1948 Southern Jaguars football team

1948 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record12–0 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Southern $ 7 – 0 – 0 12 – 0 – 0
No. 7 Texas College 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Langston 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Prairie View A&M 4 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Samuel Huston 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Bishop 1 – 5 – 1 2 – 7 – 1
Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Pittsburgh Courier[1]

The 1948 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the 1948 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 12–0 record, won the SWAC championship, shut out eight of 12 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 395 to 33.[2] The team played its home games at University Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team was recognized as the black college national champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 25at Texas State*
W 38–03,000[3]
October 2Grambling*
W 18–011,000[4]
October 9Samuel Huston
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 41–0
October 16at Arkansas AM&NPine Bluff, ARW 27–6
October 23Langston
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 46–0
October 30at Texas CollegeTyler, TXW 15–3
November 6Bishop
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 45–0
November 13at WileyMarshall, TXW 19–0
November 20Florida A&M*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 37–12
November 27at Prairie View A&MPrairie View, TXW 19–0
December 4Xavier (LA)*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 60–12
December 5vs. San Francisco State*
W 30–05,000[5]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ ""Southern Continues to Show Grid Supremacy"". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 11, 1948. p. 11 – 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. ^ "Southern's power crushes green Texas State team,38 to 0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 2, 1948. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Big crowd sees Southern defeat Grambling, 18–0". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Southern Wins In Fruit Bowl". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. December 6, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.Open access icon