1958 Southern Jaguars football team

1958 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	8–2 (3–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Ace Mumford (23rd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ←  1957 1959  →

1958 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Prairie View A&M $	5	–	0	–	0			10	–	0	–	1
Southern	3	–	2	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Texas College	3	–	2	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Texas Southern	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wiley	2	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	0	–	5	–	0			3	–	6	–	0
$ – Conference champion

The 1958 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by Ace Mumford in his 23rd season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 27	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 30–6
October 4	at Alcorn A&M *	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 56–0	[1]
October 11	Xavier (LA) *	Municipal Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Pelican State Classic)	W 50–0	[2]
October 18	Arkansas AM&N	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 34–0	[3]
October 25	Jackson State *	Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 30–6	[4]
November 1	at Texas College	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	L 6–13	[5]
November 8	at Tennessee A&I *	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 23–14	[6]
November 15	Wiley	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 21–6	[7]
November 22	Florida A&M *	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 35–6	[8]
November 29	at Prairie View A&M	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–20	[9]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Southern bombs Alcorn 56–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 11, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southern Cats wallop Xavier 50–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 18, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Unbeaten Southern Jaguars slaughter Ark. Lions". The Call. October 18, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Jackson State College Tigers down by 30–6 score by Southern Jaguars". Jackson Advocate. November 1, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Texas College over Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern clips A&I 23 to 14". The Nashville Tennessean. November 9, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Cats top stubborn Wiley, 21–6". The Louisiana Weekly. November 22, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southern shocks A&M 35–6". St. Petersburg Times. November 24, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Prairie View stops Cats 20–14". The Louisiana Weekly. December 6, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Southern Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2023.