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This is a list of seasons completed by the South Alabama Jaguars football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Bowl Subdivision, representing University of South Alabama in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. South Alabama has played their home games at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama since 2020. [1]
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | Coaches# | AP° | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joey Jones (Unclassified independent)(2009–2010) | |||||||||
| 2009 | Jaguars | 7–0 | |||||||
| 2010 | Jaguars | 10–0 | |||||||
| Joey Jones(FCS independent)(2011) | |||||||||
| 2011 | Jaguars | 6–4 | |||||||
| Joey Jones(Sun Belt Conference)(2012–2017) | |||||||||
| 2012 | Jaguars | 2–11 | 1–7 | 10th | |||||
| 2013 | Jaguars | 6–6 | 4–3 | T–2nd | |||||
| 2014 | Jaguars | 6–7 | 5–3 | T–4th | L Camellia Bowl | ||||
| 2015 | Jaguars | 5–7 | 3–5 | T–5th | |||||
| 2016 | Jaguars | 6–7 | 2–6 | T–8th | L Arizona Bowl | ||||
| 2017 | Jaguars | 4–8 | 3–5 | T–8th | |||||
| Joey Jones: | 52–50 | 18–29 | |||||||
| Steve Campbell (Sun Belt Conference)(2018–2020) | |||||||||
| 2018 | Jaguars | 3–9 | 2–6 | 4th (West) | |||||
| 2019 | Jaguars | 2–10 | 1–7 | 5th (West) | |||||
| 2020 | Jaguars | 4–7 | 3–5 | 2nd (West) | |||||
| Steve Campbell: | 9–26 | 6–18 | |||||||
| Kane Wommack (Sun Belt Conference)(2021–2023) | |||||||||
| 2021 | Jaguars | 5–7 | 2–6 | T–3rd (West) | |||||
| 2022 | Jaguars | 10–3 | 7–1 | T–1st (West) | L New Orleans Bowl | ||||
| 2023 | Jaguars | 7–6 | 4–4 | T–2nd (West) | W 68 Ventures Bowl | ||||
| Kane Wommack: | 22–16 | 13–11 | |||||||
| Major Applewhite (Sun Belt Conference)(2024–present) | |||||||||
| 2024 | Jaguars | 7–6 | 5–3 | T–2nd (West) | W Salute to Veterans Bowl | ||||
| Major Applewhite: | 6–6 | 5–3 | |||||||
| Total: | 90–98(.479) | ||||||||
| National championship Conference title Conference division title or championship game berth | |||||||||
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Ladd–Peebles Stadium is a stadium located in Mobile, Alabama. Opened in 1948, it has a seating capacity of 33,471. It is primarily used for American football, and is the home field for the Senior Bowl, the LendingTree Bowl through the 2020 season, and the University of South Alabama Jaguars through the 2019 season. After the 2019 season, the Jaguars moved to the new on-campus Hancock Whitney Stadium. In addition to football, the stadium is also used for concerts, boxing matches, high school graduations, trade shows, and festivals. Numerous entertainers have performed at Ladd–Peebles Stadium.
The South Alabama Jaguars represent the University of South Alabama in NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics. USA competes in the Sun Belt Conference; it is the conference's only remaining charter member from its inception. USA's athletics teams are nicknamed the Jaguars. Popular sports are baseball and men's basketball. USA sponsors 8 men's sports teams and 9 women's sports teams. The board of trustees voted to start a football program that began play in the fall of 2009.
The South Alabama Jaguars football program, established in 2009, represents the University of South Alabama in the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) of the National Collegiate Athletic Association. South Alabama joined the FBS in 2012 as a member of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC).
The South Alabama Jaguar Marching Band is a student organization that was approved by the University of South Alabama's board of trustees to debut in conjunction with the South Alabama football team in 2009. The decision was made on December 6, 2007.
The 2011 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. This was the third season in program's history. They were led by head coach Joey Jones and played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium. This was their first and final season as an FCS independent before joining the Sun Belt Conference of the Football Bowl Subdivision in 2012; it would also be their first season in which all of their opponents were other Division I teams. They finished the season 6–4.
The 2012 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2012 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach Joey Jones and played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium. They were a member of the Sun Belt Conference. As part of their two-year transition to the FBS from the FCS, the Jaguars were not eligible for the Sun Belt championship and were not eligible to play in a bowl game. They finished the season 2–11, 1–7 in Sun Belt play to finish in last place.
The 2009 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2009 college football season. They were led by first-year head coach Joey Jones and played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium, located in Mobile, Alabama. The Jaguars, playing as an unclassified independent in their inaugural season, played an abbreviated season of seven games. None of the games played were against any other NCAA Division I teams, having most of their games held against preparatory schools. The Jaguars completed their exhibitory season with an undefeated record of seven wins and zero losses (7–0).
The 2010 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2010 college football season. They were led by second-year head coach Joey Jones and played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium, located in Mobile, Alabama.
The 2013 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by fifth-year head coach Joey Jones and played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. This season marked the first season the Jaguars' were eligible for the Sun Belt championship and to play in a bowl game. They finished the season 6–6, 4–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a fourth way tie four third place. Despite being bowl eligible, they were not invited to a bowl game.
The 2014 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2014 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by sixth-year head coach Joey Jones and played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. They finished the season 6–7, 5–3 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three way tie for fourth place. In only their second year of bowl eligibility, they were invited to the Camellia Bowl, where they lost to Bowling Green.
The Battle for the Belt is an American college football rivalry game between two public universities in the U.S. state of Alabama, University of South Alabama Jaguars and the Troy University Trojans. Troy leads the all-time series at 9–4.
The 2014 Camellia Bowl was a post-season American college football bowl game that was played on December 20, 2014 at Cramton Bowl in Montgomery, Alabama. The first edition of the Camellia Bowl, it featured the Bowling Green Falcons of the Mid-American Conference against the South Alabama Jaguars of the Sun Belt Conference. The game began at 8:15 p.m. CST and aired on ESPN. It was one of the 2014–15 bowl games that concluded the 2014 FBS football season. The game was sponsored by the Raycom Media broadcasting company and was officially known as the Raycom Media Camellia Bowl.
The 2015 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2015 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by seventh-year head coach Joey Jones and played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. The Jaguars, members of the Sun Belt Conference finished the season 5–7, 3–5 in Sun Belt play finishing in a five way tie for fifth place.
The 2016 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2016 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by head coach Joey Jones, who was in his eighth year with the team. They finished the season 6–7, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in a three-way tie for eighth place. They were invited to the Arizona Bowl where they lost to Air Force.
The 2017 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2017 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by ninth-year head coach Joey Jones. They finished the season 4–8, 3–5 in Sun Belt play to finish in a tie for eighth place.
The 2018 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2018 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by first-year head coach Steve Campbell. They finished the season 3–9, 2–6 in Sun Belt play to finish in fourth place in the West Division.
The 2019 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2019 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ladd–Peebles Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by second-year head coach Steve Campbell.
The 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama, and competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference. They were led by third-year head coach Steve Campbell.
The 2021 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama during the 2021 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama. They competed in the West Division of the Sun Belt Conference.
The 2022 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the University of South Alabama as a member of the Sun Belt Conference during the 2022 NCAA Division I FBS football season. They were led by head coach Kane Wommack, who was coaching his second season with the team. The Jaguars played their home games at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile, Alabama.