1984 Southern Jaguars football team
The 1984 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–5 and a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.
| 1984 Southern Jaguars football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–5 (4–3 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | A. W. Mumford Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Alcorn State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Mississippi Valley State ^ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | Alabama State | W 20–0 | [1] | |||
| September 15 | at Texas Southern | W 10–3 | [2] | |||
| September 22 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 28–7 | [3] | ||
| September 29 | Mississippi Valley State | No. 11 |
| L 45–63 | [4] | |
| October 6 | at Nicholls State* | L 26–43 | [5] | |||
| October 13 | Jackson State |
| W 34–28 | [6] | ||
| October 20 | at No. 4 Alcorn State | L 15–44 | [7] | |||
| October 27 | at No. 3 Tennessee State* | L 7–42 | 38,500 | [8] | ||
| November 3 | North Carolina A&T* |
| W 41–0 | [9] | ||
| November 10 | Florida A&M* |
| W 28–18 | [10] | ||
| November 24 | vs. Grambling State | L 29–31 | 51,752 | [11] | ||
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References
- "Southern zips Ala. State". Abbeville Meridional. September 9, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern 10, Texas Southern 3". Austin American-Statesman. September 16, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern drops PV". The Shreveport Times. September 23, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Mississippi Valley 63, Southern 45". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 30, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Nicholls wins offensive battle". Abbeville Meridional. October 7, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern U. boots J-State". The Clarion-Ledger. October 14, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alcorn remains perfect". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 21, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tennessee State rips Southern". The Tennessean. October 28, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern University rolls to victory over Aggies". News and Record. November 4, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern tops Florida A&M". The Orlando Sentinel. November 11, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "G-Men close in style, 31–29". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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