1976 Southern Jaguars football team

1976 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	8–3 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Charles Bates (5th season)
Home stadium	University Stadium

1976 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. T–8 Alcorn State $	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
Southern	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Grambling State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	4	–	0
Prairie View A&M	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	5	–	0
Jackson State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Texas Southern	1	–	5	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1976 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Charles Bates, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 11	at Tuskegee*		Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	W 20–7
September 19	at Texas Southern		Astrodome Houston, TX	W 26–14	30,989
September 25	Prairie View A&M		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 7–6	20,000
October 2	Mississippi Valley State		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 45–0
October 9	at Bishop*	No. 6	P.C. Cobb Stadium Dallas, TX	W 41–14
October 16	Jackson State	No. 3	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 20–6
October 23	at No. 3 Alcorn State	No. 2	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 0–3	12,000
October 30	at No. 7 Tennessee State*	No. T–4	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 7–21	16,000
November 6	Howard*		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 21–7
November 13	Florida A&M*		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 24–6	14,500
November 27	vs. Grambling State		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	L 2–10	76,188
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game