1955 Southern Jaguars football team
| 1955 Southern Jaguars football | |
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SWAC champion | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| 1955 record | 7–2–1 (6–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Southern $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Langston | 4 | – | 1 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 1 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Texas Southern | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Prairie View A&M | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1955 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their 20th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 7–2–1 record, won the SWAC championship, and were ranked No. 5 in the final Pittsburgh Courier rankings of black college football teams.[2]
Schedule[]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 24 | Texas Southern | Baton Rouge, LA | W 33–21 | ||
| October 1 | Alcorn A&M | Baton Rouge, LA | T 18–18 | ||
| October 8 | at Xavier (LA) | New Orleans, LA | W 51–0 | ||
| October 15 | Arkansas AM&N | Baton Rouge, LA | W 47–6 | ||
| October 22 | at Langston | Langston, OK | W 7–0 | ||
| October 29 | Texas College | Baton Rouge, LA | W 38–14 | ||
| November 5 | vs. Bishop | Dallas, TX | W | ||
| November 12 | Wiley | Baton Rouge, LA | W 16–6 | ||
| November 19 | at Florida A&M |
| L 0–51 | 9,000 | [3] |
| November 26 | Prairie View A&M | Baton Rouge, LA | L 19–21 | [4] |
References[]
- ^ "Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Rattlers Trample Southern, 51-0". The Orlando Sentinel. November 20, 1955. p. 19 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View Panthers Edge Southern Jaguar Cats 21-19". Alabama Tribune. December 2, 1955. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
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