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1954 Southern Jaguars football team - Wikipedia

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1954 Southern Jaguars football
Black college national co-champion
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	10–1 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Ace Mumford (19th season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ← 1953 1955 →

1954 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 3 Prairie View A&M $	6	–	0	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
No. 4 Southern	5	–	1	–	0	10	–	1	–	0
Langston	4	–	2	–	0	4	–	4	–	1
Texas College	3	–	3	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Wiley	2	–	4	–	0	5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	2
Bishop	0	–	6	–	0	1	–	7	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Negro Press^[1]

The 1954 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the 1954 college football season. In their 19th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 10–1 record (5–1 against SWAC opponents), finished second in the SWAC, and outscored all opponents by a total of 374 to 124. The team played its home games at University Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The team was recognized as the black college national co-champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 25	at Texas Southern	Public School Stadium Houston, TX	W 26–6
October 2	at Alcorn A&M*	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 19–0	^[2]
October 9	Paul Quinn*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 33–6	^[3]
October 16	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 36–6	^[4]
October 23	Langston	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 25–6	^[5]
October 30	at Texas College	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	W 41–25	^[6]
November 6	Bishop	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 77–0	^[7]
November 13	Wiley	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 33–19	^[8]
November 20	Florida A&M*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 59–23	^[9]
November 27	at Prairie View A&M	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 13–20	^[10]
December 4	Xavier (LA)*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 14–13	^[11]
*Non-conference game

References

^ "Pigskin Huddle". Baltimore Afro-American. December 25, 1954. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern stops Alcorn College Braves 19 to 0". Jackson Advocate. October 9, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Quinn handed 33–6 defeat by Southern". Waco Tribune-Herald. October 10, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern Jaguars roll over Ark. State, 36–6". The Call. October 22, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern rips Lions, 25 to 6". The Daily Oklahoman. October 24, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jaguars spoil Steer homecoming by 41–25 count". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 31, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern Jaguars roll over Bishop 77 to 0". The Call. November 12, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern whips Wiley". The Marshall News Messenger. November 15, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern U. beats FAMU". Tallahassee Democrat. November 21, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Prairie View raps Southern". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 28, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern Jaguars edge Xavier Gold Rush, 14–13". The Call. December 10, 1954. Retrieved September 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

v t e Southern Jaguars football
Venues	A. W. Mumford Stadium (1928–present) BREC Memorial Stadium
Bowls & rivalries	Grambling State: Bayou Classic Jackson State
Culture & lore	Lacumba The Human Jukebox Marching bands brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold

v t e Black college football national champions
1920s	1920: Howard / Talladega 1921: Talladega / Wiley 1922: Hampton 1923: Howard / Lincoln (PA) / Virginia Union 1924: Lincoln (PA) / Paul Quinn / Tuskegee 1925: Howard / Tuskegee 1926: Howard / Tuskegee 1927: Bluefield / Tuskegee 1928: Bluefield / Wiley 1929: Tuskegee
1920s	1930: Tuskegee 1931: Wilberforce 1932: Wiley 1933: Morgan 1934: Kentucky State 1935: Kentucky State / Texas College 1936: Virginia State / West Virginia State 1937: Morgan 1938: Florida A&M 1939: Langston
1940s	1940: Morris Brown 1941: Langston / Morris Brown 1942: Florida A&M 1943: Morgan State 1944: Morgan State 1945: Wiley 1946: Morgan State / Tennessee A&I 1947: Shaw / Tennessee A&I 1948: Wilberforce State / Southern 1949: Morgan State / Southern
1950s	1950: Florida A&M / Southern 1951: Morris Brown / North Carolina A&T 1952: Florida A&M 1953: Florida A&M / Prairie View A&M / Tennessee A&I 1954: Florida A&M / North Carolina College / Prairie View A&M / Southern / Tennessee A&I 1955: Grambling 1956: Tennessee A&I 1957: Florida A&M 1958: Prairie View A&M 1959: Florida A&M
1960s	1960: Southern 1961: Florida A&M 1962: Florida A&M / Jackson State 1963: Prairie View A&M 1964: Prairie View A&M 1965: Tennessee A&I 1966: Tennessee A&I 1967: Grambling / Morgan State 1968: Alcorn A&M / North Carolina A&T 1969: Alcorn A&M
1970s	1970: Tennessee State 1971: Tennessee State 1972: Grambling 1973: Tennessee State 1974: Alcorn State / Grambling State 1975: Grambling State 1976: South Carolina State 1977: Florida A&M / Grambling State / South Carolina State 1978: Florida A&M 1979: Tennessee State
1980s	1980: Grambling State 1981: South Carolina State / Virginia Union 1982: South Carolina State / Tennessee State 1983: Central State / Grambling State / Tennessee State 1984: Alcorn State / Tennessee State 1985: Hampton / Jackson State 1986: Central State 1987: Central State / Howard 1988: Central State 1989: Central State
1990s	1990: Central State / North Carolina A&T 1991: Alabama State 1992: Central State / Grambling State 1993: Howard / Southern 1994: Hampton / South Carolina State 1995: Southern 1996: Howard / Jackson State 1997: Hampton / Southern 1998: Florida A&M / Southern 1999: North Carolina A&T
2000s	2000: Grambling State / Tuskegee 2001: Florida A&M / Grambling State / Tuskegee 2002: Bethune–Cookman / Fayetteville State / Grambling State 2003: Albany State / Southern 2004: Albany State / Hampton 2005: Grambling State / Hampton / North Carolina Central 2006: Hampton / North Carolina Central 2007: Delaware State / Tuskegee 2008: Grambling State 2009: South Carolina State
2010s	2010: Bethune–Cookman 2011: Norfolk State / Winston-Salem State 2012: Arkansas–Pine Bluff / Winston-Salem State 2013: Bethune–Cookman / Tennessee State 2014: Alcorn State 2015: North Carolina A&T 2016: Grambling State 2017: North Carolina A&T 2018: North Carolina A&T 2019: North Carolina A&T
2020s	2020: Alabama A&M 2021: Bowie State / Florida A&M / South Carolina State 2022: North Carolina Central 2023: Florida A&M

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