1963 Southern Jaguars football team

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1963 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →
1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Prairie View A&M $^ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Grambling 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Arkansas AM&N 3 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Jackson State 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Wiley 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Alcorn A&M 0 – 7 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1963 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Robert Henry Lee in his second season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Texas Southern
W 14–615,000[1]
September 28at Grambling
W 22–21[2]
October 5Dillard*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 40–0[3]
October 12Arkansas AM&N
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–014,000[4]
October 19at Jackson State
W 17–16[5]
October 26Alcorn A&M
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 27–1915,000[6]
November 2Tennessee A&I*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 21–9[7]
November 9at Wiley
L 13–16[8]
November 16at Florida A&M*
L 0–37[9]
November 23Prairie View A&M
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–35[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "S.U. Jaguars turn back T.S.U., 14–6". The Louisiana Weekly. September 28, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jaguars edge Grambling, 22–21". Monroe Morning World. September 29, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Onrushing Jaguars slaughter hapless Dillard Blue Devils, 40–0". Alexandria News Leader. October 12, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern downs Arkansas A&M in 14–0 contest". Lake Charles American-Press. October 13, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern claws Jackson". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 26, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jaguars score 27–19 homecoming win over stubborn Alcon College". Alexandria News Leader. November 2, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "A&I tripped by Southern". The Nashville Tennessean. November 3, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Wiley 'Cats' claw Jaguars from throne". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 16, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Rattlers romp, 37–0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 17, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Mighty Prairie View near national 1963 grid title: Rips Southern, 35–0, with only Central State barring the way". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 30, 1963. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1960–1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
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