1973 Southern Jaguars football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1973 Southern Jaguars football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 6–4 3–3 Charles Bates 2nd University StadiumBREC Memorial Stadium The 1973 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Charles Bates, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished fourth in the SWAC. Schedule 1973 small college AP September 8 w y 1973 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 21–13 14,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-southern-run-r/130143942/ Southern run raps Tuskegee The Montgomery Advertiser September 9, 1973 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com September 15 w Texas Southern University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 23–15 14,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/corpus-christi-caller-times-southern-win/127001112/ Southern wins Corpus Christi Caller September 16, 1973 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com September 22 w Prairie View A&M BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 9–0 14,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-town-talk-defense-has-been-differenc/130144492/ Defense has been difference at SU The Alexandria Daily Town Talk September 22, 1973 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/waco-tribune-herald-prairie-view-falls-t/130144421/ Prairie View falls to Southern 9–0 Waco Tribune-Herald September 23, 1973 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com September 29 w Mississippi Valley State University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 19–14 14,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-southern/130144669/ Southern Daily World September 30, 1973 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com October 6 w y 1973 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 34–13 14,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-louisiana-weekly-southern-wins-fifth/130144866/ Southern wins fifth straight The Louisiana Weekly October 13, 1973 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com October 13 l y Jackson State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS rivalry 3–28 27,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123127127/jags-lose-first-game/ The Shreveport Times Jags lose first game October 14, 1973 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com October 20 l Alcorn A&M University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 0–6 14,500–17,600 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-alcorn-tops-southern-u/130142906/ Alcorn tops Southern U. The Clarion-Ledger October 21, 1973 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/17/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 16, 2023 October 27 l y Tennessee State 1 University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 6–21 14,500 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-sluggish-tigers-clip-sout/130145245/ Sluggish Tigers clip Southern The Tennessean October 28, 1973 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/122406775/southern-falls-216/ Daily World Southern falls, 21–6 October 28, 1973 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com November 10 w y y Florida A&M Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL 14–10 18,228 https://www.newspapers.com/article/tampa-bay-times-southern-sub-ride-to-to/130145583/ Southern, sub ride to torpedo Rattlers St. Petersburg Times November 11, 1973 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com November 17 l y Grambling 5 State Fair Stadium Shreveport, LA rivalry 14–19 38,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121604405/gc-wins-1914-but-jaguars-make-it-inte/ The Shreveport Times GC wins, 19–14, but Jaguars make it interesting November 18, 1973 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/665/stats/13634 National Collegiate Athletic Association August 16, 2023 Southern Football 2024 Media Guide https://gojagsports.com/documents/2024/7/13/2024_SWAC_Media_Day_.pdf Southern University 21 December 24, 2025 References Southern Category:Southern Jaguars football seasons Southern Jaguars football