1981 Southern Jaguars football team

1981 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–8 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBuddy Green (1st season)
Home stadiumBREC Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Jackson State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Grambling State 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Southern 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Bethune–Cookman*
W 3–025,000[1]
September 19Texas Southern
  • BREC Memorial Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 7–13[2]
September 26vs. Prairie View A&M
W 35–0[3]
October 3at Mississippi Valley State
L 16–219,315[4]
October 10at Nicholls State*
L 14–56[5]
October 17at No. 3 Jackson State
L 0–41[6]
October 24Alcorn State
  • BREC Memorial Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 0–18[7]
October 31Tennessee State*
  • BREC Memorial Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 18–28[8]
November 7Southeastern Louisiana*
  • BREC Memorial Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 27–28[9]
November 14at Florida A&M*
L 14–4118,100[10]
November 21vs. Grambling State
W 51–2067,000[11]

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References

  1. ^ "Punchless Bethune stumbles to 3–0 loss". The Orlando Sentinel-Star. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Alexander beats Jaguars". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jaguars blast Prairie View, Cajuns rip Mean Green". The Daily Herald. September 28, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Miracle...Cooley's prayer answered in 21–16 Valley win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Nicholls tabs 56 against Jags". The Alexanrdia Daily Town Talk. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jackson St., 41–0". Daily World. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alcorn topples Southern". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee State downs Southern". The Commercial Appeal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southeastern edges Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Florida A&M runners trample Southern U." Star Tribune. November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jags crush G-Men, gain their respect". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 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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