1977 Southern Jaguars football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 3–7–1 (1–4–1 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | University Stadium BREC Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Grambling State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1977 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Jaguars compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a conference record of 1–4–1, and finished sixth in the SWAC.
After their loss to Alcorn State, sixth-year head coach Charles Bates resigned with a record of 3–3–1. He was replaced with interim head coach Ken Tillage who finished the season with an 0–4 record.[1]
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 10 | Tuskegee* | W 13–7 | [2] | ||
September 17 | Texas Southern |
| T 14–14 | [3][4] | |
September 24 | at Prairie View A&M | W 46–6 | [5][6] | ||
October 1 | at Mississippi Valley State | L 13–35 | [7] | ||
October 8 | Bishop* |
| W 28–3 | [8] | |
October 15 | at Jackson State | L 0–38 | [9] | ||
October 22 | Alcorn State |
| L 0–23 | [10] | |
October 29 | Tennessee State* |
| L 7–15 | [4][11] | |
November 5 | at Howard* | L 16–26 | [4][12] | ||
November 12 | vs. Florida A&M* | L 6–19 | [13] | ||
November 26 | vs. Grambling State | L 20–55 | 76,000 | [14] | |
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