1986 Southern Jaguars football team
American college football season
1986 Southern Jaguars football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 5–5–1 (4–3 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | A. W. Mumford Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 9 Jackson State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1986 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1986 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 5–5–1, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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August 30 | vs. Delaware State* |
| L 14–21 | 10,000 | [1] | |
September 13 | Alabama State | W 27–9 | 15,000 | [2] | ||
September 20 | at Texas Southern | W 43–29 | 35,162 | [3] | ||
September 27 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 21–14 | [4] | ||
October 4 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 28–7 | [5] | ||
October 11 | at No. T–9 Nicholls State* | No. T–16 | L 10–17 | [6] | ||
October 18 | Jackson State |
| L 9–16 | 21,555 | [7] | |
October 25 | at Alcorn State |
| L 13–14 | 10,699 | [8] | |
November 1 | vs. Tennessee State* | T 17–17 | 24,902 | [9] | ||
November 15 | Florida A&M* |
| W 30–14 | [10] | ||
November 29 | vs. Grambling State | L 3–30 | 58,960 | [11] | ||
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References
- ^ "Jaguars put in sack, 21–14". The Shreveport Times. October 31, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern drills Alabama State, 27–9". The Shreveport Times. September 14, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern crushes Texas Southern". The Daily Advertiser. September 21, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern trims Prairie View". The Eunice News. September 28, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern wins over Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 5, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls still unbeaten". Daily World. October 12, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Fumble sparks Jackson State over Southern". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tapp's slip means Alcorn slips into SWAC title picture, 14–13". The Clarion-Ledger. October 26, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern shocks Tennessee State with tie". The Commercial Appeal. November 2, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern snaps Rattlers' three-game winning streak 30–14". Tallahassee Democrat. November 16, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling takes Classic". Daily World. November 30, 1986. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.
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