Southern Jaguars football

The Southern Jaguars are the college football team representing Southern University. The Jaguars play at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Jaguars started collegiate football in 1916, and played in the Gulf Coast Athletic Association before joining the SWAC in 1934.

History

Classifications • 1962–1972: NCAA College Division • 1973–1976: NCAA Division II • 1977: NCAA Division I] • 1978–present: NCAA Division I-AA/FCS Conference memberships • 1916–?: Independent • ?–1933: Gulf Coast Athletic Association • 1934–present: Southwestern Athletic Conference ==Championships==

Championships

Black college football national championships Conference championships Southern has won 19 conference championships, with all of them coming in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, 12 outright and 7 shared. † Co-champions Division championships † Co-champions ==Postseason==

Postseason

Southern has appeared in eleven bowl games. The Jaguars have a record of 8–3. ==College Football Hall of Fame members==

College Football Hall of Fame members

• Marino Casem (head coach; 1987–1988, 1992) • Ace Mumford (head coach; 1936–1961) ==Alumni in the NFL==

Alumni in the NFL

Southern has three alumni that has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. • Mel Blount, Class of 1989 • Aeneas Williams, Class of 2014 • Harold Carmichael, Class of 2020 Over 70 Southern alumni have played in the NFL, including: • RaShaun Allen • Perry Brooks • Matthew Dorsett • Jubilee Dunbar • George Farmer • Alvin Haymond • Maurice Hurst • Rich Jackson • Ray Jones • Tyrone Jones • Gerald Perry • Rufus Porter • Isiah Robertson • Godwin Turk • Ralph Williams • Gillis Wilson • Jerry Wilson • Danny Johnson • Kendel Shello ==Future non-conference opponents==

Future non-conference opponents

Announced schedules as of February 1, 2026 ==See also==

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