1946 Southern Jaguars football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 1946 Southern Jaguars football Southwestern Athletic Conference SWAC 9–2–1 5–1 Ace Mumford 11th University Stadium SWAC champion Yam Bowl W 64–7 vs. Tuskegee The 1946 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 9–2–1 record, won the SWAC championship, shut out four of 12 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 390 to 95.Southern Yearly Results (1945-1949) College Football Data Warehouse May 22, 2022 http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern/1945-1949_yearly_results.php https://web.archive.org/web/20150905200424/http://www.cfbdatawarehouse.com/data/active/s/southern/1945-1949_yearly_results.php 2015-09-05Southern Beats Xavier 35 to 7 https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AA&maxresults=20&f=advanced&val-base-0=%22Southern%20Beats%22&fld-base-0=alltext&bln-base-1=and&val-base-1=December%208%2C%201946&fld-base-1=YMD_date&docref=image/v2%3A138F0D9908AC8D5F%40EANX-13AA6333B105DB98%402432163-13AA08F2F0CCE3B6%4025-13AA08F2F0CCE3B6%40 Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. B, p. 1) December 8, 1946 The Dickinson System rated Southern in a tie with Lincoln (MO) as the No. 7 black college football team for 1946.Morgan Wins But Tennessee Is Still Tops The Pittsburgh Courier Lucius Jones December 7, 1946 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102422096/morgan-wins-but-tennesssee-is-still-tops/ Newspapers.com Southern ranked first in scoring offense among the black college teams with an average of 30.75 point per game. Southern tackle Robert Smith was selected as a first-team player on The Pittsburgh Courier's 1946 All-America team. In addition, Fontenberry was named to the second team as a guard, and back Keyes was named to the third team as a back.Here They Are! The All-Americans of 1946: Tennessee, Tuskegee Win Two Berths on 'Dream Team' The Pittsburgh Courier Wendell Smith December 14, 1946 17 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102367883/here-they-are-the-all-americans-of/ Newspapers.com The team played its home games at University Stadium in Scotlandville, Louisiana (which has since been annexed into the Baton Rouge city limits). Schedule Central y y y September 27 at 1946 Houston College Tigers Houston College<ncg> Buffalo Stadium Houston, TX T 0–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-chronicle-negro-college-open/196966826/ The Houston Chronicle Negro College opens with scoreless tie September 28, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com October 5 Grambling<ncg> University Stadium Scotlandville, LA (rivalry) W 38–0 Grambling Falls to Southern https://www.newspapers.com/article/new-pittsburgh-courier/157596219/ Pittsburgh Courier Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania October 12, 1946 13 October 21, 2024 Newspapers.com October 12 1946 Samuel Huston Dragons Samuel Huston University Stadium Scotlandville, LA W 65–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender-sam-huston-loses-to/196967018/ The Chicago Defender Sam Huston loses to Southern, 0 to 65 October 19, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com October 19 at Arkansas AM&N Athletic Field Pine Bluff, AR L 7–9 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-chicago-defender-arkansas-state-in-9/196967175/ The Chicago Defender Arkansas State in 9–7 win over Southern October 26, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com October 26 1946 Langston Lions Langston University Stadium Scotlandville, LA W 50–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/morning-advocate-southern-cats-beat-lang/196967297/ Morning Advocate Southern Cats beat Langston October 28, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 2 2:00 p.m. at Texas College Steer Stadium Tyler, TX W 19–18 Southern Jaguars Meet Steers Here Tyler Morning Telegraph October 31, 1946 9 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102741285/southern-jaguars-meet-steers-here/ Newspapers.comhttps://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tyler-courier-times-brilliant-rally/196967438/ The Tyler Courier-Times-Telegraph Brilliant rally by Texas College falls short, 19–18 November 3, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 9 Tennessee A&I<ncg> University Stadium Scotlandville, LA L 20–21 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-tennessean-tennessee-state-beats-sou/196967589/ Nashville Tennessean Tennessee State beats Southern in last period November 10, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 15 vs Wiley Buffalo Stadium Houston, TX W 19–7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-houston-chronicle-southern-universit/196967735/ The Houston Chronicle Southern University whips Wiley, 19 to 7 November 16, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 23 Florida A&M<ncg> University Stadium Scotlandville, LA W 38–19 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-louisiana-weekly-southern-cats-wallo/196051559/ The Louisiana Weekly Southern Cats wallop Florida A&M Rattlers 38–19 in homecoming November 30, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com November 30 at Prairie View A&M Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX W 35–0 https://www.newspapers.com/article/morning-advocate-southern-takes-conferen/196967874/ Morning Advocate Southern takes Conference title December 1, 1946 May 5, 2026 Newspapers.com December 7 at Xavier (LA)<ncg> Xavier Stadium New Orleans, LA W 35–7 December 25 vs Tuskegee<ncg> Dal-Hi Stadium Dallas, TX (Yam Bowl) W 64–7 5,000 Mighty Southern Routs Tuskegee The Pittsburgh Courier Claude C. Tedford January 4, 1947 13 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/102368174/mighty-southern-routs-tuskegee/ Newspapers.com References Southern Category:Southern Jaguars football seasons Category:Southwestern Athletic Conference football champion seasons Southern Jaguars football