2007 Southern Jaguars football team

The 2007 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 6–3, and finished and finished second in the SWAC West Division.

2007 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–3 (6–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
Jackson State xy$  7 2   8 4  
Alabama A&M  6 3   3 3  
Alabama State  4 5   5 6  
Mississippi Valley State  2 7   3 8  
Alcorn State  2 7   2 8  
West Division
No. 25 Grambling State xy  8 1   8 4  
Southern  6 3   8 3  
Prairie View A&M  6 3   7 3  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  4 5   4 7  
Texas Southern  0 9   0 11  
Championship: Jackson State 42, Grambling State 31
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1vs. Florida A&M*W 33–2730,106[1]
September 8vs. Mississippi Valley State
W 23–649,872[2]
September 15Prairie View A&MW 12–2[3]
September 22Tennessee State*
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 41–3415,371[4]
September 29vs. Alabama StateW 21–2[5]
October 6Alabama A&M
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 28–33[6]
October 13Jackson State
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 26–3224,600[7]
October 20Alcorn State
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–10[8]
November 3at Texas SouthernW 56–7[9]
November 10at Arkansas–Pine BluffL 21–23[10]
November 24vs. No. 16 Grambling StateW 22–1353,297[11]

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References

  1. "FAMU falters". Tallahassee Democrat. September 2, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Speedy Jaguars assume control". Chicago Tribune. September 9, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Southern 12, Prairie View 2". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. September 16, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "TSU's turnovers blow 21-point lead in loss". The Tennessean. September 23, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "ASU's offense struggles, Jags remain unbeaten". The Selma Times-Journal. September 30, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Alabama A&M 33, Southern University 28". The Shreveport Times. October 7, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Tigers stay focused". The Clarion-Ledger. October 14, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Southern beats Alcorn State". Enterprise-Journal. October 21, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Southern U. 56, Souhern 7". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 4, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Arkansas–Pine Bluff 23, Southern 21". The Shreveport Times. November 11, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Jaguars hold on for Bayou title". The Orlando Sentinel. November 25, 2007. Retrieved September 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  12. "2007 Southern Jaguars football schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
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