2023 Southern Jaguars football team

The 2023 Southern Jaguars football team will represent Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Eric Dooley, the Jaguars play home games at A. W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

2023 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record4–3 (3–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorHenry Miller (2nd season)
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
(capacity: 28,500)
2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 16 Florida A&M  5 –0   6 –1  
Jackson State  3 –2   5 –3  
Alabama A&M  2 –2   4 –3  
Alabama State  2 –2   3 –3  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –3   1 –6  
Bethune–Cookman  0 –4   1 –6  
West Division
Prairie View A&M  3 –1   3 –4  
Alcorn State  3 –1   4 –3  
Southern  3 –1   4 –3  
Grambling State  2 –2   3 –4  
Texas Southern  1 –3   2 –5  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  0 –4   1 –6  
Championship: 2023 SWAC Football Championship Game
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 25:00 p.m.at Alabama State
ESPN+L 10–1420,726
September 96:00 p.m.Jackson State*
ESPN+L 14–27
September 166:00 p.m.Alabama A&M
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPN+W 20–10
September 304:00 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
Golden Lions All-AccessW 27–0
October 76:00 p.m. No. 19 Florida A&M
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPNUL 19–2617,174
October 144:00 p.m.Lincoln (CA)*dagger
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 45–1821,492
October 213:00 p.m.Bethune–Cookman
W 28–1810,186
October 284:00 p.m.Texas Southern
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
November 42:00 p.m.at Alcorn State
ESPN+
November 112:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPN+
November 251:00 p.m.Grambling State
NBC
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[1][2]

^ The game against Alabama State, a fellow member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, was played as a non-conference game and did not count in the league standings.[3]

^ The game against Jackson State, a fellow member of the SWAC, was played as a non-conference game and did not count in the league standings.[4]

References
  1. "2023 Southern Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  2. "2023 FOOTBALL Schedule". GoJagSports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
  3. Kleinpeter, Jim (August 30, 2023). "Southern football team is excited to play football against 'somebody else'". The Advocate. Retrieved October 22, 2023.
  4. "Jackson State, Southern Renew Rivalry" (Press release). Jackson State Tigers. September 8, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.
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