2022 Southern Jaguars football team

2022 Southern Jaguars football
2022 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC West Division co-champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 24–43 vs Jackson State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	West Division
Record	7–5 (5–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Eric Dooley (1st season);
Defensive coordinator	Henry Miller (1st season)
Home stadium	A. W. Mumford Stadium
	Seasons ← 2021 2023 →

The 2022 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by head coach Eric Dooley, who was coaching his first season with the program. The Jaguars played their home games at A. W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e
Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 16 Jackson State xy$	8	–	0	12	–	1
Florida A&M	7	–	1	9	–	2
Alabama State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Alabama A&M	4	–	4	4	–	7
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	6	2	–	9
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	6	2	–	9
West Division
Southern xy	5	–	3	7	–	5
Prairie View A&M x	5	–	3	6	–	5
Alcorn State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Texas Southern	4	–	4	5	–	6
Grambling State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	7	3	–	8
Championship: Jackson State 43, Southern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

In Southern's first game against Florida Memorial, an NAIA team, they won 86-0. This was the most points Southern had scored since 1949, when they defeated Xavier (LA) 87-0.

Schedule

Southern finalized their 2022 schedule on February 1, 2022.^[1]^[2]

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 p.m.	Florida Memorial*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN+	W 86–0	15,263
September 10	6:30 p.m.	at LSU*	Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	SECN	L 17–65	102,321
September 17	4:00 p.m.	vs. Texas Southern	Choctaw Stadium Arlington, TX	HBCU Go	L 0–24	16,667
October 1	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN+	W 59–3	15,792
October 8	4:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	ESPN+	W 45–13	11,289
October 15	6:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	Jaguar Sports Network	W 21–17	26,900
October 22	4:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	Jaguar Sports Network	W 51–7	23,489
October 29	1:00 p.m.	at No. 9 Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry/College GameDay)	ESPN3	L 0–35	53,885
November 5	5:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPNU	L 16–30	15,126
November 12	4:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN+	W 27–7	17,776
November 26	1:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Caesars Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBC	W 34–17	62,337
December 3	4:00 p.m.	at No. 10 Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (SWAC Championship)	ESPN2	L 24–43
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

Florida Memorial

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	0	0	0	0
Jaguars	42	14	16	14	86

At LSU

Southern Jaguars at LSU Tigers – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	7	10	17
Tigers	37	14	7	7	65

at Tiger Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

Date: September 10
Game time: 6:30 p.m. CDT
Game weather: Sunny, 86 °F (30 °C)
Game attendance: 102,321
Referee: Scott Walker
TV announcers (SECN): Tom Hart, Jordan Rodgers and Cole Cubelic
Box score, Recap

Game information

First quarter

LSU – Jayden Daniels 18-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 13:25. Tigers 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 21 yards, 1:29.
LSU – Josh Williams 5-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 11:46. Tigers 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 62 yards, 1:13.
LSU – Jack Bech 17-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick), 7:16. Tigers 21–0. Drive: 5 plays, 71 yards, 2:52.
LSU – Micah Baskerville 29-yard interception return (Damian Ramos kick), 7:07. Tigers 28–0.
LSU – Malik Nabers 5-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick), 4:44. Tigers 35–0. Drive: 4 plays, 24 yards, 0:59.
LSU – Micah Baskerville blocked punt for a safety, 1:31. Tigers 37–0.

Second quarter

LSU – Brian Thomas Jr. 44-yard pass from Jayden Daniels (Damian Ramos kick), 14:20. Tigers 44–0. Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:04.
LSU – Noah Cain 2-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 1:06. Tigers 51–0. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 1:28.

Third quarter

LSU – Armoni Goodwin 2-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 8:42. Tigers 58–0. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:26.
SOU – Benny McCray 94-yard interception return (Luke Jackson kick), 3:45. Tigers 58–7.

Fourth quarter

LSU – Armoni Goodwin 1-yard run (Damian Ramos kick), 14:01. Tigers 65–7. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:44.
SOU – Karl Ligon 1-yard run (Luke Jackson kick), 8:15. Tigers 65–14. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:35.
SOU – Luke Jackson 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Tigers 65–17. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 3:25.

Top passers

SOU – Besean McCray – 9/16, 61 yards, INT
LSU – Garrett Nussmeier – 13/23, 183 yards, 2 INT

Top rushers

SOU – Jerrod Sims – 15 rushes, 79 yards
LSU – Armoni Goodwin – 12 rushes, 85 yards, TD

Top receivers

SOU – Cornelius Dyson – 1 reception, 29 yards
LSU – Malik Nabers – 3 receptions, 81 yards, TD

Vs. Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0
TxSt Tigers	14	7	0	3	24

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Lions	3	0	0	0	3
Jaguars	7	35	14	3	59

At Prairie View A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	3	14	21	45
Panthers	10	3	0	0	13

Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	0	14	0	3	17
Jaguars	7	14	0	0	21

Virginia–Lynchburg

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	0	7	0	0	7
Jaguars	10	14	20	7	51

At No. 9 Jackson State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0
No. 9 JSU Tigers	0	22	6	7	35

At Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	3	6	7	0	16
Rattlers	7	10	10	3	30

Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	0	7	0	7
Jaguars	7	13	7	0	27

Vs. Grambling State

	1	2	3	4	Total
GSU Tigers	7	3	7	0	17
Jaguars	0	14	0	20	34

At No. 10 Jackson State (SWAC Championship)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	10	14	0	24
No. 10 JSU Tigers	26	7	10	0	43

References

^ Allison Bruhl (February 1, 2022). "2022 Southern University Football schedule released". BR Proud. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
^ Kevin Kelley (February 1, 2022). "Southern Jaguars announce 2022 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved June 15, 2022.

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[1] Allison Bruhl (February 1, 2022). "2022 Southern University Football schedule released". BR Proud. Retrieved June 15, 2022.

[2] Kevin Kelley (February 1, 2022). "Southern Jaguars announce 2022 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved June 15, 2022.

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