The 1981 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 3–8, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.
| 1981 Southern Jaguars football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 3–8 (2–4 SWAC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Buddy Green (1st season) |
| Home stadium | BREC Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Jackson State $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Bethune–Cookman* | W 3–0 | 25,000 | [1] | |
| September 19 | Texas Southern |
| L 7–13 | [2] | |
| September 26 | at Prairie View A&M | W 35–0 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | at Mississippi Valley State | L 16–21 | 9,315 | [4] | |
| October 10 | at Nicholls State* | L 14–56 | [5] | ||
| October 17 | at No. 3 Jackson State | L 0–41 | [6] | ||
| October 24 | Alcorn State |
| L 0–18 | [7] | |
| October 31 | Tennessee State* |
| L 18–28 | [8] | |
| November 7 | Southeastern Louisiana* |
| L 27–28 | [9] | |
| November 14 | at Florida A&M* | L 14–41 | 18,100 | [10] | |
| November 21 | vs. Grambling State | W 51–20 | 67,000 | [11] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Punchless Bethune stumbles to 3–0 loss". The Orlando Sentinel-Star. September 6, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alexander beats Jaguars". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jaguars blast Prairie View, Cajuns rip Mean Green". The Daily Herald. September 28, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miracle...Cooley's prayer answered in 21–16 Valley win". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls tabs 56 against Jags". The Alexanrdia Daily Town Talk. October 11, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson St., 41–0". Daily World. October 18, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn topples Southern". The Daily Advertiser. October 25, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tennessee State downs Southern". The Commercial Appeal. November 1, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southeastern edges Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 8, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida A&M runners trample Southern U." Star Tribune. November 15, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jags crush G-Men, gain their respect". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 22, 1981. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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