1971 Southern Jaguars football team
American college football season
1971 Southern Jaguars football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 3–7 (1–5 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | University Stadium |
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No. 9 Grambling $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 16 Alcorn A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1971 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Alva Tabor, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 18 | Texas Southern | L 0–21 | 18,023 | [1] | |
September 25 | at Prairie View A&M | L 3–21 | 17,747 | [2] | |
October 2 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 14–0 | 15,009 | [3] |
October 9 | Arkansas AM&N*![]() |
| L 27–28 | 23,103 | [4] |
October 16 | at Jackson State | L 28–49 | 13,000 | [5] | |
October 23 | Alcorn A&M |
| L 14–30 | 13,363 | [6] |
October 30 | No. 7 Tennessee State* |
| L 16–27 | 19,451 | [7] |
November 13 | at Florida A&M* | W 13–9 | 11,903 | [8] | |
November 20 | at Grambling | L 3–31 | 33,897–33,981 | [9][10] | |
November 27 | North Carolina A&T* |
| W 24–16 | 3,871 | [11] |
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References
- ^ "Southern falls to Texans, 21–0". The Shreveport Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Panthers claw Jaguars, 21–3". The Louisiana Weekly. October 2, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jags post first win". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 3, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Golden Lions foil Jaguars". The Louisiana Weekly. October 16, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State outlasts Southern". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn A&M beats Jags by 30 to 14". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 24, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern fifth TSU victim". The Nashville Tennessean. October 31, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern's late rally upends Rattlers 13–9". Tallahassee Democrat. November 14, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling breezes past Southern, 31–3". The Shreveport Times. November 21, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Southern halts A&T 24–16". Greensboro Daily News. November 28, 1971. Retrieved August 15, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 15, 2023.
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