1964 Southern Jaguars football team

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1964 Southern Jaguars football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium University Stadium
Seasons
  1963
1965  
1964 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5/2 Prairie View A&M $ 7 0 09 0 0
No. 19/NR Grambling 6 1 09 2 0
Jackson State 4 3 06 4 0
Alcorn A&M 3 4 05 5 0
Arkansas AM&N 3 4 05 5 0
Texas Southern 3 4 05 5 0
Southern 2 5 04 6 0
Wiley 0 7 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1964 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Robert Henry Lee in his third season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 19vs. Texas Southern
W 7–6 [1]
September 26 Grambling L 17–2026,000 [2]
October 10at Arkansas AM&N
L 0–142,969 [3]
October 17 Jackson State
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–911,000 [4]
October 24at Alcorn A&M L 3–21 [5]
October 31at Tennessee A&I *L 21–32 [6]
November 7 Wiley
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 39–13 [7]
November 14 Florida A&M *
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 43–20 [8]
November 21at Prairie View A&M L 14–60 [9]
December 5at Dillard *
W 34–84,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Jags nip TSU, 7–6". The Louisiana Weekly. September 26, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Grambling wins, 20–17". The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Ark. blanks Jags, 14–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 17, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Jackson dumps SU". The Louisiana Weekly. October 24, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Alcorn ruins S.U., 21–3". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 31, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Tenn. State's rally overwhelms Southern U. by 32–21". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 7, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Wiley falls to Southern". The Marshall News Messenger. November 9, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Southern U. dumps Florida A&M". The Bradenton Herald. November 15, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Prairie View nails down second straight national title: Panthers finish perfect season by clobbering Southern". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 28, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Jaguars stop Dillard, 34–8". The Louisiana Weekly. December 12, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Southern Yearly Results (1960–1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2023.