1957 Southern Jaguars football team

1957 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Ace Mumford (22nd season)
Home stadium	Municipal Stadium
Seasons ←  1956 1958  →

1957 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Wiley $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
Texas Southern	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	1
Prairie View A&M	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	1
Southern	4	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
Texas College	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Langston	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1957 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1957 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Ace Mumford in his 22nd season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 28	Texas Southern	Municipal Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 6–19	[1]
October 5	Alcorn A&M *	Municipal Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 47–0	[2]
October 12	at Xavier (LA) *	Xavier Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 38–0	[3]
October 19	Arkansas AM&N	Municipal Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 59–0	[4]
October 26	at Langston	Anderson Stadium Langston, OK	W 40–20	[5]
November 2	Texas College	Municipal Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 48–7	[6]
November 9	Tennessee A&I *	Municipal Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 14–33	[7]
November 16	at Wiley	Wiley Field Marshall, TX	L 20–24	[8]
November 23	at Florida A&M *	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 6–32	[9]
November 30	Prairie View A&M	Municipal Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 18–13	[10]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Durley, Jackson pace TSU to 19–6 win over Southern". The Louisiana Weekly. October 5, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southern Jaguars beat Alcorn Braves". The Shreveport Journal. October 7, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Jaguars blast Xavier 38–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 19, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "SU mauls Ark. 59–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 26, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southern downs Langston, 40–20". Tulsa World. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern crushes Texas College 48–7". The Louisiana Weekly. November 9, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Long runs help Tennessee State deflate Southern". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 16, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southern edged by Wiley, 24–20". The Shreveport Journal. November 18, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rattlers post 32–6 triumph". Tallahassee Democrat. November 24, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Southern beats Prairie View". The San Francisco Examiner. December 1, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Southern Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2023.