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1979 Southern Jaguars football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium University Stadium
Seasons
←  1978
1980 →
1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Alcorn State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 1 Grambling State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 8 Jackson State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. T–10 Southern 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Cass Jackson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8 Tuskegee*
W 22–2 [1]
September 15 Texas Southern
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 21–0 [2]
September 22at Prairie View A&M
W 44–0 [3]
September 29at Mississippi Valley State
W 20–7 [4]
October 6 Alabama State*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–6 [5]
October 13at No. 2 Jackson StateNo. 5
L 0–34 [6]
October 20 Alcorn StateNo. 7
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 12–17 [7]
October 27 Tennessee State*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 6–1720,437 [8]
November 3at Howard*
W 30–0 [9]
November 10vs. Florida A&M*
L 30–021,142 [10]
December 1vs. No. 1 Grambling StateNo. T–10
W 14–768,000 [11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. ^ "Tuskegee whipped 22–2 by Southern U." The Opelika-Auburn News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern blanks Texas Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern 44, Prairie View 0". Austin American-Statesman. September 23, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern bests MVSU in game of fumbles". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 30, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jaguars whip Hornets 28–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 7, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jackson St., 34–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alcorn State nips Southern". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southern drops 17–6 encounter". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southern shuts out Howard". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Rattlers win Classic to end skid". The Miami Herald. November 11, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Wilfred Charles sparks Southern by Grambling". The Daily Advertiser. December 2, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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