1983 Southern Jaguars football team
| 1983 Southern Jaguars football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–4 (5–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | A. W. Mumford Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Grambling State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 15 Jackson State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Mississippi Valley State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 11 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 10 | at Alabama State | W 14–7 | [1] | ||
| September 17 | Texas Southern | W 35–7 | [2] | ||
| September 24 | at Prairie View A&M | Houston, TX | W 23–9 | ||
| October 2 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 31–28 | [3] | ||
| October 8 | at Nicholls State* | W 21–20 | [4] | ||
| October 15 | at No. 3 Jackson State | L 0–31 | 57,376 | [5] | |
| October 22 | Alcorn State |
| W 20–19 | [6] | |
| October 29 | No. 13 Tennessee State* |
| L 24–49 | [7] | |
| November 5 | Morgan State* |
| W 45–27 | [8] | |
| November 12 | vs. Florida A&M* | L 14–31 | 21,624 | [9] | |
| November 26 | vs. No. 10 Grambling State | L 10–24 | 58,199 | [10] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Southern 14, Alabama St. 7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 11, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern 35, Texas Southern 7". The Shreveport Times. September 18, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern stays perfect, 31–28". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern University 21, Nicholls State 20". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 9, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State remaons unbeaten". Hattiesburg American. October 16, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern U. 20, Alcorn St. 19". Hattiesburg American. October 23, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State downs Southern". The Tennessean. October 30, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern trips Morgan". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers prove they're impressive from ground up". St. Petersburg Times. November 13, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling exploits Southern". Daily World. November 27, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "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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