1981 Southern Jaguars football team

The 1981 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.

1981 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBREC Memorial Stadium
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Jackson State $^ 5 –1 –09 –2 –1
Grambling State 4 –1 –16 –4 –1
Texas Southern 3 –2 –14 –5 –1
Alcorn State 3 –3 –05 –5 –0
Mississippi Valley State 2 –4 –04 –6 –1
Southern 2 –4 –03 –8 –0
Prairie View A&M 1 –5 –02 –8 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Bethune–Cookman*
W 3–025,000[1]
September 19Texas Southern
  • BREC Memorial Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 7–13[2]
September 26at Prairie View A&M
W 35–0[3]
October 3at Mississippi Valley State
L 16–219,315[4]
October 10at Nicholls State*
L 14–56[5]
October 17at No. 3 Jackson State
L 0–41[6]
October 24Alcorn State
  • BREC Memorial Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–18[7]
October 31Tennessee State*
  • BREC Memorial Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 18–28[8]
November 7Southeastern Louisiana*
  • BREC Memorial Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 27–28[9]
November 14at Florida A&M*
L 14–4118,100[10]
November 21vs. Grambling State
W 51–2067,000[11]

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References
  1. "Punchless Bethune stumbles to 3–0 loss". The Orlando Sentinel-Star. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Alexander beats Jaguars". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Jaguars blast Prairie View, Cajuns rip Mean Green". The Daily Herald. September 28, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Miracle...Cooley's prayer answered in 21–16 Valley win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Nicholls tabs 56 against Jags". The Alexanrdia Daily Town Talk. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Jackson St., 41–0". Daily World. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Alcorn topples Southern". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tennessee State downs Southern". The Commercial Appeal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Southeastern edges Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Florida A&M runners trample Southern U." Star Tribune. November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Jags crush G-Men, gain their respect". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Southern Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.


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