1982 Southern Jaguars football team

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1982 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Jackson State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Southern 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Grambling State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 1
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
Alabama State 0 – 0 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished second in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4vs. Bethune–Cookman*
W 14–1015,530[1]
September 18at Texas Southern
W 17–6[2]
September 25Prairie View A&M
W 42–6[3]
October 2Mississippi Valley State
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 31–14[4]
October 9at Nicholls State*No. 8
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 14–28[5]
October 16Jackson StateNo. 17
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 10–17[6]
October 23at Alcorn State
W 17–12[7]
October 30at No. 3 Tennessee State*
L 21–2837,000[8]
November 6at Southeastern Louisiana*
W 26–19[9]
November 13Florida A&M*
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 24–2122,355[10]
November 27vs. No. 10 Grambling State
W 22–1770,000[11]

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Patchwork play lifts Southern over B–CC". The Orlando Sentinel. September 5, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tex. Southern defeated, 17–6". The Monitor. September 19, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jaguars triumph". The Daily Advertiser. September 26, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Gibbs streaks". The Daily Advertiser. October 3, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Nicholls St. 28, Southern U. 14". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 10, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jackson State tops Jaguars". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alcorn rally falls short of Southern". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee State edges Jags". The Daily Advertiser. October 31, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southern University 26, Southeastern Louisiana 19". Austin American-Statesman. November 7, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "FAMU loses wild and crazy game". Tallahassee Democrat. November 14, 1982. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern's Gibbs is star in victory". Daily World. November 28, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.


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