1973 Southern Jaguars football team

1973 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
BREC Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1972
1974 →
1973 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5/7 Grambling +^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Jackson State + 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. T–20 Alcorn A&M 3 – 2 – 1 7 – 2 – 1
Southern 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas Southern 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 5 – 1
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 5 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll and AP small college poll

The 1973 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Charles Bates, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Tuskegee*
W 21–1314,500[1]
September 15Texas Southern
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 23–1514,500[2]
September 22Prairie View A&M
W 9–014,500[3][4]
September 29Mississippi Valley State
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 19–1414,500[5]
October 6Arkansas–Pine Bluff*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 34–1314,500[6]
October 13at Jackson State
L 3–2827,000[7]
October 20Alcorn A&M
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–614,500–17,600[8][9]
October 27No. 1 Tennessee State*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 6–2114,500[10][11]
November 10vs. Florida A&M*
W 14–1018,228[12]
November 17vs. No. 5 Grambling
L 14–1938,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. ^ "Southern run raps Tuskegee". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 9, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern wins". Corpus Christi Caller. September 16, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Defense has been difference at SU". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Prairie View falls to Southern 9–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 23, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern". Daily World. September 30, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern wins fifth straight". The Louisiana Weekly. October 13, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jags lose first game". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alcorn tops Southern U." The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  10. ^ "Sluggish Tigers clip Southern". The Tennessean. October 28, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern falls, 21–6". Daily World. October 28, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Southern, sub ride to torpedo Rattlers". St. Petersburg Times. November 11, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "GC wins, 19–14, but Jaguars make it interesting". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.


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