1966 Southern Jaguars football team

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1966 Southern Jaguars football team - Wikipedia

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1966 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC co-champion
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–2–1 (4–2–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Robert E. Smith (2nd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ← 1965 1967 →

1966 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 13 Grambling +	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Southern +	4	–	2	–	1	6	–	2	–	1
Texas Southern +	4	–	2	–	1	5	–	4	–	1
Jackson State	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Prairie View A&M	3	–	3	–	1	5	–	3	–	1
Alcorn A&M	2	–	3	–	2	5	–	3	–	2
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	4	–	1	4	–	5	–	1
Wiley	0	–	7	–	0	0	–	8	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1966 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1966 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Robert E. Smith in his second season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–2–1, with a mark of 4–2–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 17	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–20		^[1]
September 24	Prairie View A&M	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 35–0	10,173	^[2]
October 1	at Morris Brown*	Herndon Stadium Atlanta, GA	W 28–10		^[3]
October 8	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 28–14		^[4]
October 15	Jackson State	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 45–28	6,758–10,219	^[5]^[6]
October 22	at Alcorn A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	T 14–14	5,200	^[7]^[8]
October 29	at No. 6 Tennessee A&I*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 9–31		^[9]
November 5	Wiley	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 27–0	11,528	^[10]
November 12	Florida A&M*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 17–13		^[11]
November 19	at Grambling	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 41–13		^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[13]

References

^ "TSU dumps Jags". The Louisiana Weekly. September 24, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jaguars clobber Prairie View 35–0 for first SWAC win". Alexandria News Leader. October 2, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Morris Brown beaten, 28–10". The Atlanta Journal. October 2, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern U. downs Arkansas 28–14 in SWAC battle". Alexandria News Leader. October 16, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jackson State on Grambling field Saturday". The Monroe News-Star. October 17, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Jackson State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
^ "Alcorn battles; Ties Southern". Monroe Morning World. October 23, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
^ "A&I roars 31–9". The Nashville Tennessean. October 30, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern takes 27–0 decision". The Shreveport Times. November 6, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern downs Florida A&M". Lake Charles American-Press. November 13, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern romps past Grambling". Lake Charles American-Press. November 20, 1966. Retrieved September 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved September 10, 2023.

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

Southwestern Athletic Conference football champions

Wiley (1921)
Paul Quinn (1922)
Wiley (1923)
Paul Quinn (1924)
Bishop (1925)
Samuel Huston (1926)
Wiley (1927)
Wiley (1928)
Wiley (1929)
Wiley (1930)
Prairie View (1931)
Wiley (1932)
Langston & Prairie View (1933)
Texas College (1934)
Texas College (1935)
Texas College & Langston (1936)
Texas College (1937)
Southern & Langston (1938)
Langston (1939)
Southern & Langston (1940)
No champion (1941)
Texas College (1942)
No champion (1943)
Wiley, Texas College, & Langston (1944)
Wiley (1945)
Southern (1946)
Southern (1947)
Southern (1948)
Southern & Langston (1949)
Southern (1950)
Prairie View (1951)
Prairie View (1952)
Prairie View (1953)
Prairie View (1954)
Southern (1955)
Texas Southern & Wiley (1956)
Wiley (1957)
Prairie View (1958)
Southern (1959)
Southern, Prairie View, & Grambling (1960)
Jackson State (1961)
Jackson State (1962)
Prairie View (1963)
Prairie View (1964)
Grambling (1965)
Grambling, Southern, & Texas Southern (1966)
Grambling (1967)
Alcorn A&M, Grambling, & Texas Southern (1968)
Alcorn A&M (1969)
Alcorn A&M (1970)
Grambling (1971)
Grambling & Jackson State (1972)
Grambling & Jackson State (1973)
Grambling State & Alcorn State (1974)
Grambling State, Jackson State, & Southern (1975)
Alcorn State (1976)
Grambling State (1977)
Grambling State (1978)
Grambling State & Alcorn State (1979)
Grambling State & Jackson State (1980)
Jackson State (1981)
Jackson State (1982)
Grambling State (1983)
Alcorn State (1984)
Jackson State & Grambling State (1985)
Jackson State (1986)
Jackson State (1987)
Jackson State (1988)
Grambling State (1989)
Jackson State (1990)
Alabama State (1991)
Alcorn State (1992)
Southern (1993)
Alcorn State & Grambling State (1994)
Jackson State (1995)
Jackson State (1996)
Southern (1997)
Southern (1998)
Southern (1999)
Grambling State (2000)
Grambling State (2001)
Grambling State (2002)
Southern (2003)
Alabama State (2004)
Grambling State (2005)
Alabama A&M (2006)
Jackson State (2007)
Grambling State (2008)
Prairie View (2009)
Texas Southern (2010) vacated
Grambling State (2011)
Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2012)
Southern (2013)
Alcorn State (2014)
Alcorn State (2015)
Grambling State (2016)
Grambling State (2017)
Alcorn State (2018)
Alcorn State (2019)
Alabama A&M (2020)
Jackson State (2021)
Jackson State (2022)
Florida A&M (2023)
Jackson State (2024)

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