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First season
  
1916

Field surface
  
Artificial turf

All-time record
  
557–340–28 (.617)

Head coach
  
Dawson Odums

Marching band
  
Human Jukebox

Athletic director
  
Roman Banks

Seating capacity
  
29,000

Location
  
Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Bowl record
  
8–3 (.727)

Arena/Stadium
  
Ace W. Mumford Stadium

Division
  
Division I (NCAA)

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Conference
  
Southwestern Athletic Conference

Rivals
  
Grambling State Tigers football, Jackson State Tigers football

The Southern Jaguars are the college football team representing the Southern University. The Jaguars play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. The Jaguars started collegiate football in 1916, and played in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference before joining the SWAC in 1934.

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Classifications

  • 1952–1972: NCAA College Division
  • 1973–1976: NCAA Division II
  • 1977: NCAA Division I
  • 1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

    • Conference memberships

  • 1916–1933: Independent
  • 1934–present: Southwestern Athletic Conference

    • Championships

    Black college football national championships
    SWAC Championships

    College Football Hall of Fame members

  • Marino Casem (head coach; 1987–1988, 1992)
  • Ace Mumford (head coach; 1936–1961)

    • Alumni in the NFL

    Over 70 Southern alumni have played in the NFL, including:

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  • Rashaun Allen
  • Mel Blount
  • Perry Brooks
  • Harold Carmichael
  • Matthew Dorsett
  • Jubilee Dunbar
  • George Farmer
  • Alvin Haymond
  • Maurice Hurst
  • Rich Jackson
  • Ray Jones
  • Tyrone Jones
  • Gerald Perry
  • Rufus Porter
  • Isiah Robertson
  • Godwin Turk
  • Aeneas Williams
  • Ralph Williams
  • Gillis Wilson
  • Jerry Wilson

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    References

    Southern Jaguars football Wikipedia
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