1974 Southern Jaguars football team

1974 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	8–3 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Charles Bates (3rd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ←  1973 1975  →

1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 7 Grambling State +	5	–	1	–	0			11	–	1	–	0
No. 14 Alcorn State +^	5	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
No. 10 Jackson State	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
No. 12 Southern	3	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	5	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	10	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern

The 1974 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Charles Bates in his third season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 14	at Tuskegee *	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 33–22	20,000	[1]
September 21	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 6–14	22,000	[2]
September 28	Prairie View A&M	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 34–7	16,000	[3]
October 5	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 21–17	8,500	[4]
October 12	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff *	Pine Bluff, AR	W 48–7	6,500	[5]
October 19	Jackson State	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 21–19	20,000	[6]
October 26	at No. 12 Alcorn State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 14–23	8,400–21,080	[7] [8]
November 2	at Nebraska–Omaha *	Al F. Caniglia Field Omaha, NE	W 21–7	2,500	[9]
November 9	at Cal State Los Angeles *	Campus Stadium Los Angeles, CA	W 42–8	10,000–10,079	[10]
November 16	Florida A&M *	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 24–8	16,000	[11]
November 23	vs. No. 7 Grambling State	Tulane Stadium New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	L 0–21	76,700–76,753	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Southern turns back Tuskegee". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 15, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "TSU clips Southern U." The Port Arthur News. September 22, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern, 34–7". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 29, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Valley St. falls 21–17 to Jaguars". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "UAPB loses". El Dorado News-Times. October 13, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern, 21–19". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 20, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Unbeaten Alcorn edges Southern Jaguars 23–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "College-Division Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 22, 2022.
9. "UNO luck sour in 21–7 loss". Omaha World-Herald. November 3, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. Ross Newhan (November 9, 1974). "Southern Routs Cal State L.A., 42–8". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-5. Retrieved February 13, 2017– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Southern tips Rattlers". The Miami Herald. November 17, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
12. "Grambling Blanks Southern 21–0". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 24, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 22, 2022.
14. "Southern Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2021.