1974 Southern Jaguars football team

The 1974 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Charles Bates in his third season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the SWAC.

1974 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Grambling State + 5 1 011 1 0
No. 14 Alcorn State +^ 5 1 09 2 0
Jackson State 4 2 07 3 0
Southern 3 3 08 3 0
Texas Southern 3 3 06 4 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 5 05 5 0
Prairie View A&M 0 6 00 10 0
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA College Division AP Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Tuskegee*W 33–2220,000
September 21at Texas SouthernL 6–1422,000
September 28Prairie View A&MW 34–716,000
October 5at Mississippi Valley StateW 21–178,500
October 12at Arkansas–Pine BluffPine Bluff, ARW 48–76,500
October 19Jackson State
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 21–1920,000
October 26at No. 12 Alcorn StateL 14–238,400–21,080[1]
November 2at Nebraska–Omaha*W 21–72,500
November 9at Cal State Los Angeles*
W 42–810,000–10,079[2]
November 16Florida A&M*
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–816,000
November 23vs. No. 7 Grambling StateL 0–2176,700–76,753[3]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "College-Division Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  2. Ross Newhan (November 9, 1974). "Southern Routs Cal State L.A., 42-8". The Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles, California. p. III-5. Retrieved February 13, 2017 via Newspapers.com.open access
  3. "Grambling Blanks Southern 21-0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 24, 1974 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  5. "Southern Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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