2018 Southern Jaguars football team

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2018 Southern Jaguars football
Southern Jaguars wordmark.png
SWAC West Division champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
2018 record7–4 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChennis Berry (6th season)
Defensive coordinatorTrei Oliver (3rd season)
Home stadiumAce W. Mumford Stadium
(Capacity: 28,500)
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State x$   6 1     9 3  
Alabama A&M   5 2     6 5  
Jackson State   4 3     5 5  
Alabama State   3 4     4 7  
Mississippi Valley State   1 6     1 10  
West Division
Southern xy   6 1     7 4  
Grambling State   4 3     6 5  
Prairie View A&M   4 3     5 6  
Texas Southern   1 6     2 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 6     2 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2018 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by sixth-year head coach Dawson Odums and played their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Previous season[]

The Jaguars finished the 2017 season 7–4, 5–2 in SWAC play to finish in second place in the West Division.

Preseason[]

SWAC football media day[]

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Jaguars were predicted to finish second in the West Division.[1]

Media poll[]

West Division
Predicted finish Team Votes
1 Grambling State 96
2 Southern 78
3 Prairie View A&M 65
4 Texas Southern 31
5 Arkansas–Pine Bluff 30

Presason All-SWAC Team[]

The Jaguars had two players at four positions selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.

Offense[]

1st team

Jerimiah Abby – Jr. OL

Defense[]

1st team

Andrea Augustine – Sr. DB

Roster[]

2018 Southern Jaguars football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 4 Hunter Register Redshirt.svg So
WR 6 Jamar Washington So
QB 7 Kobe Lain Redshirt.svg Jr
QB 8 Ladarius Skelton So
RB 9 Devon Benn Redshirt.svg So
WR 10 Kendall Catalon So
QB 11 John Lampley So
QB 12 Glendon McDaniel So
RB 15 Darbbeon Profit Redshirt.svg So
RB 20 Jamarqueza Mims Jr
WR 21 Trey Smith Sr
RB 24 Carlos Stephens So
WR 25 Cameron Mackey So
RB 27 Shontega Thomas Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 28 Christopher Chaney Redshirt.svg So
RB 32 Maliek Stephens Redshirt.svg Jr
TE 35 Reggie Wilson Fr
RB 39 Jordan Davis Redshirt.svg Jr
QB 43 DJ White Redshirt.svg Fr
TE 45 Austin Opara Sr
OL 58 Jaylon Brinson Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 60 Bernard Childs Fr
OL 62 Dallas Black Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 64 Jerimiah Abby Jr
OL 65 Johnathan Bishop So
OL 66 Mason Sims Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 67 August Walker So
OL 68 David Odendahl So
OL 69 Elijah Jordan So
OL 70 Kennedy Madison Redshirt.svg Fr
OL 71 Maurice Campbell So
OL 74 Garrick Breaux Fr
OT 75 Briana Williams So
OL 77 Jodeci Harris Redshirt.svg Jr
OL 78 J'Atrye Carter So
WR 80 Norman Price Redshirt.svg Fr
WR 81 Christian Branch Redshirt.svg So
TE 82 Dennis Craig Redshirt.svg Sr
WR 83 Jamel Byrd Fr
WR 84 Kobe Hartman Fr
WR 86 Daelon Richardson Sr
WR 87 Randall Menard Sr
TE 88 Jeremias Houston Jr
WR 89 Tyler Brown Jr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DB 2 Timothy Thompson Sr
DB 3 Elijah Small Jr
DB 5 Montavius Gaines Redshirt.svg Jr
DB 13 Arvin Huff Sr
DB 14 Demerio Houston Sr
DB 16 Kaycee Ntukogu Redshirt.svg So
DB 17 Andre Augustine Sr
LB 18 Benjamin Harris Jr
DB 19 Elijah Allen Sr
DB 22 Glen Brown, III Fr
DB 23 Chase Foster So
DB 26 Torriando Sims, II Fr
DB 29 Robert Rhem Fr
S 31 Jakobi Jones So
DB 33 Jakoby Pappillion So
LB 34 Keyshawn Akers So
S 37 Kordell Caldwell Redshirt.svg So
LB 38 Caleb Scott Fr
LB 40 Jordan Williams Redshirt.svg Jr
DT 41 Simeon Houston Sr
DL 42 Joe Davis Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 44 Alfred Palomino Sr
LB 46 Darrell Hardnett So
LB 47 Caleb Carter Jr
LB 48 Darrell Lewis Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 49 Brad Porter Sr
LB 50 Kyle McGregor Jr
LB 51 Jordan Lewis Fr
LB 52 Calvin Lunkins Redshirt.svg Jr
DE 53 Jahmal Tillman Redshirt.svg Jr
DL 54 Jaron Johnson Redshirt.svg Jr
LB 55 Kennen Tate Redshirt.svg Fr
DL 56 Desnic Snow Redshirt.svg Fr
LB 57 Landon Auzenne Redshirt.svg So
LB 58 Jordan Bennett So
DL 59 Christopher Jones Redshirt.svg Jr
DL 79 Jamil Abdul-aziz Redshirt.svg So
DL 90 Dylan Walker So
DT 91 Dakavion Champion Jr
DL 92 Colyn Givens Fr
DL 93 CeaJae Bryant Redshirt.svg Jr
DL 94 Christopher Thomas Fr
DL 95 Tyran Nash Jr
LB 96 Jalen Ivy So
DL 96 Robert Square III Redshirt.svg Fr
DL 98 Chad Brown Fr
DT 99 Hunter Clay So
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
K 30 Cesar Barajas So
K 36 Martel Fontenot Fr
LS 61 Beau Badon Fr
LS 72 Sean Beauchamp Fr
K/P 85 Taylor Merritt Redshirt.svg Jr
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Roster
Last update: April 27, 2019

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 111:00 a.m.at No. 16 (FBS) TCU*FSNL 7–5542,219
September 86:00 p.m.at Louisiana Tech*ESPN+L 17–5422,926
September 156:00 p.m.Langston*
W 33–18[a]12,379
September 224:00 p.m.vs. Alabama A&M
W 29–2720,000
September 296:00 p.m.Alcorn Statedagger
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
ESPN3L 3–2019,412
October 135:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&MESPN3W 38–01,154
October 202:00 p.m.vs. Texas Southern
W 21–717,105
October 276:00 p.m.Jackson State
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 41–720,575
November 104:00 p.m.Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 56–2418,060
November 244:00 p.m.vs. Grambling State
NBCSNW 38–2867,871
December 13:30 p.m.at Alcorn StateESPNUL 28–3720,652
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  1. ^ This game was called late in the 3rd quarter due to lightning with Southern declared the winner.[2]

Game summaries[]

at TCU[]

Southern at TCU – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jaguars 0 7 007
No. 16 Horned Frogs 17 21 17055

at Amon G. Carter Stadium, Fort Worth, TX

  • Date: September 1
  • Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
  • Game weather: 89 °F (32 °C); sunny and clear
  • Game attendance: 42,219
  • Referee: Cal McNeil
  • TV: FSN
  • [1] [2]
Game information

at Louisiana Tech[]

Southern at Louisiana Tech – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 7 3017
Bulldogs 21 10 14954

at Joe Aillet Stadium, Ruston, LA

  • Date: September 8
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); cloudy
  • Game attendance: 22,926
  • Referee: Justin Elliott
  • [3] [4]
Game information

Langston[]

Langston at Southern – Game summary
1 2 3Total
Lions 6 6 618
Jaguars 7 12 1433

at A. W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

  • Date: September 15
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy and rainy
  • Game attendance: 15,165
  • Referee: Gary Leeper
  • [5]
Game information
  • This game was called late in the 3rd quarter due to lightning with Southern declared the winner.[2]

vs Alabama A&M[]

Alabama A&M vs. Southern – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jaguars 6 9 14029
Bulldogs 21 0 0627

at Ladd-Peebles Stadium, Mobile, AL

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 86 °F (30 °C); mostly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 20,000
  • [6] [7]
Game information

Alcorn State[]

Alcorn State at Southern – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Braves 0 3 14320
Jaguars 0 0 303

at A. W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 82 °F (28 °C); rain
  • Game attendance: 21,412
  • Referee: Eddie Kelly
  • TV: ESPN3
  • [8] [9]
Game information

at Prairie View A&M[]

Southern at Prairie View A&M – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jaguars 17 7 7738
Panthers 0 0 000

at Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field, Prairie View, TX

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 5:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 13,220
  • Referee: Vern Breakfield
  • [10] [11]
Game information

vs. Texas Southern[]

Southern vs. Texas Southern – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jaguars 17 7 7738
Panthers 0 0 000

at Cotton Bowl, Dallas, TX

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 32,143
  • Referee: Marty Adams
  • [12] [13]
Game information

Jackson State[]

Jackson State at Southern – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Tigers 0 0 707
Jaguars 14 7 20041

at A. W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

  • Date: October 27
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C); sunny
  • Game attendance: 20,575
  • Referee: John Allmond
  • [14] [15]
Game information

Arkansas–Pine Bluff[]

Arkansas-Pine Bluff at Southern – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Golden Lions 6 3 8724
Jaguars 21 21 14056

at A. W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, LA

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 54 °F (12 °C); partly cloudy
  • Game attendance: 18,060
  • Referee: Scott Johnson
  • [16] [17]
Game information

vs Grambling State[]

Grambling State vs. Southern – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Tigers 7 3 31528
Jaguars 7 10 14738

at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, LA

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 4:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C); N/A (indoors)
  • Game attendance: 67,871
  • Referee: T. Livingston
  • TV: NBCSN
  • [18] [19]
Game information

at Alcorn State (SWAC Championship Game)[]

Southern at Alcorn State – Game summary
1 2 34Total
Jaguars 14 0 14028
Braves 14 7 61037

at Casem-Spinks Stadium, Lorman, MS

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. CST
  • Game attendance: 20,652
  • Referee: Marty Adams
  • TV: ESPNU
  • [20] [21]
Game information

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.swac.org/news/2018/7/11/swac-football-all-conference-preseason-teams-released.aspx
  2. ^ a b Gegenheimer, Mike (September 15, 2018). "Southern defeats Langston in home opener called in third quarter due to lightning". www.theadvocate.com. The Advocate. Retrieved September 19, 2018.
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