1978 Southern Jaguars football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1978 Southern Jaguars football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 4–7 2–4 Cass Jackson 1st BREC Memorial Stadium The 1978 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Cass Jackson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 4–7, with a conference record of 2–4, and finished fifth in the SWAC. Schedule 1978 NCAA Division I-AA AP September 9 w y y 1978 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee Alumni Bowl Tuskegee, AL 35—17 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-southern-in-romp/130256830/ Daily World Southern in romp September 10, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com September 16 l y Texas Southern Astrodome Houston, TX 11–20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-daily-review-colonels-upset-jax-stat/125728692/ The Daily Review Colonels upset Jax State by 2 September 18, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com September 23 w Prairie View A&M BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 15–14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-jags-gamble-win/130231383/ The Shreveport Times Jags gamble, win September 24, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-southern-coach-has-rare-care/130327327/ Daily World Southern coach has rare career August 27, 1978 August 20, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 w Mississippi Valley State BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 22–14 6,700 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-jags-nip-valley/130254358/ The Shreveport Times Jags nip Valley October 1, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1978 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Mississippi Valley State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/432/stats/13635 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 28, 2024 October 7 l y y 1978 Alabama State Hornets Alabama State Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL 6–9 Gulf Coast Classic https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-asu-defense-ho/130257152/ ASU defense holds off Southern 9–6 The Montgomery Advertiser October 8, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 14 l Jackson State 4 BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 14–41 https://www.newspapers.com/article/daily-world-southern-blitzed/129287739/ Daily World Southern blitzed October 15, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 21 l y Alcorn State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS 7–16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/clarion-ledger-braves-rally-behind-d-t/130255924/ The Clarion-Ledger Braves rally behind 'D' to top SU 16–7 October 22, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com October 28 l y y Tennessee State Hale Stadium Nashville, TN 13–30 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-tennessee-state-do/130257508/ Tennessee State downs Southern in homecoming The Commercial Appeal October 29, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 4 w y Howard BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 28–20 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-jags-slip-by-howard/130257628/ Jags slip by Howard The Shreveport Times November 5, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 18 l y Florida A&M 3 Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 12–16 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/31580023/southernflorida_am/ Southern–Florida A&M The Alexandria Daily Town Talk B-1 November 18, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/31580178/famu_rolls_past_southern/ FAMU rolls past Southern The News-Press 4C November 19, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com November 25 l y Grambling State Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA Bayou Classic 15–28 75,000 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/121166415/grambling-outpoints-southern/ The Daily Advertiser Grambling outpoints Southern November 26, 1978 August 18, 2023 Newspapers.com References Southern Category:Southern Jaguars football seasons Southern Jaguars football