1957 Southern Jaguars football team

American college football season

1957 Southern Jaguars football

Conference| Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record| 6–4 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach|

* Ace Mumford (22nd season)

Home stadium| Municipal Stadium

Seasons

<- 1956

1958 ->

1957 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Wiley $  | 6  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 0  | - | 1
Texas Southern | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 1
Prairie View A&M | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Southern | 4  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Arkansas AM&N | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 3  | - | 6  | - | 0
Texas College | 1  | - | 5  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Langston | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 0  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion

The 1957 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1957 college football season. Led by Ace Mumford in his 22nd season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 4–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 28| Texas Southern|

* Municipal Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| L 6–19| [1]
October 5| Alcorn A&M*|

* Municipal Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 47–0| [2]
October 12| at Xavier (LA)*|

* Xavier Stadium
* New Orleans, LA

| W 38–0| [3]
October 19| Arkansas AM&N|

* Municipal Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 59–0| [4]
October 26| at Langston|

* Anderson Stadium
* Langston, OK

| W 40–20| [5]
November 2| Texas College|

* Municipal Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 48–7| [6]
November 9| Tennessee A&I*|

* Municipal Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| L 14–33| [7]
November 16| at Wiley|

* Wiley Field
* Marshall, TX

| L 20–24| [8]
November 23| at Florida A&M*|

* Bragg Memorial Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| L 6–32| [9]
November 30| Prairie View A&M|

* Municipal Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA

| W 18–13| [10]

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ "Durley, Jackson pace TSU to 19–6 win over Southern". The Louisiana Weekly. October 5, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Southern Jaguars beat Alcorn Braves". The Shreveport Journal. October 7, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Jaguars blast Xavier 38–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 19, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "SU mauls Ark. 59–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 26, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Southern downs Langston, 40–20". Tulsa World. October 27, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Southern crushes Texas College 48–7". The Louisiana Weekly. November 9, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Long runs help Tennessee State deflate Southern". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 16, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Southern edged by Wiley, 24–20". The Shreveport Journal. November 18, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Rattlers post 32–6 triumph". Tallahassee Democrat. November 24, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Southern beats Prairie View". The San Francisco Examiner. December 1, 1957. Retrieved September 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2023.

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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|

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* NFL draftees

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