Southern Jaguars
SWACBaton Rouge, LAAce W. Mumford Stadium
2026: 3–4 (1–3 SWAC). Last: won at Prairie View A&M 28–14. Next: at Texas Southern, Saturday, Oct 24, 3 p.m. ET.
- L 17–30vs. Alabama State
- W 34–15Kentucky State
- L 6–77at No. 22 Houston
- W 50–31Louisiana Christian
- L 17–35at Jackson State
- L 10–41Arkansas–Pine Bluff
- W 28–14at Prairie View A&M
- Oct 24at Texas Southern
- Oct 31at Florida A&M
- Nov 7Bethune-Cookman
- Nov 14Alcorn State
- Nov 28vs. Grambling
Southern has played football since 1916 and is officially 562–349–28; 234 of its 939 games are in our file. They have won 18 Southwestern Athletic Conference titles (the last in 2013), counting shared titles. Since 1962, the NFL Draft has taken 36 players from here in its first seven rounds, 1 of them in the first round. The College Football Hall of Fame holds 2 coaches from Southern. The most-played rival is Alcorn State: 23 meetings, Alcorn State leads 14–9. This season, they’re 3–4.
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Résumé
- All-time record
- 562–349–28 official; 123–110–1 on file; how we count
- Postseason
- 0–0 bowls, title games, playoff
- AP No. 1 finishes
- 0
- Weeks at No. 1
- 0 of 0 ranked
- Elo now
- 1205
- Computer rankings
- Massey No. 114 · Composite No. 104 in FCS, Oct 17; down 1 since Oct 11. From Massey Ratings
- Conference titles
- 18 last in 2013
- Bowl record
- 8–3 official, bowls only
- Seasons
- 26 since 1977, 234 games
Identity
- Band
- The Human Jukebox since 1947, 270 members
2026 season 3–4
RosterFull 2026 season| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 29 | vs Alabama State | L 17–30 | 20% |
| Sep 5 | vsKentucky State | W 34–15 | 49% |
| Sep 12 | at 22Houston | L 6–77 | 8% |
| Sep 19 | vsLouisiana Christian | W 50–31 | 61% |
| Sep 26 | at Jackson StateBoombox Classic | L 17–35 | 16% |
| Oct 3 | vs Arkansas–Pine Bluff | L 10–41 | 59% |
| Oct 10 | at Prairie View A&M | W 28–14 | 22% |
| Oct 24 | at Texas Southern | Preview | 43% |
| Oct 31 | at Florida A&M | Preview | 41% |
| Nov 7 | vs Bethune-Cookman | Preview | 46% |
| Nov 14 | vs Alcorn State | Preview | 49% |
| Nov 28 | vs Grambling | Preview | 38% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
This season, game by game
Players
The 2026 rosterThe moneyOn the 2026 team
- Trey Holly673 rushing yards, 6 TD (leads Southern in rushing yards)
- Christian Johnson935 passing yards, 8 TD (leads Southern in passing yards)
- Tay James40 tackles, 2 sacks, 1 INT (leads Southern in tackles)
- Mike Franklin290 rushing yards, 2 TD
- Herman Brister III28 tackles, 2 INT (leads Southern in interceptions)
- Daejawn Smith21 catches, 262 yards, 2 TD (leads Southern in receiving yards)
Program strength since 1977
Best seasons everHead coaches
| Coach | Years | Record |
|---|---|---|
| Fred McNair | 2025 | 1–4 |
| Terrence Graves | 2023–2025 | 2–6 |
| Eric Dooley | 2023 | 5–5 |
| Stump Mitchell | 2012 | 0–2 |
| Dawson Odums | 2012 | 4–5 |
| Charles Bates | 1977 | 3–3–1 |
| Ken Tillage | 1977 | 0–4 |
Most-played series
All rivalries- Alcorn State
9–14 in 23
- 2018 L 3–20
- 2018 L 28–37
- 2019 L 13–27
- 2019 L 24–39
- 2020 W 2–0
- 2021 W 38–35
- 2022 W 21–17
- 2023 L 21–44
- 2024 W 24–14
- 2025 L 17–35
Lost the last one.
Next: Nov 14
- Jackson State
9–14 in 23
- 2019 W 40–34
- 2020 W 34–14
- 2021 L 17–21
- 2022 L 0–35
- 2022 L 24–43
- 2023 L 14–27
- 2024 L 15–33
- 2024 L 13–41
- 2025 L 13–38
- 2026 L 17–35
Lost the last eight.
- Grambling
43–34 ‡ in 77
- 2016 L 30–52
- 2017 L 21–30
- 2018 W 38–28
- 2019 W 30–28
- 2020 W 49–7
- 2021 L 26–29
- 2022 W 34–17
- 2023 W 27–22
- 2024 W 24–14
- 2025 W 28–27
Won the last four.
Next: Nov 28
| Opponent | Games | SOU record |
|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State | 23 | 9–14 |
| Jackson State | 23 | 9–14 |
| Grambling | 77 | 43–34 ‡ |
| Texas Southern | 20 | 13–5–1 † |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 20 | 13–7 |
| Prairie View A&M | 19 | 11–8 |
| Alabama State | 13 | 9–4 |
| Alabama A&M | 13 | 10–3 |
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file. Each series page gives both.
Rivals the program names: Jackson State, Texas Southern.
Every opponent (50)
Every program Southern has played, A to Z, with Southern’s record against it. Each links to the series, game by game.
- Alabama A&M 10–3
- Alabama State 9–4
- Alcorn State 9–14
- Arkansas Monticello 0–1
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13–7
- Bethune-Cookman 3–1
- Bishop 1–0
- Central Methodist 1–0
- Central State 1–0
- Clark Atlanta 1–0
- Delaware State 1–0
- Edward Waters 1–0
- Florida A&M 2–9
- Florida Memorial University 1–0
- Fort Valley State 2–0
- Fresno State 0–1
- Georgia 0–1
- Grambling 43–34 ‡
- Houston 0–3
- Howard 0–1
- Jackson State 9–14
- Kentucky State 1–0
- Langston 1–0
- Lincoln (CA) 1–0
- Louisiana 0–2
- Louisiana Christian 1–0
- Louisiana Tech 0–2
- LSU 0–1
- McNeese 0–4
- Memphis 0–1
- Miles 1–0
- Mississippi Valley State 11–2
- New Mexico 0–1
- Nicholls 0–1
- North Carolina A&T 1–0
- North Carolina Central 0–1
- Northwestern State 0–2
- Prairie View A&M 11–8
- Savannah State 1–0
- South Carolina State 1–0
- Southern Miss 0–1
- TCU 0–1
- Tennessee State 2–3
- Texas Southern 13–5–1 †
- Troy 0–1
- Tulane 0–3
- Tuskegee 1–0
- UL Monroe 0–1
- UTSA 0–1
- Virginia Lynchburg 2–0
Official records. † Without wins the NCAA vacated, or with forfeits counted. ‡ The rivalry’s own count, where it differs from the games on file.
Conference titles
18, counting shared titlesAs the program counts them in its Wikipedia article, shared titles included, and listed under each conference’s current name (a Western Conference title of the 1900s counts as a Big Ten title); season pages use the name the conference had that year. A title the article files under a conference the team wasn’t in that season is listed under the one it was. Division titles include years the team tied for its division.
Black college football
Black college national titles 11
- 1948
- 1949
- 1950
- 1954
- 1960
- 1975
- 1993
- 1995
- 1997
- 1998
- 2003
Who named them
- 1948 12–0: Associated Negro Press (Luix Virgil Overbea); Baltimore Afro-American; Pittsburgh Courier (Sheridan Poll)
- 1949 10–0–1: Associated Negro Press (Luix Virgil Overbea); Pittsburgh Courier (Sheridan Poll)
- 1950 10–0–1: Associated Negro Press (Luix Virgil Overbea); Pittsburgh Courier (Sheridan Poll)
- 1954 10–1: Atlanta Daily World & 100% Wrong Club–W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy (1953–1992, 2010); Coca-Cola National Historical Black College Football Championship Award (1993–2009); Pittsburgh Courier (Sheridan Poll)
- 1960 9–1: Atlanta Daily World & 100% Wrong Club–W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy (1953–1992, 2010); Coca-Cola National Historical Black College Football Championship Award (1993–2009); Associated Negro Press (Luix Virgil Overbea); Pittsburgh Courier (Sheridan Poll) (Prairie View A&M (10–1) was also named HBCU champions by an unspecified source with an unknown degree of credibility)
- 1975 9–3: Pelican Bowl (won Pelican Bowl)
- 1993 11–1: American Sports Wire (Dick Simpson); Black College Sports Report (Edd Hayes) (won Heritage Bowl III)
- 1995 11–1: Atlanta Daily World & 100% Wrong Club–W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy (1953–1992, 2010); Coca-Cola National Historical Black College Football Championship Award (1993–2009); American Sports Wire (Dick Simpson); American Urban Radio Networks (Sheridan Poll) (won Jim Walter Homes Heritage Bowl V)
- 1997 11–1: Atlanta Daily World & 100% Wrong Club–W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy (1953–1992, 2010); Coca-Cola National Historical Black College Football Championship Award (1993–2009); American Sports Wire (Dick Simpson) (won McDonald’s Heritage Bowl VII)
- 1998 9–3: Atlanta Daily World & 100% Wrong Club–W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy (1953–1992, 2010); Coca-Cola National Historical Black College Football Championship Award (1993–2009) (won McDonald’s Heritage Bowl VIII; may have retired Coca-Cola National Historical Black College Football Championship Award as first three-time winner since the previous trophy had been retired (it is not immediately clear if this was done, however))
- 2003 12–1: Atlanta Daily World & 100% Wrong Club–W. A. Scott II Memorial Trophy (1953–1992, 2010); Coca-Cola National Historical Black College Football Championship Award (1993–2009); American Sports Wire (Dick Simpson); American Urban Radio Networks (Sheridan Poll); Black College Sports Page (Carl “Lut” Williams & formerly Major Broadcasting Cable); Dr. Cavil’s Classic Cuts (Jafus Kenyatta Cavil & formerly SWAC Page Network)–Major Division Poll
Black College Football Hall of Fame: 8 inductees from Southern.
Black college national champions as Wikipedia’s list gives each season’s selections since 1920 (the black press’s polls, bowls and later media polls; some seasons have several). Black college football history: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA).
Conferences
- Independent 1916–1933
- SWAC since 1978
Southern’s football conferences by season, from CollegeFootballData.com’s memberships (renamed conferences keep the name of the time).
In the Hall of Fame
Every inductee- Players
- 0
- Coaches
- 2
| 2003 | Marino Casem coach, career 1963–1992 |
| 2001 | Ace Mumford coach, career 1924–1961 |
In the NFL Draft
By college- Drafted, rounds 1–7
- 36 since 1962
- First-round picks
- 1
| 1971 | Isiah Robertson LB | No. 10, Los Angeles Rams |
The school
Southern University and A & M College- Enrollment
- 7,452 6,043 undergraduates, fall 2024
- Where
- Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- Public or private
- Public Research 2
- Founded
- 1880
- Graduates’ median earnings
- $43,371 10 years after starting
Enrollment, place and Carnegie research tier from the National Center for Education Statistics (IPEDS, public domain). Earnings from the US Department of Education’s College Scorecard (CC BY 4.0): the median for students who received federal aid and were working, not in school. Founding year from Wikidata. Every school’s in the data.
Books
Books: Open Library (CC0), filed under the program’s Library of Congress subject heading; most-reissued first, each linked to its page there.
Season by season
National champions| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 3–4 | 1–3 | 1205 | ||||
| 2025 | 2–10 | 2–8 | Terrence Graves, Fred McNair | 1106 | |||
| 2024 | 8–5 | 7–2 | 1308 | ||||
| 2023 | 6–5 | 5–5 | Eric Dooley, Terrence Graves | 1299 | |||
| 2022 | 7–5 | 5–3 | 1331 | ||||
| 2021 | 4–7 | 3–5 | 1265 | ||||
| 2020 | 5–1 | 1413 | |||||
| 2019 | 8–5 | 6–1 | 1378 | ||||
| 2018 | 7–4 | 6–2 | 1398 | ||||
| 2017 | 7–4 | 5–2 | 1384 | ||||
| 2016 | 8–3 | 8–1 | 1411 | ||||
| 2015 | 6–4 | 6–2 | 1360 | ||||
| 2014 | 9–4 | 8–2 | 1351 | ||||
| 2013 | 8–4 | 7–2 | 1312 | ||||
| 2012 | 4–7 | 3–6 | Stump Mitchell, Dawson Odums | 1212 | |||
| 2011 | 4–7 | 4–5 | 1208 | ||||
| 2010 | 2–8 | 1–7 | 1159 | ||||
| 2009 | 6–5 | 3–4 | 1319 | ||||
| 2008 | 6–5 | 6–2 | 1349 | ||||
| 2007 | 8–3 | 6–3 | 1375 | ||||
| 2006 | 1–0 | 1303 | |||||
| 2004 | 0–1 | 1293 | |||||
| 2003 | 1–0 | 1318 | |||||
| 2002 | 0–1 | 1296 | |||||
| 2001 | 0–1 | 1315 |
Every season back to 1977 (1 more)
| Season | Record | Conf. | AP pre | AP final | Coach | Elo | SP+ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3–7–1 | 1–4–1 | Charles Bates, Ken Tillage | 1259 | -14.5 |
Officially 562–349–28 since 1916 (per Wikipedia, rechecked weekly); game by game here, 123–110–1 (234 of its 939 games are on file). Our file starts in 1977; the program began in 1916. Some games are missing from our source.
No season on file for 1978–2000, 2005: the program may not have played, or our source may be missing them.
Records are computed from every game on file at CollegeFootballData.com, whose coverage of the earliest seasons can be incomplete. Elo is this site’s own rating; see how it works on the records page.