2019 Southern Jaguars football team

The 2019 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by seventh-year head coach Dawson Odums and played their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2019 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC West Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, L 24–39 vs. Alcorn State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	8–5 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Dawson Odums (7th season)
Offensive coordinator	Chennis Berry (7th season)
Defensive coordinator	Lionel Washington (1st season)
Home stadium	Ace W. Mumford Stadium

2019 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$		6	–	1					9	–	4
Alabama A&M		4	–	3					7	–	5
Alabama State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Jackson State		3	–	4					4	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Southern x		6	–	1					8	–	5
Prairie View A&M		4	–	3					6	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		3	–	4					6	–	5
Texas Southern		0	–	7					0	–	11
Championship: Alcorn State 39, Southern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions

Preseason

Preseason polls

The SWAC released their preseason poll on July 16, 2019. The Jaguars were picked to finish in first place in the West Division.

West Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Southern	90
2	Prairie View A&M	78
3	Grambling State	74
4	Texas Southern	34
5	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	24

East Division

Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Alcorn State	92
2	Alabama A&M	70
3	Jackson State	61
4	Alabama State	47
5	Mississippi Valley State	30

Preseason all–SWAC teams

The Jaguars placed six players on the preseason all–SWAC teams.

Offense

1st team

Jodeci Harris – OL

2nd team

Devon Benn – RB

Jaylon Brinson – OL

Jeremias Houston – TE

Defense

1st team

Jordan Lewis – DL

2nd team

Montavious Gaines – DB

Roster

2019 Southern Jaguars football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class WR 4 Hunter Register  Sr WR 6 Jamar Washington Jr QB 8 Ladarius Skelton Jr RB 9 Devon Benn  Jr QB 11 John Lampley Jr QB 12 Glendon McDaniel Jr RB 15 Darbbeon Profit  Jr RB 20 Jamarqueza Mims Sr RB 24 Carlos Stephens Jr WR 25 Cameron Mackey Jr RB 27 Shontega Thomas  Fr WR 28 Christopher Chaney  Jr TE 35 Reggie Wilson So RB 39 Jordan Davis  Sr OL 58 Jaylon Brinson  Sr OL 60 Bernard Childs So OL 62 Dallas Black  Fr C 63 Christopher Nash  Fr OL 64 Jeremiah Abby Sr OL 65 Johnathan Bishop Jr OL 66 Mason Sims Jr OL 67 August Walker  Sr OL 69 Elijah Jordan Jr OL 70 Kennedy Madison  Fr OL 71 Maurice Campbell Jr OL 74 Garrick Breaux So OT 75 Brian Williams Jr OL 77 Jodeci Harris  Sr OT 78 J'Atrye Carter Jr WR 80 Norman Price  Fr WR 81 Christian Branch  Jr WR 83 Jamel Byrd So WR 84 Kobe Hartman So WR 86 Daelon Richardson Sr TE 88 Jeremias Houston Sr WR 89 Tyler Brown Sr	Defense Pos. # Name Class LB 1 Calvin Lunkins  Sr DB 3 Elijah Small Sr DB 5 Montavius Gaines  Sr DB 13 Arvin Huff Sr DB 16 Kaycee Ntukogu  Jr DB 17 Andre Augustine  Sr LB 18 Benjamin Harris Sr DB 22 Glen Brown, III So DB 23 Chase Foster Jr DB 26 Torriando Sims, II So DB 29 Robert Rhem So S 31 Jakobi Jones Jr DB 33 Jakoby Pappillion Jr LB 34 Keyshawn Akers Jr S 37 Kordell Caldwell  Jr LB 40 Jordan Williams  Sr DL 42 Joe Davis  Sr LB 46 Darrell Hardnett Jr LB 47 Caleb Carter Sr LB 48 Darrell Lewis  Sr LB 49 Brad Porter Sr LB 50 Kyle McGregor Sr LB 51 Jordan Lewis So LB 55 Kennen Tate  Fr LB 57 Landon Auzenne  Jr DL 79 Jamil Abdul-aziz  Jr DL 90 Dylan Walker Jr DT 91 Dakavion Champion Sr DL 92 Colyn Givens So DL 93 CeaJae Bryant  Sr DL 94 Christopher Thomas So DL 95 Tyran Nash Sr LB 96 Jalen Ivy Jr DL 96 Robert Square III  Fr DT 99 Hunter Clay Jr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K 30 Cesar Barajas Jr K, P 85 Taylor Merritt  Sr	Head coach Dawson Odums (North Carolina Central) Coordinators/assistant coaches Chennis Berry (Savannah State) Offensive coordinator, offensive line Lionel Washington (Tulane) Defensive coordinator, cornerbacks Wayne Cordova (McNeese State) Safeties Macander Dieudonne (Webber International) Tight ends Chris Coleman (North Carolina State) Wide receivers Skyler Jones (Southern) Defensive line Matt Leone (Webber International) Quarterbacks Ashton Warner (Bethany) Running backs Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: April 25, 2020

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	6:00 p.m.	at McNeese State*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+	L 28–34	20,437
September 7	11:00 a.m.	at Memphis*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN	ESPN3	L 24–55	34,487
September 14	6:00 p.m.	Edward Waters*	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 61–0	14,377
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN3/ESPN+	L 21–27
September 28	6:00 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	ESPN3	W 31–7	6,863
October 12	6:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN3	W 34–28	16,248
October 19	2:00 p.m.	vs. Texas Southern	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX (State Fair Showdown)		W 28–21	5,136
October 26	2:00 p.m.	at Alcorn State	Spinks-Casem Stadium Lorman, MS	Braves All-Access	L 13–27	15,993
November 2	4:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN3	W 35–31
November 9	4:00 p.m.	Virginia–Lynchburg*	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 58–7
November 16	2:00 p.m.	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	Facebook	W 40–34
November 30	4:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBCSN	W 30–28	70,112
December 7	3:00 p.m.	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS (SWAC Championship Game)	ESPNU	L 24–39
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Source:

Game summaries

At McNeese State

See also: 2019 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Statistics	Southern	McNeese State
First downs	29	18
Total yards	342	303
Rushing yards	103	154
Passing yards	239	149
Turnovers	5	0
Time of possession	26:35	33:25

Southern at McNeese State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	7	0	14	28
Cowboys	7	10	7	10	34

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, LA

• Date: August 31
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C); fair skies
• Game attendance: 20,437
• Referee: C. Watson
• TV: ESPN+
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Game information

First quarter (06:11) MCNS TD – J'Cobi Skinner 1-yard rush, Noah Anderson kick McNeese State 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 29 yards, 1:41 (03:22) SOU TD – Timothy Bedford 33-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:49 Second quarter (14:52) SOU TD – Hunter Register 43-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 14–7; Drive: 4 plays, 79 yards, 1:06 (09:38) MCNS FG – Noah Anderson 37-yard field goal Southern 14–10; Drive: 15 plays, 57 yards, 5:08 (01:49) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 12-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Noah Anderson kick McNeese State 17–14; Drive: 3 plays, 13 yards, 3:51 Third quarter (10:12) MCNS TD – Trevor Begue 24-yard pass from Cody Orgeron, Noah Anderson kick McNeese State 24–14; Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 2:59 Fourth quarter (10:38) MCNS FG – Noah Anderson 29-yard field goal McNeese State 27–14; Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 3:31 (05:25) MCNS TD – Elijah Mack 3-yard rush, Noah Anderson kick McNeese State 34–14; Drive: 11 plays, 76 yards, 4:13 (03:41) SOU TD – Hunter Register 17-yard pass from Glendon McDaniel, Martel Fontenot kick McNeese 34–21; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:44 (00:32) SOU TD – Glendon McDaniel 1-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick McNeese State 34–28; Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 1:59 Top passers SOU – Glendon McDaniel – 11/19, 135 yards, TD MCNS – Cody Orgeron – 15/22, 147 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SOU – Devon Benn – 11 carries, 33 yards MCNS – Elijah Mack – 12 carries, 45 yards, TD Top receivers SOU – Hunter Register – 4 receptions, 82 yards, 2 TD MCNS – Cyron Sutton – 3 receptions, 51 yards

At Memphis

See also: 2019 Memphis Tigers football team

Statistics	Southern	Memphis
First downs	14	23
Total yards	258	575
Rushing yards	168	177
Passing yards	90	398
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	29:02	30:58

Southern at Memphis – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	10	7	0	24
Tigers	17	10	21	7	55

at Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium, Memphis, TN

• Date: September 7
• Game time: 11:00 a.m. CDT
• Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C); calm, sunny
• Game attendance: 34,487
• Referee: Edwin Lee
• TV: ESPN3
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Game information

First quarter (13:28) SOU TD – Jamar Washington 7-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 7–0; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:32 (11:29) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 23-yard field goal Southern 7–3; Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 1:55 (09:38) MEM TD – Antonio Gibson 55-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 10–7; Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 0:48 (00:30) MEM TD – Keith Brown, Jr. 27-yard blocked punt returned, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 17–7; Drive: 8 plays, 29 yards, 5:22 Second quarter (05:22) SOU TD – Jeremias Houston 4-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Memphis 17–14; Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 10:08 (03:46) MEM TD – Kenneth Gainwell 46-yard rush, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 24–14; Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:31 (01:07) SOU FG – Martel Fontenot 34-yard field goal Memphis 24–17; Drive: 9 plays, 58 yards, 2:39 (00:02) MEM FG – Riley Patterson 49-yard field goal Memphis 27–17; Drive: 7 plays, 34 yards, 1:05 Third quarter (10:03) MEM TD – Kylan Watkins 6-yard rush, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 34–17; Drive: 12 plays, 64 yards, 4:53 (04:51) SOU TD – Jordan Lewis 74-yard fumble returned, Martel Fontenot kick Memphis 34–24; Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:41 (02:31) MEM TD – Kenneth Gainwell 1-yard rush, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 41–24; Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:16 (00:36) MEM TD – Kenneth Gainwell 21-yard pass from Brady White, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 48–24; Drive: 1 play, 21 yards, 0:07 Fourth quarter (08:46) MEM TD – Rodrigues Clark 10-yard rush, Riley Patterson kick Memphis 55–24; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 5:19 Top passers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 7/15, 86 yards, TD MEM – Brady White – 17/21, 337 yards, 2 TD Top rushers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 15 carries, 75 yards MEM – Kenneth Gainwell – 16 carries, 85 yards, 2 TD Top receivers SOU – Hunter Register – 2 receptions, 46 yards MEM – Damonte Coxie – 6 receptions, 112 yards

Edward Waters

See also: Edward Waters Tigers football

Statistics	Edward Waters	Southern
First downs	15	32
Total yards	263	489
Rushing yards	78	407
Passing yards	185	82
Turnovers	4	0
Time of possession	28:21	31:39

Edward Waters at Southern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	10	7	0	24
Jaguars	17	10	21	7	55

at A. W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

• Date: September 14
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 90 °F (32 °C);
• Game attendance: 14,377
• Referee: Jesse Harris
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Game information

First quarter (12:10) SOU TD – Devon Benn 3-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 3–0; Drive: 4 plays, 15 yards, 1:08 (08:55) SOU TD – Ladarius Skelton 13-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 10–0; Drive: 8 plays, 54 yards, 2:14 (08:35) SOU SF – Team Safety Southern 16–0; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 Second quarter (12:57) SOU FG – Martel Fontenot 33-yard field goal Southern 19–0; Drive: 6 plays, 36 yards, 2:07 (12:07) SOU TD – Christopher Chaney 3-yard rush, Cesar Barajas kick Southern 26–0; Drive: 3 plays, 28 yards, 0:42 (09:45) SOU TD – Devon Benn 3-yard rush, Cesar Barajas kick Southern 33–0; Drive: 1 play, 6 yards, 0:05 (00:52) SOU TD – Devon Benn 1-yard rush, Cesar Barajas kick Southern 40–0; Drive: 11 plays, 94 yards, 5:02 Third quarter (07:21) SOU TD – Jordan Lewis 95-yard interception returned, Cesar Barajas kick Southern 47–0; Drive: 0 plays, 00 yards, 0:00 Fourth quarter (13:53) SOU TD – Glendon McDaniel 16-yard rush, Cesar Barajas kick Southern 54–0; Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:50 (03:41) SOU TD – Darbbeon Profit 5-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 61–0; Drive: 12 plays, 95 yards, 8:36 Top passers EWC – Jayshawn Francis – 12/23, 107 yards, 2 INT SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 10/19, 64 yards Top rushers EWC – Eric Stowers – 10 carries, 51 yards SOU – Devon Benn – 17 carries, 120 yards, 3 TD Top receivers EWC – Uveekie Fields – 5 receptions, 47 yards SOU – Cameron Mackey – 4 receptions, 25 yards

At Florida A&M

See also: 2019 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Statistics	Southern	Florida A&M
First downs	15	24
Total yards	256	433
Rushing yards	69	78
Passing yards	187	355
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	26:42	33:18

Southern at Florida A&M – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	7	7	7	21
Rattlers	17	2	0	8	27

at Bragg Memorial Stadium, Tallahassee, FL

• Date: September 21
• Game time: 5:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
• Game attendance: 27,191
• Referee: Jason Soistman
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Game information

First quarter (10:02) FAMU TD – George Webb 26-yard pass from Ryan Stanley, Yahia Aly kick Florida A&M 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 87 yards, 3:25 (09:54) FAMU SF – Derrick Mayweather safety Florida A&M 9–0; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 (02:17) FAMU TD – Azende Rey 2-yard rush, Chis Faddoul two-point conversion rush Florida A&M 17–0; Drive: 5 plays, 60 yards, 2:26 Second quarter (08:14) SOU TD – Glendon McDaniel 1-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Florida A&M 17–7; Drive: 10 plays, 99 yards, 5:07 (03:51) FAMU SF – Team Safety Florida A&M 19–7; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 Third quarter (03:02) SOU TD – Jamar Washington 23-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Florida A&M 19–14; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:46 Fourth quarter (14:53) SOU TD – Ladarius Skelton 9-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 21–19; Drive: 8 plays, 40 yards, 2:56 (03:32) FAMU TD – Xavier Smith 17-yard pass from Ryan Stanley, Azende Rey two-point conversion pass to Kamari Young Florida A&M 27–21; Drive: 9 plays, 97 yards, 4:31 Top passers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 11/18, 114 yards, TD FAMU – Ryan Stanley – 24/39, 355 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers SOU – Devon Benn – 9 carries, 39 yards FAMU – Davonne Kendrick – 10 carries, 36 yards Top receivers SOU – Jamar Washington – 5 receptions, 109 yards, TD FAMU – Xavier Smith – 9 receptions, 201 yards, TD

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

See also: 2019 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Statistics	Southern	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
First downs	26	22
Total yards	426	336
Rushing yards	269	61
Passing yards	157	275
Turnovers	2	4
Time of possession	34:58	25:02

Southern at Arkansas–Pine Bluff – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	14	0	7	10	31
Golden Lions	0	7	0	0	7

at Golden Lion Stadium, Pine Bluff, AR

• Date: September 28
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game attendance: 6,863
• Referee: Jesse Harris
• TV: ESPN3
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Game information

First quarter (03:46) SOU TD – Ladarius Skelton 4-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 7–0; Drive: 12 plays, 83 yards, 4:20 (00:40) SOU TD – Jarod Sims 3-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 14–0; Drive: 6 plays, 34 yards, 2:15 Second quarter (12:14) UAPB TD – Omar Allen 13-yard rush, Zack Piwniczka kick Southern 14–7; Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards, 0:50 Third quarter (03:48) SOU TD – Ladarius Skelton 19-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 21–7; Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:40 Fourth quarter (08:17) SOU TD – Ladarius Skelton 5-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 28–7; Drive: 11 plays, 95 yards, 6:03 (01:14) SOU FG – Martel Fontenot 46-yard field goal Southern 31–7; Drive: 10 plays, 32 yards, 4:30 Top passers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 17/25, 157 yards, 2 INT UAPB – Shannon Patrick – 16/26, 159 yards, 3 INT Top rushers SOU – Christopher Chaney – 12 carries, 107 yards UAPB – Taeyler Porter – 19 carries, 59 yards Top receivers SOU – Timothy Bedford – 9 receptions, 83 yards UAPB – Dejuan Miller – 6 receptions, 87 yards

Prairie View A&M

See also: 2019 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

Statistics	Prairie View A&M	Southern
First downs	18	22
Total yards	455	334
Rushing yards	168	238
Passing yards	287	96
Turnovers	1	2
Time of possession	25:50	34:10

Prairie View A&M at Southern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	7	0	7	14	28
Jaguars	7	7	3	17	34

at A. W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

• Date: October 12
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 69 °F (21 °C)
• Game attendance: 16,248
• Referee: Marty Adams
• TV: ESPN3
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Game information

First quarter (11:48) SOU TD – Jamar Washington 11-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:12 (08:05) PVAMU TD – Kalen Riles 26-yard pass from Jalen Morton, Amaury Martinez kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:43 Second quarter (11:15) SOU TD – Hunter Register 3-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 14–7; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:34 Third quarter (08:09) PVAMU TD – Jaylen Harris 33-yard interception returned, Amaury Martinez kick STied 14–14; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 (02:17) SOU FG – Martel Fontenot 44-yard field goal Southern 17–14; Drive: 14 plays, 64 yards, 5:47 Fourth quarter (13:00) SOU TD – Ladarius Skelton 5-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 24–14; Drive: 5 plays, 17 yards, 2:19 (10:32) PVAMU TD – Jalen Morton 47-yard rush, Amaury Martinez kick Southern 24–21; Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:28 (08:57) SOU TD – Devon Benn 29-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 31–21; Drive: 3 plays, 60 yards, 1:25 (07:50) PVAMU – Tony Mullins 5-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 31–28; Drive: 3 plays, 75 yards, 1:07 (01:59) SOU FG – Martel Fontenot 29-yard field goal Southern 34–28; Drive: 10 plays, 19 yards, 5:41 Top passers PVAMU – Jalen Morton – 17/31, 287 yards, TD, INT SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 11/20, 96 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers PVAMU – Jalen Morton – 12 carries, 133 yards, TD SOU – Devon Benn – 15 carries, 87 yards, TD Top receivers PVAMU – Kalen Riles – 2 reception, 100 yards, TD SOU – Timothy Bedford – 4 receptions, 71 yards

Vs. Texas Southern

See also: 2019 Texas Southern Tigers football team

Statistics	Texas Southern	Southern
First downs	22	28
Total yards	516	489
Rushing yards	181	194
Passing yards	335	295
Turnovers	2	3
Time of possession	26:56	33:04

Texas Southern vs. Southern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	0	0	15	22
Jaguars	7	0	14	7	28

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX

• Date: October 19
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 83 °F (28 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 5,136
• Referee: Marty Adams
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Game information

First quarter (11:54) SOU TD – Jamar Washington 12-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 7–0; Drive: 9 plays, 65 yards, 2:22 (05:05) TXSO TD – Dominic Franklin 39-yard rush, Richard Garcia III kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 3 plays, 45 yards, 0:54 Third quarter (13:34) SOU TD – Jamar Washington 35-yard pass from Glendon McDaniel, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 14–7; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:26 (09:21) SOU TD – Hunter Register 31-yard pass from Glendon McDaniel, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 21–7; Drive: 6 plays, 66 yards, 2:03 Fourth quarter (13:55) TXSO TD – Devin Williams 14-yard rush, Richard Garcia III kick Southern 21–14; Drive: 3 plays, 18 yards, 0:31 (11:57) SOU TD – Jaearion Davis 7-yard pass from Glendon McDaniel, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 28–14; Drive: 5 plays, 48 yards, 1:50 (05:57) TXSO TD – Devin Williams 4-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 28–21; Drive: 9 plays, 90 yards, 3:05 Top passers TXSO – Devin Williams – 29/44, 335 yards, INT SOU – Glendon McDaniel – 17/26, 252 yards, 3 TD Top rushers TXSO – Dominic Franklin – 17 carries, 110 yards, TD SOU – Devon Benn – 13 carries, 81 yards Top receivers TXSO – Donnie Corley – 6 receptions, 115 yards SOU – Hunter Register – 5 receptions, 93 yards, TD

At Alcorn State

See also: 2019 Alcorn State Braves football team

Statistics	Southern	Alcorn State
First downs	21	22
Total yards	284	377
Rushing yards	75	100
Passing yards	209	277
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	27:33	33:27

Southern at Alcorn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	6	0	7	13
Braves	0	3	14	10	27

at Jack Spinks Stadium, Lorman, MS

• Date: October 26
• Game time: 6:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C); dark skies, cloudy
• Game attendance: 15,993
• Referee: Marty Adams
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Game information

Second quarter (14:07) ALCN FG – Corey McCullough 37-yard field goal Alcorn State 3–0; Drive: 11 plays, 44 yards, 4:43 (04:03) SOU TD – Glendon McDaniel 2-yard rush, Martel Fontenot two-point conversion rush failed Southern 6–3; Drive: 20 plays, 84 yards, 9:59 Third quarter (12:48) ALCN TD – Felix Harper 1-yard rush, Corey McCullough kick Alcorn State 10–6; Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 2:12 (05:29) ALCN TD – De'Shawn Waller 4-yard pass from Felix Harper, Corey McCullough kick Alcorn State 17–6; Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 4:40 Fourth quarter (11:20) ALCN FG – Corey McCullough 31-yard field goal Alcorn State 20–6; Drive: 14 plays, 85 yards, 6:32 (05:53) ALCN TD – LeCharles Pringle 11-yard pass from Felix Harper, Corey McCullough kick Alcorn State 27–6; Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 4:22 (03:29) SOU TD – Hunter Register 12-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Alcorn State 27–13; Drive: 8 plays, 65 yards, 2:18 Top passers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 13/20, 114 yards ALCN – Felix Harper – 19/26, 277 yards, 2 Td Top rushers SOU – Devon Benn – 11 carries, 38 yards ALCN – De'Shawn Waller – 22 carries, 81 yards Top receivers SOU – Hunter Register – 8 receptions, 70 yards, TD ALCN – Chris Blair – 3 receptions, 108 yards

Alabama A&M

See also: 2019 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Statistics	Alabama A&M	Southern
First downs	23	28
Total yards	427	558
Rushing yards	71	355
Passing yards	356	203
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	24:49	35:11

Alabama A&M at Southern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	14	10	31
Jaguars	7	7	7	14	35

at A. W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

• Date: November 2
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 63 °F (17 °C)
• Game attendance: 20,344
• Referee: Y. N. Meyers
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Game information

First quarter (13:30) SOU TD – Ladarius Skelton 28-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 7–0; Drive: 4 plays, 66 yards, 1:30 Second quarter (04:55) AAMU TD – Abdul–Fatai Ibrahim 6-yard pass from Aqeel Glass, Spencer Corey kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 7 plays, 29 yards, 3:00 (01:20) SOU TD – Devon Benn 16-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 14–7; Drive: 8 plays, 71 yards, 3:30 Third quarter (13:54) AAMU TD – Zabrian Moore 22-yard pass from Aqeel Glass, Spencer Corey kick Tied 14–14; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:01 (03:20) SOU TD – Hunter Register 31-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 21–14; Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 3:21 (02:36) AAMU TD – Abdul–Fatai Ibrahim 60-yard pass from Aqeel Glass, Spencer Corey kick Tied 21–21; Drive: 3 plays, 76 yards, 0:39 Fourth quarter (12:54) SOU TD – Ladarius Skelton 6-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 28–21; Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:42 (08:32) AAMU TD – Zabrian Moore 28-yard pass from Aqeel Glass, Spencer Corey kick Tied 28–28; Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:22 (04:20) AAMU FG – Spencer Corey 44-yard field goal Alabama A&M 31–28; Drive: 9 plays, 24 yards, 3:13 (00:28) SOU TD – Hunter Register 2-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 35–31; Drive: 11 plays, 55 yards, 3:44 Top passers AAMU – Aqeel Glass – 29/37, 356 yards, 4 TD SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 16/25, 198 yards, 2 TD Top rushers AAMU – Jordan Bentley – 20 carries, 71 yards SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 34 carries, 238 yards, 2 TD Top receivers AAMU – Abdul–Fatai Ibrahim – 7 receptions, 128 yards, 2 TD SOU – Hunter Register – 7 receptions, 95 yards, 2 TD

Virginia–Lynchburg

See also: Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons football

Statistics	Virginia–Lynchburg	Southern
First downs	9	29
Total yards	147	596
Rushing yards	–16	363
Passing yards	163	233
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	27:54	32:06

Virginia–Lynchburg at Southern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Dragons	7	0	0	0	7
Jaguars	21	10	10	7	48

at A. W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

• Date: November 9
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); fair
• Game attendance: 16,857
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Game information

First quarter (10:07) SOU TD – Ladarius Skelton 8-yard rush, Cesar Barajas kick Southern 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 68 yards, 3:27 (07:56) SOU TD – Brandon Hinton 43-yard punt returned, Cesar Barajas kick Southern 14–0; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 (05:54) SOU TD – Hunter Register 53-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Cesar Barajas kick Southern 21–0; Drive: 1 play, 53 yards, 0:10 (04:39) VUL TD – Joshua Gray 25-yard pass from Sherman Brown, Jerry Sandefor kick Southern 21–7; Drive: 3 plays, 81 yards, 1:09 Second quarter (09:37) SOU TD – Devon Benn 6-yard rush, Cesar Barajas PAT failed Southern 27–7; Drive: 3 plays, 55 yards, 1:06 (04:56) SOU TD – Craig Nelson 6-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 34–7; Drive: 8 plays, 62 yards, 3:44 (01:54) SOU TD – Kendrick Jones 25-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 41–7; Drive: 5 plays, 55 yards, 1:35 Third quarter (12:12) SOU TD – Devon Benn 2-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 48–7; Drive: 7 plays, 56 yards, 2:37 (07:49) SOU FG – Cesar Barajas 20-yard field goal Southern 51–7; Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:08 Fourth quarter (14:55) SOU TD – Craig Nelson 3-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 58–7; Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:41 Top passers VUL – Sherman Brown – 13/27, 163 yards, TD, INT SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 10/12, 193 yards, 2 TD Top rushers VUL – Thomas Newman – 8 carries, 9 yards SOU – Devon Benn – 16 carries, 120 yards, 2 TD Top receivers VUL – Said Sidebe – 2 receptions, 63 yards SOU – Cameron Mackey – 3 receptions, 68 yards, TD

At Jackson State

See also: 2019 Jackson State Tigers football team

Statistics	Southern	Jackson State
First downs	19	22
Total yards	397	532
Rushing yards	264	308
Passing yards	133	224
Turnovers	2	1
Time of possession	27:21	32:39

Southern at Jackson State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	10	16	7	40
Tigers	10	14	3	7	34

at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, MS

• Date: November 16
• Game time: 2:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 55 °F (13 °C); sunny
• Game attendance: 40,085
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Game information

First quarter (13:10) JSU FG – Adrian Salazar 26-yard field goal Jackson State 3–0; Drive: 5 plays, 67 yards, 1:50 (09:24) SOU TD – Hunter Register 6-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 7–3; Drive: 7 plays, 65 yards, 3:46 (02:55) JSU TD – D. D. Bowie 2-yard pass from Jalon Jones, Adrian Salazar kick Jackson State 10–7; Drive: 15 plays, 85 yards, 6:22 Second quarter (09:57) SOU FG – Cesar Barajas 40-yard field goal Tied 10–10; Drive: 11 plays, 66 yards, 4:15 (03:41) SOU TD – Ladarius Skelton 29-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 17–10; Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 5:06 (01:44) JSU TD – Terrell Kennedy III 23-yard pass from Jalon Jones, Adrian Salazar kick Tied 17–17; Drive: 5 plays, 65 yards, 2:12 (00:45) JSU TD – Ra'Mei Wallace 34-yard pass from Jalon Jones, Adrian Salazar kick Jackson State 24–17; Drive: 3 plays, 29 yards, 0:44 Third quarter (06:33) SOU SF – Team safety Jackson State 24–19; Drive: 1 play, -12 yards, 0:00 (04:41) SOU TD – Ladarius Skelton 22-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 26–24; Drive: 4 plays, 39 yards, 1:45 (01:38) JSU FG – Zach Gleaton 25-yard field goal Jackson State 27–26; Drive: 6 plays, 82 yards, 2:53 (01:24) SOU TD – Brandon Hinton 87-yard kickoff returned, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 33–27; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 Fourth quarter (06:24) SOU TD – Ladarius Skelton 7-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 40–27; Drive: 7 plays, 61 yards, 3:09 (00:50) JSU TD – Ra'Mei Wallace 4-yard pass from Jalon Jones, Adrian Salazar kick Southern 40–34; Drive: 10 plays, 93 yards, 2:43 Top passers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 12/23, 133 yards, TD, INT JSU – Jalon Jones – 16/30, 224 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 21 carries, 171 yards, 3 TD JSU – Keshawn Harper – 22 carries, 208 yards Top receivers SOU – Hunter Register – 3 receptions, 66 yards, TD JSU – D. D. Bowie – 6 receptions, 89 yards, TD

Vs. Grambling State

See also: 2019 Grambling State Tigers football team

Statistics	Grambling State	Southern
First downs	20	21
Total yards	364	389
Rushing yards	209	208
Passing yards	181	155
Turnovers	0	1
Time of possession	29:44	30:16

Grambling State vs. Southern – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	14	0	7	28
Jaguars	3	14	7	6	30

at Mercedes–Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

• Date: November 30
• Game time: 4:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 79 °F (26 °C); strong winds, mostly cloudy
• Game attendance: 68,314
• Referee: Tony Ross
• TV: NBC Sports Network
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Game information

First quarter (10:34) GRAM TD – Devante Davis 13-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 7–0; Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 3:17 (02:52) SOU FG – Cesar Barajas 19-yard field goal Grambling State 7–3; Drive: 10 plays, 64 yards, 4:45 Second quarter (09:30) GRAM TD – CJ Russell 27-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 14–3; Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 1:35 (08:45) GRAM TD – Keilon Elder 1-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 21–3; Drive: 3 plays, 24 yards, 0:39 (03:38) SOU TD – Hunter Register 3-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Grambling State 21–10; Drive: 23 plays, 75 yards, 5:07 (00:00) SOU TD – Jarod Sims 1-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Grambling State 21–17; Drive: 6 plays, 71 yards, 0:50 Third quarter (04:40) SOU TD – Hunter Register 5-yard pass from Ladarius Skelton, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 24–21; Drive: 13 plays, 77 yards, 5:01 Fourth quarter (14:56) GRAM TD – Geremy Hickbottom 3-yard rush, Miguel Mendez kick Grambling State 28–24; Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:40 (14:11) SOU TD – Jarod Sims 36-yard rush, Martel Fontenot PAT blocked Southern 30–28; Drive: 2 plays, 74 yards, 0:39 Top passers GRAM – Geremy Hickbottom – 15/28, 155 yards, TD SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 18/25, 181 yards, 2 TD Top rushers GRAM – Keilon Elder – 19 carries, 112 yards, TD SOU – Jarod Sims – 7 carries, 89 yards, 2 TD Top receivers GRAM – Lyndon Rash – 4 receptions, 49 yards SOU – Hunter Register – 7 receptions, 75 yards, 2 TD

At Alcorn State (SWAC Championship)

See also: 2019 Alcorn State Braves football team

Statistics	Southern	Alcorn State
First downs	27	18
Total yards	419	347
Rushing yards	251	121
Passing yards	168	226
Turnovers	6	3
Time of possession	36:18	23:42

Southern at Alcorn State – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	7	3	7	24
Braves	9	7	0	23	39

at Jack Spinks Stadium, Lorman, MS

• Date: December 7
• Game time: 3:00 p.m. CDT
• Game weather: 62 °F (17 °C); clear
• Game attendance: 22,365
• Referee: Marty Adams
• TV: ESPNU
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Game information

First quarter (02:07) SOU TD – Jarod Sims 32-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 7–0; Drive: 6 plays, 87 yards, 2:26 (01:56) ALCN TD – Javen Morrison 89-yard kickoff returned, Corey McCullough kick Tied 7–7; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 (01:06) ALCN SF – Team safety Alcorn State 9–7; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 Second quarter (10:33) SOU TD – Ladarius Skelton 3-yard rush, Martel Fontenot kick Southern 14–9; Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:27 (08:58) ALCN TD – Trey Turner 3-yard rush, Corey McCullough kick Alcorn State 16–14; Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:33 Third quarter (06:44) SOU FG – Cesar Barajas 41-yard field goal Southern 17–16; Drive: 6 plays, 30 yards, 2:12 Fourth quarter (06:44) ALCN TD – LeCharles Pringle 56-yard pass from Felix Harper, Felix Harper two-point pass conversion attempt failed Alcorn State 22–17; Drive: 4 plays, 60 yards, 1:23 (08:43) SOU TD – Ladarius Skelton 8-yard rush, Cesar Barajas kick Southern 24–22; Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:12 (05:07) ALCN FG – Corey McCullough 23-yard field goal Alcorn State 25–24; Drive: 12 plays, 63 yards, 3:32 (01:57) ALCN TD – De'Shawn Waller 6-yard rush, Corey McCullough kick Southern 32–24; Drive: 3 plays, 48 yards, 1:23 (01:12) ALCN TD – Taurence Wilson 53-yard interception returned, Corey McCullough kick Southern 39–24; Drive: 0 plays, 0 yards, 0:00 Top passers SOU – Ladarius Skelton – 18/30, 159 yards, 3 INT ALCN – Felix Harper – 12/25, 226 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers SOU – Jarod Sims – 20 carries, 149 yards, TD ALCN – Niko Duffey – 15 carries, 63 yards Top receivers SOU – Brandon Hinton – 5 receptions, 40 yards ALCN – LeCharles Pringle – 5 receptions, 145 yards, TD

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
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