1976 Southern Jaguars football team

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1976 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	8–3 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Charles Bates (5th season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ← 1975 1977 →

1976 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. T–8 Alcorn State $	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
Southern	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
Grambling State	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	4	–	0
Prairie View A&M	3	–	3	–	0	6	–	5	–	0
Jackson State	3	–	3	–	0	5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	5	–	0	4	–	6	–	0
Texas Southern	1	–	5	–	0	2	–	9	–	0

$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Charles Bates, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Tuskegee*		Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 20–7		^[1]
September 19	at Texas Southern		Astrodome Houston, TX	W 26–14	30,989	^[2]
September 25	Prairie View A&M		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 7–6	20,000	^[3]
October 2	Mississippi Valley State		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 45–0		^[4]
October 9	at Bishop*	No. 6	P.C. Cobb Stadium Dallas, TX	W 41–14
October 16	Jackson State	No. 3	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 20–6		^[5]
October 23	at No. 3 Alcorn State	No. 2	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 0–3	12,000	^[6]
October 30	at No. 7 Tennessee State*	No. T–4	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 7–21	16,000	^[7]
November 6	Howard*		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 21–7		^[8]
November 13	Florida A&M*		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 24–6	14,500	^[9]
November 27	vs. Grambling State		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	L 2–10	76,188	^[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Southern downs Tuskegee". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. September 12, 1976. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Conley's sunset ride". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 20, 1976. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern edges Prairie View A&M". The Monitor. September 26, 1976. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "MVSU routed by Southern". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 3, 1976. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern wins SAC contest". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1976. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn hands Jags 1st setback, 3–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 24, 1976. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Thompson leads TSU to victory". The Tennessean. October 31, 1976. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern U. beats Howard". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 7, 1976. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern whips FAMU". The Miami Herald. November 14, 1976. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Grambling prevails". Daily World. November 28, 1976. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 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
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