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1978 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–7 (2–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumBREC Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Grambling State $ 5 – 0 – 1 9 – 1 – 1
No. 2 Jackson State ^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 3 – 1
Alcorn State 2 – 3 – 1 5 – 4 – 1
Southern 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 7 – 0
Texas Southern 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1978 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Cass Jackson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 9at Tuskegee*
W 35–17[1]
September 16at Texas Southern
L 11–20[2]
September 23Prairie View A&M
W 15–14[3][4]
September 30Mississippi Valley State
  • BREC Memorial Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 22–14[4][5]
October 7vs. Alabama State*
L 6–9[6]
October 14No. 4 Jackson State
  • BREC Memorial Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 14–41[4][7]
October 21at Alcorn State
L 7–16[8]
October 28at Tennessee State*
L 13–30[9]
November 4Howard*
  • BREC Memorial Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 28–20[4][10]
November 18No. 3 Florida A&M*
L 12–16[11][12]
November 25vs. Grambling State
L 15–2875,000[13]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References

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  1. ^ "Southern in romp". Daily World. September 10, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Colonels upset Jax State by 2". The Daily Review. September 18, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jags gamble, win". The Shreveport Times. September 24, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ a b c d "Southern coach has rare career". Daily World. August 27, 1978. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jags nip Valley". The Shreveport Times. October 1, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "ASU defense holds off Southern 9–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 8, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southern blitzed". Daily World. October 15, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Braves rally behind 'D' to top SU 16–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 22, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Tennessee State downs Southern in homecoming". The Commercial Appeal. October 29, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jags slip by Howard". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Southern–Florida A&M". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 18, 1978. p. B-1. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "FAMU rolls past Southern". The News-Press. November 19, 1978. p. 4C. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Grambling outpoints Southern". The Daily Advertiser. November 26, 1978. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.


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