2008 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record6–5 (6–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTerrence Graves (5th season)
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
Seasons
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2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Jackson State xy   6 – 1     7 – 5  
Alabama A&M   4 – 3     5 – 7  
Alabama State   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     3 – 8  
Alcorn State   1 – 6     2 – 10  
West Division
Grambling State xy$   7 – 0     11 – 2  
Prairie View A&M   6 – 1     9 – 1  
Southern   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   2 – 5     3 – 9  
Texas Southern   1 – 6     4 – 8  
Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2008 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 6–2, and finished and finished third in the SWAC West Division.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
August 30at Houston*
L 3–5526,555[1]
September 6at Tennessee State*
L 32–3428,830[2]
September 13Mississippi Valley State
W 49–7[3]
September 27at Alcorn State
W 15–12[4]
October 4at Jackson State
W 35–2842,513[5]
October 11Texas Southern
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 45–14[6]
October 18Florida A&M*
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 49–5215,107[7]
October 25at Prairie View A&M
L 23–24[8]
November 1Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 31–24 2OT[9]
November 15vs. Alabama State
W 15–025,387[10]
November 29vs. Grambling State
L 14–2959,874[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ^ "Houston 55, Southern 3". Victoria Advocate. August 31, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Tigers roar back in second half, win Classic". The Tennessean. September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Southern beats Mississippi Valley". Enterprise-Journal. September 14, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Southern beats Alcorn St., 15–12". The News-Star. September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jags put it on Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern 45, Texas Southern 14". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Florida A&M beats Southern". Florida Today. October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Prairie View 24, Southern 23". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southern U. 31, Ark.–Pine Bluff 24". The Daily Advertiser. November 2, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Southern shuts down Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Grambling State beats Southern to win Bayou Classic". Johnson City Press. November 30, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2008 Southern Jaguars football schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
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