2014 Southern Jaguars football team

American college football season

2014 Southern Jaguars football

SWAC West Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 24–38 vs. Alcorn State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	9–4 (8–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Dawson Odums (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chennis Berry (2nd season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Chad Germany (3rd season)
Defensive coordinator	Clayton Boosier (1st season)
Home stadium	Ace W. Mumford Stadium
Seasons← 2013 2015 →

2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$	7	–	2	10	–	3
Alabama State *	5	–	4	7	–	5
Jackson State	3	–	6	5	–	7
Alabama A&M	3	–	6	4	–	8
Mississippi Valley State *	1	–	8	2	–	9
West Division
Southern xy	8	–	1	9	–	4
Grambling State	7	–	2	7	–	5
Prairie View A&M *	5	–	4	5	–	5
Texas Southern	3	–	6	5	–	6
Arkansas–Pine Bluff *	3	–	6	4	–	7
Championship: Alcorn State 38, Southern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations

The 2014 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by second-year head coach Dawson Odums. The Jaguars played their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium and were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 9–4, 8–1 in SWAC play to win the West Division title. As West Division champions, they played East Division champions Alcorn State in the SWAC Championship Game where they lost 24–38.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	6:00 pm	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	ESPN3	L 6–45	36,170
September 6	6:00 pm	Central Methodist*	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 56–14	13,320
September 13	6:00 pm	Northwestern State*	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST	L 27–51	15,011
September 20	6:00 pm	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX		W 34–24	4,762
September 27	5:00 pm	at Alcorn State	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	ESPN3	L 16–56	18,759
October 4	5:30 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST	W 51–26	23,091
October 11	1:00 pm	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		W 35–34	5,336
October 25	6:00 pm	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	CST	W 42–28	29,521
November 1	6:00 pm	Alabama State	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 28–21	15,400
November 8	6:00 pm	Texas Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 30–20	14,649
November 15	6:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST	W 44–13	11,022
November 29	1:30 pm	vs. Grambling State	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBC	W 52–45	57,852
December 6	3:00 pm	vs. Alcorn State	NRG Stadium Houston, TX (SWAC Championship Game)	ESPNU	L 24–38	38,969
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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Venues	A. W. Mumford Stadium (1928–present) BREC Memorial Stadium
Bowls & rivalries	Grambling State: Bayou Classic Jackson State
Culture & lore	Lacumba The Human Jukebox Marching bands brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold