1967 Southern Jaguars football team

1967 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Robert E. Smith (3rd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ←  1966 1968  →

1967 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 10 Grambling $	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Texas Southern	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Jackson State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southern	4	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Alcorn A&M	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Prairie View A&M	2	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Wiley	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1967 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1967 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Robert E. Smith in his third season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 16	Texas Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 21–17		[1]
September 23	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 3–20		[2]
September 30	Mississippi Valley State *	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 50–14		[3]
October 7	Arkansas AM&N	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 21–16		[4]
October 14	at Jackson State	Alumni Field Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 0–3	5,438	[5]
October 21	Alcorn A&M	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 10–7		[6]
October 28	Tennessee A&I *	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 16–27		[7]
November 4	vs. Wiley	State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA	W 50–3		[8]
November 11	at Florida A&M *	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 25–36		[9]
November 18	at Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 20–27	27,161	[10]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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References

1. "Southern edges Texas Southern 21–17 in SWAC curtain-raiser". Alexandria News Leader. September 21, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Prairie View rips Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern scores 50–14 victory over Miss. Valley College". Alexandria News Leader. October 8, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southern in 21–16 upset over AM&N". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 8, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Jackson nips Southern, 3–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 21, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern edges Alcorn 10–7 in homecoming victory". Alexandria News Leader. October 29, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tigers claw Southern". The Tennessean. October 29, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southern Jaguars rough up Wiley Wildcats, 50–3, here". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "A&M takes 36–25 win". Tallahassee Democrat. November 12, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "Grambling gouges Southern to smell Orange Blossoms". The Shreveport Times. November 19, 1967. Retrieved September 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "1967 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved September 10, 2023.