1969 Southern Jaguars football team

The 1969 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Alva Tabor, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–2–1, with a conference record of 5–1–1, and finished second in the SWAC.

1969 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–2–1 (5–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $ 6 –0 –18 –0 –1
Southern 5 –1 –16 –2 –1
Grambling 5 –2 –06 –4 –0
Texas Southern 3 –3 –14 –3 –2
Prairie View A&M 3 –4 –04 –5 –0
Arkansas AM&N 2 –4 –13 –6 –1
Jackson State 1 –6 –02 –6 –0
Mississippi Valley State 1 –6 –01 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20Texas Southern
T 13–13[1]
September 28at Prairie View A&M
W 14–622,175[2]
October 4Mississippi Valley State
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 30–7[3]
October 11Arkansas AM&N
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 40–19[4]
October 18at Jackson State
W 47–20[5]
October 25No. 4 Alcorn A&M
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 7–2725,000[6]
November 1Tennessee State*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 30–2213,000[7]
November 15at Florida A&M*
L 7–1012,917[8]
November 22at Grambling
W 21–1732,115[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "Southern, TSU in 13–13 tie". The Louisiana Weekly. September 27, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southern tops Prairie View 14–6 in Houston's Astrodome". Alexandria News Leader. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern 30–7 over M.V.S.U." The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 5, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Jags roll over Arkansas AM&N in 40–19 rout". Alexandria News Leader. October 19, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Unbeaten Cats rip Jackson St., 42[sic]-20". The Louisiana Weekly. October 25, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southern falls to Alcorn, 27–7". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southern pins first defeat on TSU 30–22". The Tennessean. November 2, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Rattlers nip Southern 10–7". The Tampa Tribune-Times. November 16, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Jags score upset over Grambling 11". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 23, 1969. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Final 1969 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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