1947 Southern Jaguars football team

1947 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record10–2 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1946
1948 →
1947 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
No. 17 Prairie View A&M 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 6 – 0
No. 16 Texas College 3 – 1 – 1 5 – 2 – 3
Bishop 3 – 2 – 2 3 – 4 – 3
No. 20 Wiley 3 – 3 – 1 4 – 3 – 2
Langston 2 – 4 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Samuel Huston 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 9 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 0 – 6 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

The 1947 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the 1947 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 10–2 record, won the SWAC championship, shut out eight of 12 opponents, defeated Xavier (LA) in the Creole Classic and Fort Valley State in the Yam Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 380 to 53.[2] The team played its home games at University Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Southern ranked No. 8 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27Texas State*
W 51–0[4]
October 4at Grambling*Grambling, LA (rivalry)L 6–21
October 11at Samuel HustonAustin, TXW 31–0
October 18Arkansas AM&N
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 25–0
October 25at LangstonLangston, OKW 13–0
November 1Texas College
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 35–7
November 8at BishopDallas, TXW 58–0
November 15Wiley
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 23–0
November 22at Florida A&M*Tallahassee, FLL 9–13
November 29Prairie View A&M
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 44–12
December 6at Xavier (LA)*New Orleans, LA (Creole Classic)W 39–0
December 25vs. Fort Valley State*
W 46–01,500[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Tennessee No. 1 in Nat'l Grid Ratings". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 6, 1947. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern smothers Texas University by 51–0 count". Alabama Tribune. October 3, 1947. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern Sweeps Fort Valley 46-0". The Pittsburgh Courier. January 3, 1948. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.