| Southern Jaguars football | |||
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| First season | 1916 | ||
| Athletic director | Roman Banks | ||
| Head coach | Terrence Graves 1st season, 6–4 (.600) | ||
| Stadium | A. W. Mumford Stadium (capacity: 29,000) | ||
| Field surface | Artificial turf | ||
| Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana | ||
| Conference | SWAC | ||
| Division | West | ||
| All-time record | 562–345–28 (.616) | ||
| Bowl record | 8–3 (.727) | ||
| Claimed national titles | 9 (Black College): 1948, 1949, 1950, 1954, 1960, 1993, 1995, 1997, 2003 | ||
| Unclaimed national titles | 2 (Black College): 1975, 1998 | ||
| Conference titles | 19 | ||
| Rivalries | Grambling State Jackson State Texas Southern | ||
| Colors | Columbia blue and gold[1] | ||
| Marching band | Human Jukebox | ||
| Website | gojagsports.com | ||
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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 rivalry, dubbed the "Boombox Classic," is played between Jackson State and Southern yearly.
- ^ Southern University Style Guide (PDF). Retrieved December 27, 2017.