2016 Southern Jaguars football team

2016 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	8–3 (8–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Dawson Odums (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chennis Berry (4th season)
Defensive coordinator	Trei Oliver (1st season)
Home stadium	Ace W. Mumford Stadium

2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State xy		5	–	4					5	–	6
Alabama A&M		4	–	5					4	–	7
Alabama State		3	–	6					4	–	7
Jackson State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	8					1	–	10
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$		9	–	0					12	–	1
Southern *		8	–	1					8	–	3
Prairie View A&M		7	–	2					7	–	4
Texas Southern		4	–	5					4	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	8					1	–	10
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by fourth-year head coach Dawson Odums. The Jaguars played their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium and were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 8–3, 8–1 in SWAC play to finish in second place in the West Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	ESPN3	L 21–38	24,718
September 10	7:00 pm	at Tulane*	Yulman Stadium New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	L 21–66	27,179
September 17	6:00 pm	Alabama State	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST	W 64–6	14,199
September 24	6:00 pm	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		W 59–31	4,364
October 15	6:00 pm	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)		W 28–24	33,210
October 22	4:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST	W 49–17	23,156
October 29	2:00 pm	at Alcorn State	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		W 41–33	18,717
November 5	4:00 pm	Texas Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST	W 26–10	7,259
November 12	1:00 pm	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	SWACDN	W 44–34	12,603
November 19	4:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 55–0	10,097
November 26	4:00 pm	vs. No. 16 Grambling State	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBCSN	L 30–52	67,845
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time