1983 Southern Jaguars football team

American college football season

1983 Southern Jaguars football

Conference| Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record| 7–4 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach|

* Otis Washington (3rd season)

Home stadium| A. W. Mumford Stadium

Seasons

← 1982

1984 →

1983 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |   | L |   | T |  |  | W |   | L |   | T
No. 10 Grambling State $  | 6  | – | 0  | – | 1 |  |  | 8  | – | 1  | – | 2
No. 15 Jackson State | 5  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 8  | – | 3  | – | 0
Southern | 5  | – | 2  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 4  | – | 0
No. 19 Mississippi Valley State | 4  | – | 2  | – | 1 |  |  | 7  | – | 2  | – | 1
Alcorn State | 4  | – | 3  | – | 0 |  |  | 7  | – | 3  | – | 0
Texas Southern | 2  | – | 5  | – | 0 |  |  | 4  | – | 6  | – | 0
Alabama State | 0  | – | 6  | – | 0 |  |  | 2  | – | 9  | – | 0
Prairie View A&M | 0  | – | 6  | – | 0 |  |  | 0  | – | 11  | – | 0

* $ – Conference champion

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1983 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Otis Washington, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 10| at Alabama State|

* Cramton Bowl
* Montgomery, AL

| W 14–7| | [1]
September 17| Texas Southern|

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

| W 35–7| | [2]
September 24| vs. Prairie View A&M|

* Rice Stadium
* Houston, TX

| W 23–9| |
October 2| at Mississippi Valley State|

* Magnolia Stadium
* Itta Bena, MS

| W 31–28| | [3]
October 8| at Nicholls State*|

* John L. Guidry Stadium
* Thibodaux, LA

| W 21–20| | [4]
October 15| at No. 3 Jackson State|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS (rivalry)

| L 0–31| 57,376| [5]
October 22| Alcorn State|

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

| W 20–19| | [6]
October 29| No. 13 Tennessee State*|

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

| L 24–49| | [7]
November 5| Morgan State*|

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

| W 45–27| | [8]
November 12| vs. Florida A&M*|

* Tampa Stadium
* Tampa, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)

| L 14–31| 21,624| [9]
November 26| vs. No. 10 Grambling State|

* Louisiana Superdome
* New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)

| L 10–24| 58,199| [10]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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## References

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1. ^ "Southern 14, Alabama St. 7". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 11, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Southern 35, Texas Southern 7". The Shreveport Times. September 18, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Southern stays perfect, 31–28". The Shreveport Times. October 3, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Southern University 21, Nicholls State 20". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 9, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Jackson State remaons unbeaten". Hattiesburg American. October 16, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Southern U. 20, Alcorn St. 19". Hattiesburg American. October 23, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Tennessee State downs Southern". The Tennessean. October 30, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Southern trips Morgan". The Baltimore Sun. November 6, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Rattlers prove they're impressive from ground up". St. Petersburg Times. November 13, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Grambling exploits Southern". Daily World. November 27, 1983. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 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

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* Lacumba
* The Human Jukebox
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