2008 Southern Jaguars football team
The 2008 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 6–2, and finished and finished third in the SWAC West Division.
| 2008 Southern Jaguars football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| West Division | |
| Record | 6–5 (6–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | A. W. Mumford Stadium |
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| Jackson State xy | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State xy$ | 7 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 30 | at Houston* | L 3–55 | 26,555 | [1] | |
| September 6 | at Tennessee State* |
| L 32–34 | 28,830 | [2] |
| September 13 | Mississippi Valley State | W 49–7 | [3] | ||
| September 27 | at Alcorn State | W 15–12 | [4] | ||
| October 4 | at Jackson State | W 35–28 | 42,513 | [5] | |
| October 11 | Texas Southern |
| W 45–14 | [6] | |
| October 18 | Florida A&M* |
| L 49–52 | [7] | |
| October 25 | at Prairie View A&M | L 23–24 | [8] | ||
| November 1 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| W 31–24 2OT | [9] | |
| November 15 | vs. Alabama State |
| W 15–0 | 25,387 | [10] |
| November 29 | vs. Grambling State | L 14–29 | 59,874 | [11] | |
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References
- "Houston 55, Southern 3". Victoria Advocate. August 31, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tigers roar back in second half, win Classic". The Tennessean. September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern beats Mississippi Valley". Enterprise-Journal. September 14, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern beats Alcorn St., 15–12". The News-Star. September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jags put it on Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern 45, Texas Southern 14". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Florida A&M beats Southern". Florida Today. October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Prairie View 24, Southern 23". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern U. 31, Ark.–Pine Bluff 24". The Daily Advertiser. November 2, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern shuts down Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grambling State beats Southern to win Bayou Classic". Johnson City Press. November 30, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "2008 Southern Jaguars football schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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