Southern Jaguars football
| Southern Jaguars football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| First season | 1916 | ||
| Athletic director | Roman Banks | ||
| Head coach | Marshall Faulk 1st season, 0–0 (–) | ||
| Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||
| Stadium | A. W. Mumford Stadium (capacity: 29,000) | ||
| Conference | SWAC | ||
| Division | West | ||
| Colors | Columbia blue and gold | ||
| All-time record | 562–349–28 (.613) | ||
| Bowl record | 8–3 (.727) | ||
| Black college national championships | |||
| 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1960, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2003 | |||
| Conference championships | |||
| SWAC: 1937, 1938, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1966, 1975, 1993, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2013 | |||
| Conference division championships | |||
| SWAC West: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2013, 2014, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2024 | |||
| Rivalries | Grambling State Jackson State Texas Southern | ||
| Marching band | Human Jukebox | ||
| Website | gojagsports.com | ||
The Southern Jaguars are the college football team representing Southern University. The Jaguars play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Jaguars started collegiate football in 1916, and played in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference before joining the SWAC in 1934.
Every late November they play their last regular season game against in-state rival Grambling in the Bayou Classic in New Orleans, Louisiana. Another notable football rivalry, dubbed the "BoomBox Classic", is played against Jackson State yearly.