1979 Southern Jaguars football team

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1979 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Cass Jackson (2nd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf					Overall
Team	W		L		T	W		L		T
No. 6 Alcorn State +	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	2	–	0
No. 1 Grambling State +	5	–	1	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. 8 Jackson State	4	–	2	–	0	8	–	3	–	0
No. T–10 Southern	4	–	2	–	0	7	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	4	–	0	4	–	5	–	0
Texas Southern	1	–	5	–	0	3	–	8	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	6	–	0	0	–	11	–	0

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1979 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Cass Jackson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Tuskegee*		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 22–2		^[1]
September 15	Texas Southern		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 21–0		^[2]
September 22	at Prairie View A&M		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 44–0		^[3]
September 29	at Mississippi Valley State		Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 20–7		^[4]
October 6	Alabama State*		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 28–6		^[5]
October 13	at No. 2 Jackson State	No. 5	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 0–34		^[6]
October 20	Alcorn State	No. 7	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 12–17		^[7]
October 27	Tennessee State*		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 6–17	20,437	^[8]
November 3	at Howard*		Howard Stadium Washington, DC	W 30–0		^[9]
November 10	vs. Florida A&M*		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	L 30–0	21,142	^[10]
December 1	vs. No. 1 Grambling State	No. T–10	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	W 14–7	68,000	^[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

^ "Tuskegee whipped 22–2 by Southern U." The Opelika-Auburn News. September 9, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern blanks Texas Southern". The Shreveport Times. September 16, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern 44, Prairie View 0". Austin American-Statesman. September 23, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern bests MVSU in game of fumbles". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 30, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jaguars whip Hornets 28–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 7, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jackson St., 34–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Alcorn State nips Southern". The Shreveport Times. October 21, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern drops 17–6 encounter". The Daily Advertiser. October 28, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Southern shuts out Howard". The Shreveport Times. November 4, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Rattlers win Classic to end skid". The Miami Herald. November 11, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Wilfred Charles sparks Southern by Grambling". The Daily Advertiser. December 2, 1979. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.

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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
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