1968 Southern Jaguars football team

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1968 Southern Jaguars football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadium University Stadium
Seasons
←  1967
1969  →
1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 3 Alcorn A&M + 6 –1 –08 –1 –0
Grambling + 6 –1 –09 –2 –0
Texas Southern + 6 –1 –06 –4 –0
Arkansas AM&N 4 –3 –05 –5 –0
Southern 3 –4 –04 –6 –0
Prairie View A&M 2 –5 –04 –6 –0
Jackson State 1 –6 –03 –6 –0
Wiley 0 –7 –02 –8 –0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1968 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Robert E. Smith in his fourth season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Texas Southern
L 3–6 [1]
September 28 Prairie View A&M
W 26–0 [2]
October 5at Mississippi Valley State *
W 27–0 [3]
October 12at Arkansas AM&N
L 14–24 [4]
October 19 Jackson State
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 30–16 [5]
October 26at Alcorn A&M
L 14–267,000–7,600 [6] [7]
November 2at Tennessee State *
L 0–16 [8]
November 9 Wiley
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 22–9 [9]
November 16 Florida A&M *
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 24–33 [10]
November 23 Grambling
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 32–34 [11]
  • *Non-conference game

[12]

References

  1. ↑ "Jaguars drop 6–3 squeaker to TSU in season opener". Alexandria News Leader. September 29, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "College football scores". The Lompoc Record . September 30, 1968 – via Newspapers.com. Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg
  3. ↑ "Jags blank M.V., 27–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 12, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Ark. spanks Cats, 24–14". The Louisiana Weekly. October 19, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Cats top Jax, 30–16". The Louisiana Weekly. October 26, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Alcorn trips up Southern". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 8, 2024.
  8. ↑ "A&I tops Southern 16–0". The Nashville Tennessean. November 3, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Southern tags Wildcat 11 with 22–9 conference loss". The Marshall News Messenger. November 10, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Riley leads rally, A&M wins 33–24". Tallahassee Democrat. November 17, 1968. Retrieved April 7, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Grambling is 34–32 victor, SWAC best". The Shreveport Times. November 24, 1968. Retrieved March 28, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968 Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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