1989 Southern Jaguars football team

American college football season

1989 Southern Jaguars football

Conference| Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record| 6–4–1 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach|

* Gerald Kimble (1st season)

Home stadium| A. W. Mumford Stadium

Seasons

<- 1988

1990 ->

1989 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 13 Grambling State $^  | 7  | - | 0  | - | 0 |  |  | 9  | - | 3  | - | 0
No. 17 Jackson State ^  | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 4  | - | 0
Alcorn State | 5  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 7  | - | 3  | - | 0
Southern | 4  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 1
Texas Southern | 3  | - | 3  | - | 1 |  |  | 3  | - | 7  | - | 1
Alabama State | 2  | - | 4  | - | 1 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 1
Prairie View A&M | 1  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0
Mississippi Valley State | 0  | - | 7  | - | 0 |  |  | 1  | - | 9  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1989 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Gerald Kimble, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–4–1, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

## Schedule[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 10| vs. Alabama State|

* Ladd Stadium
* Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Classic)

| W 17–14| [1]
September 16| Texas Southern|

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

| L 14–21| [2]
September 23| at Prairie View A&M|

* Kyle Field
* College Station, TX

| W 34–3| [3][4]
September 30| at Mississippi Valley State|

* Magnolia Stadium
* Itta Bena, MS

| W 28–6| [5]
October 7| District of Columbia*|

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

| W 42–14|
October 14| at No. 12 Jackson State|

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

| W 21–7| [6]
October 21| Alcorn State|

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

| L 10–27| [7]
October 28| Nicholls State*|

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

| W 31–28| [8]
November 4| at Florida A&M*|

* Bragg Memorial Stadium
* Tallahassee, FL

| L 13–21| [9]
November 11| Tennessee State*|

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

| T 7–7| [10]
November 18| vs. No. 14 Grambling State|

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

| L 30–44| [11]

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

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## References[edit]

1. ^ "No miracle for Hornets this time". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 11, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "T-Southern tops Southern". Daily World. September 17, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Southern vs. Prairie View". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 23, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Southern wins, 34–3". Daily World. September 24, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Southern U. 28, Miss. Valley St. 6". The Daily Advertiser. October 1, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Tigers reel, Second-half mistakes lead to the end of JSU's 28-game SWAC winning streak". The Clarion-Ledger. October 15, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Alcorn beats Southern". Daily World. October 22, 1989. Retrieved August 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Southern rallies over Nicholls St". The Shreveport Times. October 29, 1989. Retrieved August 22, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Florida A&M holds off Southern to win 21–13". The Palm Beach Post. November 5, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Tennessee State ties Southern U." The Commercial Appeal. November 12, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Grambling overshoots Southern". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 19, 1989. Retrieved August 23, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 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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