2008 Southern Jaguars football team

American college football season

2008 Southern Jaguars football

Conference| Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division| West Division
Record| 6–5 (6–2 SWAC)
Head coach|

* Pete Richardson (16th season)

Defensive coordinator| Terrence Graves (5th season)
Home stadium| A. W. Mumford Stadium

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2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

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Team |   | W |   | L |   |  |  |   | W |   | L |
East Division
Jackson State xy  |   | 6  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 7  | – | 5  |
Alabama A&M |   | 4  | – | 3  |   |  |  |   | 5  | – | 7  |
Alabama State |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 8  |
Mississippi Valley State |   | 1  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 8  |
Alcorn State |   | 1  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 2  | – | 10  |
West Division
Grambling State xy$  |   | 7  | – | 0  |   |  |  |   | 11  | – | 2  |
Prairie View A&M |   | 6  | – | 1  |   |  |  |   | 9  | – | 1  |
Southern |   | 5  | – | 2  |   |  |  |   | 6  | – | 5  |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff |   | 2  | – | 5  |   |  |  |   | 3  | – | 9  |
Texas Southern |   | 1  | – | 6  |   |  |  |   | 4  | – | 8  |
Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9

* $ – Conference champion
* x – Division champion/co-champions
* y – Championship game participant

The 2008 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 6–2, and finished and finished third in the SWAC West Division.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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August 30| at Houston*|

* Robertson Stadium
* Houston, TX

| L 3–55| 26,555| [1]
September 6| at Tennessee State*|

* LP Field
* Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)

| L 32–34| 28,830| [2]
September 13| Mississippi Valley State|

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

| W 49–7| | [3]
September 27| at Alcorn State|

* Jack Spinks Stadium
* Lorman, MS

| W 15–12| | [4]
October 4| at Jackson State|

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

| W 35–28| 42,513| [5]
October 11| Texas Southern|

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

| W 45–14| | [6]
October 18| Florida A&M*|

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

| L 49–52| 15,107| [7]
October 25| at Prairie View A&M|

* Reliant Stadium
* Houston, TX

| L 23–24| | [8]
November 1| Arkansas–Pine Bluff|

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

| W 31–24 2OT| | [9]
November 15| vs. Alabama State|

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

| W 15–0| 25,387| [10]
November 29| vs. Grambling State|

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

| L 14–29| 59,874| [11]

* *Non-conference game

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## References

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1. ^ "Houston 55, Southern 3". Victoria Advocate. August 31, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Tigers roar back in second half, win Classic". The Tennessean. September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Southern beats Mississippi Valley". Enterprise-Journal. September 14, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Southern beats Alcorn St., 15–12". The News-Star. September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Jags put it on Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Southern 45, Texas Southern 14". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Florida A&M beats Southern". Florida Today. October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Prairie View 24, Southern 23". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Southern U. 31, Ark.–Pine Bluff 24". The Daily Advertiser. November 2, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Southern shuts down Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Grambling State beats Southern to win Bayou Classic". Johnson City Press. November 30, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "2008 Southern Jaguars football schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.

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

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