1948 Southern Jaguars football team

American college football season

1948 Southern Jaguars football

Black college national co-champion
SWAC champion

Fruit Bowl, W 30–3 vs. San Francisco State

Conference| Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record| 12–0 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach|

* Ace Mumford (13th season)

Home stadium| University Stadium

Seasons

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1949 ->

1948 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 1 Southern $  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 12  | - | 0  | - | 0
No. 7 Texas College | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Langston | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Prairie View A&M | 4  | - | 2  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Samuel Huston | 3  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Arkansas AM&N | 2  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 1
Bishop | 1  | - | 5  | - | 1 |  |  | 2  | - | 7  | - | 1
Wiley | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 1

* $ - Conference champion

Rankings from The Pittsburgh Courier[1]

The 1948 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the 1948 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 12–0 record, won the SWAC championship, shut out eight of 12 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 395 to 33.[2] The team played its home games at University Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team was recognized as the black college national champion.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 25| at Texas State*|

* Buffalo Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 38–0| 3,000| [3]
October 2| Grambling*|

* University Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)

| W 18–0| 11,000| [4]
October 9| Samuel Huston|

* University Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 41–0| |
October 16| at Arkansas AM&N| Pine Bluff, AR| W 27–6| |
October 23| Langston|

* University Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 46–0| |
October 30| at Texas College| Tyler, TX| W 15–3| |
November 6| Bishop|

* University Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 45–0| |
November 13| at Wiley| Marshall, TX| W 19–0| |
November 20| Florida A&M*|

* University Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 37–12| |
November 27| at Prairie View A&M| Prairie View, TX| W 19–0| |
December 4| Xavier (LA)*|

* University Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 60–12| |
December 5| vs. San Francisco State*|

* Kezar Stadium
* San Francisco, CA (Fruit Bowl)

| W 30–0| 5,000| [5]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ ""Southern Continues to Show Grid Supremacy"". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 11, 1948. p. 11 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
3. ^ "Southern's power crushes green Texas State team,38 to 0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 2, 1948. Retrieved July 13, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Big crowd sees Southern defeat Grambling, 18–0". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Southern Wins In Fruit Bowl". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. December 6, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved March 13, 2018 - via Newspapers.com.

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Southern Jaguars football

Venues|

* A. W. Mumford Stadium (1928–present)
* BREC Memorial Stadium

Bowls & rivalries|

* Grambling State: Bayou Classic
* Jackson State

Culture & lore|

* Lacumba
* The Human Jukebox
* Marching bands brawl

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

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National championship seasons in bold

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Black college football national champions

1920s|

* 1920: Howard / Talladega
* 1921: Talladega / Wiley
* 1922: Hampton
* 1923: Howard / Lincoln (PA) / Virginia Union
* 1924: Lincoln (PA) / Paul Quinn / Tuskegee
* 1925: Howard / Tuskegee
* 1926: Howard / Tuskegee
* 1927: Bluefield / Tuskegee
* 1928: Bluefield / Wiley
* 1929: Tuskegee

1920s|

* 1930: Tuskegee
* 1931: Wilberforce
* 1932: Wiley
* 1933: Morgan
* 1934: Kentucky State
* 1935: Kentucky State / Texas College
* 1936: Virginia State / West Virginia State
* 1937: Morgan
* 1938: Florida A&M
* 1939: Langston

1940s|

* 1940: Morris Brown
* 1941: Langston / Morris Brown
* 1942: Florida A&M
* 1943: Morgan State
* 1944: Morgan State
* 1945: Wiley
* 1946: Morgan State / Tennessee A&I
* 1947: Shaw / Tennessee A&I
* 1948: Wilberforce State / Southern
* 1949: Morgan State / Southern

1950s|

* 1950: Florida A&M / Southern
* 1951: Morris Brown / North Carolina A&T
* 1952: Florida A&M
* 1953: Florida A&M / Prairie View A&M / Tennessee A&I
* 1954: Florida A&M / North Carolina College / Prairie View A&M / Southern / Tennessee A&I
* 1955: Grambling
* 1956: Tennessee A&I
* 1957: Florida A&M
* 1958: Prairie View A&M
* 1959: Florida A&M

1960s|

* 1960: Southern
* 1961: Florida A&M
* 1962: Florida A&M / Jackson State
* 1963: Prairie View A&M
* 1964: Prairie View A&M
* 1965: Tennessee A&I
* 1966: Tennessee A&I
* 1967: Grambling / Morgan State
* 1968: Alcorn A&M / North Carolina A&T
* 1969: Alcorn A&M

1970s|

* 1970: Tennessee State
* 1971: Tennessee State
* 1972: Grambling
* 1973: Tennessee State
* 1974: Alcorn State / Grambling State
* 1975: Grambling State
* 1976: South Carolina State
* 1977: Florida A&M / Grambling State / South Carolina State
* 1978: Florida A&M
* 1979: Tennessee State

1980s|

* 1980: Grambling State
* 1981: South Carolina State / Virginia Union
* 1982: South Carolina State / Tennessee State
* 1983: Central State / Grambling State / Tennessee State
* 1984: Alcorn State / Tennessee State
* 1985: Hampton / Jackson State
* 1986: Central State
* 1987: Central State / Howard
* 1988: Central State
* 1989: Central State

1990s|

* 1990: Central State / North Carolina A&T
* 1991: Alabama State
* 1992: Central State / Grambling State
* 1993: Howard / Southern
* 1994: Hampton / South Carolina State
* 1995: Southern
* 1996: Howard / Jackson State
* 1997: Hampton / Southern
* 1998: Florida A&M / Southern
* 1999: North Carolina A&T

2000s|

* 2000: Grambling State / Tuskegee
* 2001: Florida A&M / Grambling State / Tuskegee
* 2002: Bethune–Cookman / Fayetteville State / Grambling State
* 2003: Albany State / Southern
* 2004: Albany State / Hampton
* 2005: Grambling State / Hampton / North Carolina Central
* 2006: Hampton / North Carolina Central
* 2007: Delaware State / Tuskegee
* 2008: Grambling State
* 2009: South Carolina State

2010s|

* 2010: Bethune–Cookman
* 2011: Norfolk State / Winston-Salem State
* 2012: Arkansas–Pine Bluff / Winston-Salem State
* 2013: Bethune–Cookman / Tennessee State
* 2014: Alcorn State
* 2015: North Carolina A&T
* 2016: Grambling State
* 2017: North Carolina A&T
* 2018: North Carolina A&T
* 2019: North Carolina A&T

2020s|

* 2020: Alabama A&M
* 2021: Bowie State / Florida A&M / South Carolina State
* 2022: North Carolina Central
* 2023: Florida A&M

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Southwestern Athletic Conference football champions

* Wiley (1921)
* Paul Quinn (1922)
* Wiley (1923)
* Paul Quinn (1924)
* Bishop (1925)
* Samuel Huston (1926)
* Wiley (1927)
* Wiley (1928)
* Wiley (1929)
* Wiley (1930)
* Prairie View (1931)
* Wiley (1932)
* Langston & Prairie View (1933)
* Texas College (1934)
* Texas College (1935)
* Texas College & Langston (1936)
* Texas College (1937)
* Southern & Langston (1938)
* Langston (1939)
* Southern & Langston (1940)
* No champion (1941)
* Texas College (1942)
* No champion (1943)
* Wiley, Texas College, & Langston (1944)
* Wiley (1945)
* Southern (1946)
* Southern (1947)
* Southern (1948)
* Southern & Langston (1949)
* Southern (1950)
* Prairie View (1951)
* Prairie View (1952)
* Prairie View (1953)
* Prairie View (1954)
* Southern (1955)
* Texas Southern & Wiley (1956)
* Wiley (1957)
* Prairie View (1958)
* Southern (1959)
* Southern, Prairie View, & Grambling (1960)
* Jackson State (1961)
* Jackson State (1962)
* Prairie View (1963)
* Prairie View (1964)
* Grambling (1965)
* Grambling, Southern, & Texas Southern (1966)
* Grambling (1967)
* Alcorn A&M, Grambling, & Texas Southern (1968)
* Alcorn A&M (1969)
* Alcorn A&M (1970)
* Grambling (1971)
* Grambling & Jackson State (1972)
* Grambling & Jackson State (1973)
* Grambling State & Alcorn State (1974)
* Grambling State, Jackson State, & Southern (1975)
* Alcorn State (1976)
* Grambling State (1977)
* Grambling State (1978)
* Grambling State & Alcorn State (1979)
* Grambling State & Jackson State (1980)
* Jackson State (1981)
* Jackson State (1982)
* Grambling State (1983)
* Alcorn State (1984)
* Jackson State & Grambling State (1985)
* Jackson State (1986)
* Jackson State (1987)
* Jackson State (1988)
* Grambling State (1989)
* Jackson State (1990)
* Alabama State (1991)
* Alcorn State (1992)
* Southern (1993)
* Alcorn State & Grambling State (1994)
* Jackson State (1995)
* Jackson State (1996)
* Southern (1997)
* Southern (1998)
* Southern (1999)
* Grambling State (2000)
* Grambling State (2001)
* Grambling State (2002)
* Southern (2003)
* Alabama State (2004)
* Grambling State (2005)
* Alabama A&M (2006)
* Jackson State (2007)
* Grambling State (2008)
* Prairie View (2009)
* Texas Southern (2010) vacated
* Grambling State (2011)
* Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2012)
* Southern (2013)
* Alcorn State (2014)
* Alcorn State (2015)
* Grambling State (2016)
* Grambling State (2017)
* Alcorn State (2018)
* Alcorn State (2019)
* Alabama A&M (2020)
* Jackson State (2021)
* Jackson State (2022)
* Florida A&M (2023)

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