1971 Southern Jaguars football team

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1971 Southern Jaguars football team - Wikipedia

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1971 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	3–7 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Alva Tabor (3rd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ← 1970 1972 →

1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 9 Grambling $	5	–	1	–	0	9	–	2	–	0
Jackson State	4	–	1	–	1	9	–	1	–	1
No. 16 Alcorn A&M	4	–	2	–	0	6	–	3	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	2	–	1	7	–	2	–	1
Prairie View A&M	2	–	4	–	0	3	–	7	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	7	–	0
Southern	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	7	–	1

$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M

The 1971 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Alva Tabor, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Texas Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–21	18,023	^[1]
September 25	at Prairie View A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 3–21	17,747	^[2]
October 2	Mississippi Valley State	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 14–0	15,009	^[3]
October 9	Arkansas AM&N*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 27–28	23,103	^[4]
October 16	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 28–49	13,000	^[5]
October 23	Alcorn A&M	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 14–30	13,363	^[6]
October 30	No. 7 Tennessee State*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 16–27	19,451	^[7]
November 13	at Florida A&M*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 13–9	11,903	^[8]
November 20	at Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA (rivalry)	L 3–31	33,897–33,981	^[9]^[10]
November 27	North Carolina A&T*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 24–16	3,871–5,691	^[11]^[12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^[13]

References

^ "Southern falls to Texans, 21–0". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Panthers claw Jaguars, 21–3". The Louisiana Weekly. October 2, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jags post first win". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 3, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Golden Lions foil Jaguars". The Louisiana Weekly. October 16, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jackson State outlasts Southern". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn A&M beats Jags by 30 to 14". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 24, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern fifth TSU victim". The Nashville Tennessean. October 31, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern's late rally upends Rattlers 13–9". Tallahassee Democrat. November 14, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grambling breezes past Southern, 31–3". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
^ "Southern halts A&T 24–16". Greensboro Daily News. November 28, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (North Carolina A&T)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 12, 2024.
^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.

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