1962 Southern Jaguars football team

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1962 Southern Jaguars football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium University Stadium
Seasons
←  1961
1963  →
1962 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Jackson State $ 6 –1 –010 –1 –0
Texas Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Grambling 3 –2 –26 –2 –2
Prairie View A&M 4 –3 –06 –3 –0
Southern 3 –4 –05 –5 –0
Arkansas AM&N 2 –4 –14 –5 –1
Alcorn A&M 2 –5 –04 –5 –0
Wiley 1 –5 –13 –5 –1
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1962 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Robert Henry Lee in his first season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 22vs. Texas Southern
L 6–20 [1]
September 29 Grambling
L 3–13 [2]
October 6at Dillard *
W 27–010,000 [3]
October 13at Arkansas AM&N
W 10–0 [4]
October 20 Jackson State
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 19–14 [5]
October 27at Alcorn A&M
L 14–21 [6]
November 3at Tennessee A&I *
W 13–0 [7]
November 10 Wiley
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–0 [8]
November 17 Florida A&M *
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–25 [9]
November 24at Prairie View A&M
L 14–34 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "TSU takes measure of Southern U." The Pittsburgh Courier. September 29, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Grambling beats Southern by 13–3 score". Jackson Advocate. October 6, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Southern Jaguars claw Dillard, 27–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 13, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Cats dump Ark. 10–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 20, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southern removes Jackson from unsullied ranks". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 27, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Alcorn stops Cats, 21–14". The Louisiana Weekly. November 3, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Tigers bow to Southern". The Nashville Tennessean. November 4, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Home run passes beat Wiley, 24–0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 12, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Rattlers ramble over Southern". Tallahassee Democrat. November 18, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "P.V. tops Cats, 34–14". The Louisiana Weekly. December 1, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Southern Yearly Results (1960–1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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