2–1 | |
| 1975† | 9–3 | 4–2 | ||
| 11–1 | 7–0 | |||
| 11–1 | 6–1 | |||
| 11–1 | 8–0 | |||
| 11–2 | 4–0 | |||
| 12–1 | 6–1 | |||
| 9–4 | 7–2 | |||
| Conference Championships: | 19 |
| SWAC West | W 31–30 | |||
| 2003† | W 20–9 | |||
| L 35–40 | ||||
| W 34–27 | ||||
| L 24–38 | ||||
| L 28–37 | ||||
| L 24–39 | ||||
| 2022† | L 24–43 | |||
| TBD | ||||
| Division Championships | 9 |
Southern has appeared in eleven bowl games. The Jaguars have a record of 8–3. [1]
| Date | Bowl | Opponent | Result | |
| Jan 1, 1942 | Flower | North Carolina A&T Aggies | L 12–14 | |
| Dec 25, 1946 | Yam | Tuskegee Golden Tigers | W 64–7 | |
| Dec 25, 1947 | Yam | Fort Valley State Wildcats | W 46–0 | |
| Dec 5, 1948 | Fruit Bowl | San Francisco State Gators | W 30–0 | |
| Dec 27, 1975 | Pelican Bowl | South Carolina State Bulldogs | W 15–12 | |
| Jan 1, 1994 | Heritage Bowl | South Carolina State Bulldogs | W 11–0 | |
| Dec 29, 1995 | Heritage Bowl | Florida A&M Rattlers | W 30–25 | |
| Dec 31, 1996 | Heritage Bowl | Howard Bison | L 24–27 | |
| Dec 27, 1997 | Heritage Bowl | South Carolina State Bulldogs | W 34–28 | |
| Dec 26, 1998 | Heritage Bowl | Bethune-Cookman Wildcats | W 28–2 | |
| Dec 18, 1999 | Heritage Bowl | Hampton Pirates | L 3–24 |
Southern has three alumni that has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Over 70 Southern alumni have played in the NFL,[2] including: