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1984 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alcorn State $^ 7 – 0 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 6 Mississippi Valley State ^ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Grambling State 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Southern 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Jackson State 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 1
Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Alabama State 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 9 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–5 and a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8Alabama State
W 20–0[1]
September 15at Texas Southern
W 10–3[2]
September 22Prairie View A&M
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–7[3]
September 29Mississippi Valley StateNo. 11
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 45–63[4]
October 6at Nicholls State*
L 26–43[5]
October 13Jackson State
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 34–28[6]
October 20at No. 4 Alcorn State
L 15–44[7]
October 27at No. 3 Tennessee State*
L 7–4238,500[8]
November 3North Carolina A&T*
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 41–0[9]
November 10Florida A&M*
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–18[10]
November 24vs. Grambling State
L 29–3151,752[11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern zips Ala. State". Abbeville Meridional. September 9, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern 10, Texas Southern 3". Austin American-Statesman. September 16, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern drops PV". The Shreveport Times. September 23, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Mississippi Valley 63, Southern 45". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 30, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Nicholls wins offensive battle". Abbeville Meridional. October 7, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern U. boots J-State". The Clarion-Ledger. October 14, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Alcorn remains perfect". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 21, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Tennessee State rips Southern". The Tennessean. October 28, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southern University rolls to victory over Aggies". News and Record. November 4, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern tops Florida A&M". The Orlando Sentinel. November 11, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "G-Men close in style, 31–29". The Shreveport Times. November 25, 1984. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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