1971 Southern Jaguars football team

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1971 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–7 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Grambling $ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Jackson State 4 – 1 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 16 Alcorn A&M 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Prairie View A&M 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Southern 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M

The 1971 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Alva Tabor, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18Texas Southern
L 0–2118,023[1]
September 25at Prairie View A&M
L 3–2117,747[2]
October 2Mississippi Valley State
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–015,009[3]
October 9Arkansas AM&N*dagger
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 27–2823,103[4]
October 16at Jackson State
L 28–4913,000[5]
October 23Alcorn A&M
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 14–3013,363[6]
October 30No. 7 Tennessee State*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 16–2719,451[7]
November 13at Florida A&M*
W 13–911,903[8]
November 20at Grambling
L 3–3133,897–33,981[9][10]
November 27North Carolina A&T*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–163,871[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern falls to Texans, 21–0". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Panthers claw Jaguars, 21–3". The Louisiana Weekly. October 2, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jags post first win". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 3, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Golden Lions foil Jaguars". The Louisiana Weekly. October 16, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jackson State outlasts Southern". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Alcorn A&M beats Jags by 30 to 14". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 24, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southern fifth TSU victim". The Nashville Tennessean. October 31, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Southern's late rally upends Rattlers 13–9". Tallahassee Democrat. November 14, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Grambling breezes past Southern, 31–3". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  11. ^ "Southern halts A&T 24–16". Greensboro Daily News. November 28, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.


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