1982 Southern Jaguars football team

The 1982 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished second in the SWAC.

1982 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
1982 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Jackson State $^ 6 –0 –09 –3 –0
Southern 5 –1 –08 –3 –0
No. 10 Grambling State 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Alcorn State 3 –3 –05 –6 –0
Mississippi Valley State 2 –4 –05 –5 –0
Texas Southern 1 –5 –01 –9 –1
Prairie View A&M 0 –6 –01 –10 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4vs. Bethune–Cookman*
W 14–1015,530[1]
September 18at Texas Southern
W 17–6[2]
September 25Prairie View A&M
W 42–6[3]
October 2Mississippi Valley State
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 31–14[4]
October 9at Nicholls State*No. 8
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 14–28[5]
October 16Jackson StateNo. 17
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 10–17[6]
October 23at Alcorn State
W 17–12[7]
October 30at No. 3 Tennessee State*
L 21–2837,000[8]
November 6at Southeastern Louisiana*
W 26–19[9]
November 13Florida A&M*
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–2122,355[10]
November 27vs. No. 10 Grambling State
W 22–1770,000[11]

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References
  1. "Patchwork play lifts Southern over B–CC". The Orlando Sentinel. September 5, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Tex. Southern defeated, 17–6". The Monitor. September 19, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Jaguars triumph". The Daily Advertiser. September 26, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Gibbs streaks". The Daily Advertiser. October 3, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Nicholls St. 28, Southern U. 14". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 10, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Jackson State tops Jaguars". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Alcorn rally falls short of Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tennessee State edges Jags". The Daily Advertiser. October 31, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Southern University 26, Southeastern Louisiana 19". Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "FAMU loses wild and crazy game". Tallahassee Democrat. November 14, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Southern's Gibbs is star in victory". Daily World. November 28, 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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