1972 Southern Jaguars football team

American college football season

1972 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–5 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Charles Bates (1st season)
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1971
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1972 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 / T–8 Grambling + 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 2 – 0
Jackson State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Alcorn A&M 4 – 1 – 1 5 – 3 – 1
Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Mississippi Valley State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southern 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 7 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1972 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Bates, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 2–8–1, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.

The Jaguars forfeited their final two games of the season after the November 16 campus riot which saw two students shot to death.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Tuskegee*
  • Cramton Bowl
  • Montgomery, AL
W 24–1917,791[1]
September 16at Texas Southern
L 0–3732,585[2]
September 23Prairie View A&MW 20–720,505[3]
September 30vs. Mississippi Valley StateL 13–2312,000[4]
October 7at Arkansas AM&N*
T 7–71,367[5]
October 14Jackson State
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 17–2233,511[6]
October 21at Alcorn A&M
L 3–407,000[7]
October 28at No. 4 Tennessee State*L 0–359,200–11,023[8][9]
November 11Florida A&M*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 13–279,503[10]
November 18No. 8 Grambling
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 0–0 (forfeit loss)[11]
November 25vs. Santa Clara*
L 0–0 (forfeit loss)[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Tuskegee rally falls short, 24–19". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 10, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tex. Southern raps Southern". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 17, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern U. beats A&M". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 24, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Delta Devils pitchfork Jaguars". The Commercial Appeal. October 1, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern, Arkansas in tie". The Louisiana Weekly. October 14, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jackson State tips Southern". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alcorn rips by Southern". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Big Blue dominates Southern University". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 16, 2023.
  10. ^ "Rattlers survive Southern, 27–13". Pensacola News Journal. November 12, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern Grambling tilt cancelled". The Louisiana Weekly. November 25, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Southern, Bronc game off". The San Francisco Examiner. November 17, 1972. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
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