1974_Southern_Jaguars_football_team
1974 Southern Jaguars football team
American college football season
The 1974 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Charles Bates in his third season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the SWAC.
Quick Facts Southern Jaguars football, Conference ...
| 1974 Southern Jaguars football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (3–3 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Grambling State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Alcorn State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Jackson State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 14 | at Tuskegee* | W 33–22 | 20,000 | [1] | |
| September 21 | at Texas Southern | L 6–14 | 22,000 | [2] | |
| September 28 | Prairie View A&M | W 34–7 | 16,000 | [3] | |
| October 5 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 21–17 | 8,500 | [4] | |
| October 12 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff* |
| W 48–7 | 6,500 | [5] |
| October 19 | Jackson State |
| W 21–19 | 20,000 | [6] |
| October 26 | at No. 12 Alcorn State | L 14–23 | 8,400–21,080 | [7][8] | |
| November 2 | at Nebraska–Omaha* | W 21–7 | 2,500 | [9] | |
| November 9 | at Cal State Los Angeles* |
| W 42–8 | 10,000–10,079 | [10] |
| November 16 | Florida A&M* |
| W 24–8 | 16,000 | [11] |
| November 23 | vs. No. 7 Grambling State | L 0–21 | 76,700–76,753 | [12] | |
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- "Southern turns back Tuskegee". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 15, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "TSU clips Southern U." The Port Arthur News. September 22, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern, 34–7". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 29, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Valley St. falls 21–17 to Jaguars". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "UAPB loses". El Dorado News-Times. October 13, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern, 21–19". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 20, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Unbeaten Alcorn edges Southern Jaguars 23–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "College-Division Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- "UNO luck sour in 21–7 loss". Omaha World-Herald. November 3, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- Ross Newhan (November 9, 1974). "Southern Routs Cal State L.A., 42–8". The Los Angeles Times. p. III-5. Retrieved February 13, 2017 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern tips Rattlers". The Miami Herald. November 17, 1974. Retrieved August 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grambling Blanks Southern 21–0". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 24, 1974 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- "Southern Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
