Southern Jaguars football

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

Every late November they play their last regular season game against in-state rival Grambling in the Bayou Classic in New Orleans, Louisiana. Another notable rivalry, dubbed the "Boombox Classic," is played between Jackson State and Southern yearly.

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

Conference championships
Southern has won 19 conference championships, with all of them coming in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, 12 outright and 7 shared.

† Co-champions

Division championships
† Co-champions

Postseason
Southern has appeared in eleven bowl games. The Jaguars have a record of 8–3.

College Football Hall of Fame members

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

Alumni in the NFL
Southern has three alumni that has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Over 70 Southern alumni have played in the NFL, including:
 * Mel Blount, Class of 1989
 * Aeneas Williams, Class of 2014
 * Harold Carmichael, Class of 2020
 * RaShaun Allen
 * Perry Brooks
 * Matthew Dorsett
 * Jubilee Dunbar
 * George Farmer
 * Alvin Haymond
 * Maurice Hurst
 * Rich Jackson
 * Ray Jones
 * Tyrone Jones
 * Gerald Perry
 * Rufus Porter
 * Isiah Robertson
 * Godwin Turk
 * Ralph Williams
 * Gillis Wilson
 * Jerry Wilson
 * Danny Johnson
 * Kendel Shello