2017 Southern Jaguars football team

2017 Southern Jaguars football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division West Division
2017 record 0–0 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach Dawson Odums (5th season)
Offensive coordinator Chennis Berry (5th season)
Defensive coordinator Trei Oliver (2nd season)
Home stadium Ace W. Mumford Stadium
(Capacity: 28,500)
2017 SWAC football standings
Conf     Overall
Team   W   L         W   L  
East
Alabama A&M   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Alabama State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Alcorn State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Jackson State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Mississippi Valley State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
West
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   0 – 0         0 – 0  
No. 21 Grambling State   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Prairie View A&M   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Southern*   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Texas Southern   0 – 0         0 – 0  
Championship:
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Southern Jaguars football team will represent Southern University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars are led by fifth-year head coach Dawson Odums and play their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium. The Jaguars compete as a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) and were picked to finish second in the Western Division.[1] Due to NCAA APR, the Jaguars are ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship or the Celebration Bowl.[2]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 3 1:30 p.m. South Carolina State* Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (MEAC/SWAC Challenge) ESPN2      
September 9 6:00 p.m. at Southern Miss* M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS STADIUM      
September 16 TBA at UTSA* Alamodome • San Antonio, TX      
September 23 6:00 p.m. at Alcorn State Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS      
September 30 6:00 p.m. Fort Valley State* Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA      
October 7 6:00 p.m. Alabama A&Mdagger Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA      
October 21 6:00 p.m. at Jackson State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Boombox Classic)      
October 28 4:00 p.m. vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff War Memorial Stadium • Little Rock, AR[3]      
November 4 4:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA      
November 11 5:00 p.m. at Texas Southern BBVA Compass Stadium • Houston, TX AT&T SW      
November 25 4:00 p.m. vs. Grambling State Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic) NBCSN      
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

References

  1. ↑ "SWAC releases 2017 preseason football team, predicted order of finish". HBCU Sports. Retrieved 2017-07-14.
  2. ↑ "NCAA slams Southern with sanctions; no postseason for football, baseball, 9 others in 2016-17". The Advocate. Retrieved 2016-04-22.
  3. ↑ "UAPB Football to Play 2 LR Games in 2017". Nexstar Media Group. Retrieved 2017-03-30.
  4. ↑ "Southern's 2017 football schedule released". WAFB. Retrieved 2017-01-03.
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