1959 Southern Jaguars football team

The 1959 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the 1959 NCAA College Division football season. In their 24th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled an 8–2 record (7–0 against SWAC opponents), won the SWAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 267 to 93. The team played its home games at University Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

1959 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–2 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
Southern $ 7 0 08 2 0
Prairie View A&M 6 1 09 2 0
Texas Southern 5 2 07 3 0
Jackson State 4 3 06 4 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 5 04 6 0
Grambling 2 5 04 6 0
Texas College 2 5 04 6 0
Wiley 0 7 02 8 0
  • $ Conference champion

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 26Texas SouthernW 32–89,597
October 3at GramblingW 12–618,661[1]
October 10at Xavier (LA)New Orleans, LAW 35–126,160
October 17Arkansas AM&N
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 56–86,653
October 24at Jackson StateJackson, MSW 22–95,230
October 31Texas College
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 45–013,461
November 7Tennessee A&I
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 13–1711,116
November 14at WileyMarshall, TXW 18–64,330
November 21at Florida A&MTallahassee, FLL 14–21
November 28Prairie View A&M
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 20–6

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References

  1. "Jaguars top Grambling in 12–6 tilt". The Monroe News-Star. October 5, 1959. Retrieved March 31, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Brief Summary Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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