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1946 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC champion
Yam Bowl, W 64–7 vs. Tuskegee
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–2–1 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons← 19451947 →
1946 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Southern $ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
No. 12 Wiley 4 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
No. 6 Arkansas AM&N 3 – 2 – 1 8 – 2 – 1
No. 9 Prairie View A&M 2 – 2 – 2 7 – 2 – 2
No. 13 Texas College 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
No. 22 Langston 2 – 4 – 0 2 – 6 – 1
No. 23 Samuel Huston 0 – 5 – 2 3 – 5 – 2
No. 25 Bishop ? – ? – ? 4 – 3 – 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier Dickinson System

The 1946 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 9–2–1 record, won the SWAC championship, shut out four of 12 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 390 to 95.

The Dickinson System rated Southern in a tie with Lincoln (MO) as the No. 7 black college football team for 1946. Southern ranked first in scoring offense among the black college teams with an average of 30.75 point per game.

Southern tackle Robert Smith was selected as a first-team player on The Pittsburgh Courier's 1946 All-America team. In addition, Fontenberry was named to the second team as a guard, and back Keyes was named to the third team as a back.

The team played its home games at University Stadium in Scotlandville, Louisiana (which has since been annexed into the Baton Rouge city limits).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 27at Houston College for Negroes*Houston, TXT 0–0
October 5Grambling*Scotlandville, LA (rivalry)W 38–0
October 12Samuel HustonScotlandville, LAW 65–0
October 19at Arkansas AM&NPine Bluff, ARL 7–9
October 26LangstonScotlandville, LAW 50–7
November 22:00 p.m.at Texas CollegeTyler, TXW 19–18
November 9Tennessee A&I*Scotlandville, LAL 20–21
November 15at WileyMarshall, TXW 19–7
November 23Florida A&M*Scotlandville, LAW 38–19
November 30at Prairie View A&MPrairie View, TXW 35–0
December 7at Xavier (LA)*New Orleans, LAW 35–7
December 25vs. Tuskegee*W 64–75,000

References

  1. "Southern Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  2. ^ "Southern Beats Xavier 35 to 7". Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. B, p. 1). December 8, 1946.
  3. ^ Lucius Jones (December 7, 1946). "Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. Wendell Smith (December 14, 1946). "Here They Are! The All-Americans of 1946: Tennessee, Tuskegee Win Two Berths on 'Dream Team'". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 17 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Grambling Falls to Southern". Pittsburgh Courier. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. October 12, 1946. p. 13. Retrieved October 21, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  6. "Southern Jaguars Meet Steers Here". Tyler Morning Telegraph. October 31, 1946. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. Claude C. Tedford (January 4, 1947). "Mighty Southern Routs Tuskegee". The Pittsburgh Courier. p. 13 – via Newspapers.com.
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