The 1977 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Jaguars compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a conference record of 1–4–1, and finished sixth in the SWAC.
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 3–7–1 (1–4–1 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | University Stadium BREC Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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After their loss to Alcorn State, sixth-year head coach Charles Bates resigned with a record of 3–3–1. He was replaced with interim head coach Ken Tillage who finished the season with an 0–4 record.[1]
Schedule
editDate | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | Tuskegee* | W 13–7 | [2] | ||
September 17 | Texas Southern |
| T 14–14 | [3][4] | |
September 24 | at Prairie View A&M | W 46–6 | [5][6] | ||
October 1 | at Mississippi Valley State | L 13–35 | [7] | ||
October 8 | Bishop* |
| W 28–3 | [8] | |
October 15 | at Jackson State | L 0–38 | [9] | ||
October 22 | Alcorn State |
| L 0–23 | [10] | |
October 29 | Tennessee State* |
| L 7–15 | [4][11] | |
November 5 | at Howard* | L 16–26 | 6,000 | [4][12] | |
November 12 | vs. Florida A&M* | L 6–19 | [13] | ||
November 26 | vs. Grambling State | L 20–55 | 76,000 | [14] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Bates resigns SU post, Ken Tillage takes over". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 27, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern upsets Tuskegee, 13–7". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 11, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern 14, Tex. Southern 14". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 18, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "SU's Bates seeks repeat of 1976 grid record". The Louisiana Weekly. June 18, 1977. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jags rout PV, 46–6". The Shreveport Times. September 25, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View vs Southern". Digital Commons @PVAMU. Prairie View A&M University. September 24, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023.
- ^ "Valley routs Southern in SWAC". The Delta Democrat-Times. October 2, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jaguars belt Bishop". The Shreveport Times. October 9, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson mauls Jaguars". The Shreveport Times. October 16, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Braves upset Jaguars". The Yazoo Herald. October 23, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State ruins Ken Tillage's debut". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 30, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern slides". Daily World. November 6, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers, Chester jolt Jaguars, stay unbeaten with 19–6 win". St. Petersburg Times. November 13, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling stomps Southern". The Daily Advertiser. November 27, 1977. Retrieved August 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.