1979 Southern Jaguars football team

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.

1979 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 6 Alcorn State + 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
No. 1 Grambling State + 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 8 Jackson State 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
No. T–10 Southern 4 –2 –07 –4 –0
Mississippi Valley State 2 –4 –04 –5 –0
Texas Southern 1 –5 –03 –8 –0
Prairie View A&M 0 –6 –00 –11 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Tuskegee*
W 22–2[1]
September 15Texas Southern
  • Univetsity 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 6Alabama State*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–6[5]
October 13at No. 2 Jackson StateNo. 5
L 0–34[6]
October 20Alcorn StateNo. 7
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 12–17[7]
October 27Tennessee 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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