1987 Southern Jaguars football team
American college football season
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 7–4 (5–2 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | A. W. Mumford Stadium |
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No. 9 Jackson State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1987 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Marino Casem, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 12 | vs. Alabama State |
| W 14–10 | 15,000 | [1] | |
September 19 | Texas Southern | No. 20 | W 33–13 | [2] | ||
September 26 | vs. Prairie View A&M | No. 20 |
| W 14–0 | [3] | |
October 3 | at Mississippi Valley State | No. 16 | W 17–14 | [4] | ||
October 10 | Nicholls State*![]() | No. T–7 |
| L 21–27 | [5] | |
October 17 | at No. 5 Jackson State | No. 17 | L 0–14 | 43,000 | [6] | |
October 24 | Alcorn State |
| L 17–19 | [7] | ||
October 31 | Tennessee State* |
| W 14–7 | 16,000 | [8] | |
November 7 | at Florida A&M* | L 17–24 | 27,085 | [9] | ||
November 21 | Southwest Missouri State* |
| W 8–6 | [10] | ||
November 28 | vs. Grambling State | W 27–21 | [11] | |||
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References
- ^ "Southern squeaks by ASU in opener". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 13, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern U 33, Texas Southern 13". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Univ. 14, Prairie View A&M 0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 27, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern moves ahead of JSU with 17–14 defeat of Valley". Enterprise-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls spoils SU homecoming". Daily World. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State defense dominates Southern". Hattiesburg American. October 18, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn's Coburn 'kicks' Southern U. 19–17". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Blocked punt rallies Southern past TSU". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers' last stand holds off Southern". Tallahassee Democrat. November 8, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Football Bears fall in finale". The Springfield News-Leader. November 22, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bizzare finish gives Southern win over Grambling". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 29, 1987. 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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