1972 Southern Jaguars football team

American college football season March 2026 August 2023 1972 Southern Jaguars football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 2–8–1 1–5 Charles Bates 1st University Stadium The 1972 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Bates, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 2–8–1, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC. The Jaguars forfeited their final two games of the season after the November 16 campus riot which saw two students shot to death. Schedule 1972 small college AP September 9 w y y 1972 Tuskegee Golden Tigers Tuskegee Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL 24–19 17,791 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-montgomery-advertiser-tuskegee-rally/130136769/ Tuskegee rally falls short, 24–19 The Montgomery Advertiser September 10, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com September 16 l y Texas Southern Rice Stadium Houston, TX 0–37 32,585 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-town-talk-tex-southern-raps-souther/127152873/ The Alexandria Daily Town Talk Tex. Southern raps Southern September 17, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com September 23 w Prairie View A&M University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 20–7 20,505 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-town-talk-southern-u-beats-am/130134497/ Southern U. beats A&M The Alexandria Daily Town Talk September 24, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com September 30 l y Mississippi Valley State Crump Stadium Memphis, TN 13–23 12,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-delta-devils-pitch/130132053/ The Commercial Appeal Delta Devils pitchfork Jaguars October 1, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com October 7 t y y 1972 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions Arkansas–Pine Bluff Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR 7–7 1,367 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-louisiana-weekly-southern-arkansas/130137255/ Southern, Arkansas in tie The Louisiana Weekly October 14, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com October 14 l Jackson State University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 17–22 33,511 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/123113306/jsckson-state-tips-southern/ The Shreveport Times Jackson State tips Southern October 15, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com October 21 l y Alcorn A&M Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS 3–40 7,000 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-times-alcorn-rips-by-southern/130091212/ The Shreveport Times Alcorn rips by Southern October 22, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com October 28 l y y Tennessee State 4 Hale Stadium Nashville, TN 0–35 9,200–11,023 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-commercial-appeal-big-blue-dominates/130137775/ Big Blue dominates Southern University The Commercial Appeal October 29, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/691/stats/13168 National Collegiate Athletic Association December 16, 2023 November 11 l y Florida A&M University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA 13–27 9,503 https://www.newspapers.com/article/pensacola-news-journal-rattlers-survive/130137993/ Rattlers survive Southern, 27–13 Pensacola News Journal November 12, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com November 18 l Grambling 8 University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA rivalry 0–0 (forfeit loss) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-louisiana-weekly-southern-grambling/130138196/ Southern Grambling tilt cancelled The Louisiana Weekly November 25, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com November 25 l y y 1972 Santa Clara Broncos Santa Clara Candlestick Park San Francisco, CA Bay Area Football Classic 0–0 (forfeit loss) https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-san-francisco-examiner-southern-bro/130138444/ Southern, Bronc game off The San Francisco Examiner November 17, 1972 August 16, 2023 Newspapers.com Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Southern) https://stats.ncaa.org/team/665/stats/13168 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