1973 Southern Jaguars football team

The 1973 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Charles Bates, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

1973 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
BREC Memorial Stadium
1973 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5/7 Grambling +^ 5 –1 –010 –3 –0
No. 10 Jackson State + 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
No. T–20 Alcorn A&M 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Southern 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Texas Southern 2 –3 –15 –5 –1
Mississippi Valley State 2 –4 –03 –5 –0
Prairie View A&M 0 –6 –02 –6 –1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Tuskegee*
W 21–1314,500[1]
September 15Texas Southern
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 23–1514,500[2]
September 22Prairie View A&M
W 9–014,500[3][4]
September 29Mississippi Valley State
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 19–1414,500[5]
October 6Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 34–1314,500[6]
October 13at Jackson State
L 3–2827,000[7]
October 20Alcorn A&M
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–614,500–17,600[8][9]
October 27No. 1 Tennessee State*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 6–2114,500[10][11]
November 10vs. Florida A&M*
W 14–1018,228[12]
November 17vs. No. 5 Grambling
L 14–1938,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References
  1. "Southern run raps Tuskegee". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 9, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Southern wins". Corpus Christi Caller. September 16, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Defense has been difference at SU". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Prairie View falls to Southern 9–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 23, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southern". Daily World. September 30, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southern wins fifth straight". The Louisiana Weekly. October 13, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Jags lose first game". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Alcorn tops Southern U." The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  10. "Sluggish Tigers clip Southern". The Tennessean. October 28, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Southern falls, 21–6". Daily World. October 28, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Southern, sub ride to torpedo Rattlers". St. Petersburg Times. November 11, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "GC wins, 19–14, but Jaguars make it interesting". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.


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