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1960 Southern Jaguars football
Black college national champion
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–1 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons← 19591961 →
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Prairie View A&M + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Grambling + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Southern + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wiley 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Texas College 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the 1960 college football season. In their 25th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 9–1 record (6–1 against SWAC opponents), finished in a three-way with Grambling and Prairie View A&M for the SWAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 226 to 79. The team played its home games at University Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The team was selected by the "Pigskin Huddle" ratings of the Associated Negro Press (ANP) as the 1960 black college national champion. Southern finished ahead of second-place Florida A&M, third-place Grambling, and fourth place Prairie View. In selecting a national champion, the ANP noted that Southern's strength of schedule, which included non-conference games against Florida A&M and Tennessee A&I, gave it the edge. Southern also received the W.A. Scott II Memorial Trophy as the national champion.

Quarterback Cyrus Lancaster was selected by the Pittsburgh Courier as the first-team quarterback on its 1960 All-America team. Lineman David Evans and halfback Robert Williams were selected to the second team.

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. Texas SouthernW 14–010,000
October 1GramblingW 16–6
October 8Kentucky State
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 39–6
October 15at Arkansas AM&NW 26–14
October 22Jackson State
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
W 41–0
October 29at Texas CollegeW 27–6
November 5at Tennessee A&IW 7–64,500
November 12Wiley
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 27–12
November 19 No. 3 Florida A&M
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–623,146
November 26at Prairie View A&MNo. 6L 15–2314,000
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

  1. Luix Virgil Overbea (December 30, 1960). "ANP Lists Final Grid Ratings Of 1960 Season". San Antonio Register. p. 5.
  2. "100% Wrong Fete Draws Top Stars". The Pittsburgh Courier. February 4, 1961. p. 12.
  3. "Pittsburgh Courier All-America Team 1960". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 24, 1960. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Jaguars turn back Tex. Southern, 14–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 1, 1960. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  6. "Southern over Grambling by 16–6". Lake Charles American-Press. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southern stampedes weak Ky. State, 39–6". The Louisiana Weekly. October 15, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Jaguar Cats defeats stubborn Ark., 26–14". The Louisiana Weekly. October 22, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Cats rout Jackson 41 to 0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 29, 1960. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Steers beaten by 27–6 count". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 30, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "A&I beaten by foot, point". The Nashville Tennessean. November 6, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Southern Jaguars wallop Wiley, 27–12". The Shreveport Journal. November 14, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Southern Claws FAMU 14-6; Becomes Champs". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 26, 1960. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. "Southern's First Defeat: Prairie View Tames Southern in Upset, 35–12". The Pittsburgh Press. December 3, 1960. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Prairie View upsets Southern in battle for title". The Call. December 2, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  16. "Southern U – 1960". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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