The 1973 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Charles Bates, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC.
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 6–4 (3–3 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | University Stadium BREC Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 5/7 Grambling +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Jackson State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. T–20 Alcorn A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 8 | Tuskegee* | W 21–13 | 14,500 | [1] | |
September 15 | Texas Southern |
| W 23–15 | 14,500 | [2] |
September 22 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 9–0 | 14,500 | [3][4] |
September 29 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 19–14 | 14,500 | [5] |
October 6 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* |
| W 34–13 | 14,500 | [6] |
October 13 | at Jackson State | L 3–28 | 27,000 | [7] | |
October 20 | Alcorn A&M |
| L 0–6 | 14,500–17,600 | [8][9] |
October 27 | No. 1 Tennessee State* |
| L 6–21 | 14,500 | [10][11] |
November 10 | vs. Florida A&M* | W 14–10 | 18,228 | [12] | |
November 17 | vs. No. 5 Grambling | L 14–19 | 38,000 | [13] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Southern run raps Tuskegee". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 9, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern wins". Corpus Christi Caller. September 16, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Defense has been difference at SU". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View falls to Southern 9–0". Waco Tribune-Herald. September 23, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern". Daily World. September 30, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern wins fifth straight". The Louisiana Weekly. October 13, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jags lose first game". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn tops Southern U." The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Sluggish Tigers clip Southern". The Tennessean. October 28, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern falls, 21–6". Daily World. October 28, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern, sub ride to torpedo Rattlers". St. Petersburg Times. November 11, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "GC wins, 19–14, but Jaguars make it interesting". The Shreveport Times. November 18, 1973. Retrieved August 16, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.