1968 Southern Jaguars football team
The 1968 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Robert E. Smith in his fourth season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the SWAC.
| 1968 Southern Jaguars football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (3–4 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 3 Alcorn A&M + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern + | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 21 | at Texas Southern | L 3–6 | [1] | |
| September 28 | Prairie View A&M | W 26–0 | [2] | |
| October 5 | at Mississippi Valley State* | W 27–0 | [3] | |
| October 12 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| L 14–24 | [4] |
| October 19 | Jackson State |
| W 30–16 | [5] |
| October 26 | at Alcorn A&M | L 14–26 | [6] | |
| November 2 | at Tennessee A&I* | L 0–16 | [7] | |
| November 9 | Wiley |
| W 22–9 | [8] |
| November 16 | Florida A&M* |
| L 24–33 | [9] |
| November 23 | Grambling |
| L 32–34 | [10] |
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References
- "Jaguars drop 6–3 squeaker to TSU in season opener". Alexandria News Leader. September 29, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "College football scores". The Lompoc Record. September 30, 1968 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jags blank M.V., 27–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 12, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ark. spanks Cats, 24–14". The Louisiana Weekly. October 19, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cats top Jax, 30–16". The Louisiana Weekly. October 26, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alcorn trips up Southern". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "A&I tops Southern 16–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 3, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern tags Wildcat 11 with 22–9 conference loss". The Marshall News Messenger. November 10, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Riley leads rally, A&M wins 33–24". Tallahassee Democrat. November 17, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grambling is 34–32 victor, SWAC best". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- "Southern Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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