1960 Southern Jaguars football team

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1960
University Stadium
Seasons
1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Prairie View A&M + 6 – 1 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Grambling + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
No. 7 Southern + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 1 – 0
Jackson State 4 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 3 – 4 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas Southern 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Wiley 1 – 6 – 0 2 – 7 – 0
Texas College 0 – 7 – 0 1 – 9 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 Southern Jaguars football team was an

University Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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The team was selected by the "Pigskin Huddle" ratings of the Associated Negro Press (ANP) as the 1960 black college national champion. Southern finished ahead of second-place Florida A&M, third-place Grambling, and fourth place Prairie View. In selecting a national champion, the ANP noted that Southern's strength of schedule, which included non-conference games against Florida A&M and Tennessee A&I, gave it the edge.[1] Southern also received the W.A. Scott II Memorial Trophy as the national champion.[2]

Quarterback Cyrus Lancaster was selected by the Pittsburgh Courier as the first-team quarterback on its 1960 All-America team. Lineman David Evans and halfback Robert Williams were selected to the second team.[3]

Schedule

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 24vs. Texas Southern
W 14–010,000[4][5]
October 1
University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
    		• W 16–6[6]
    October 8Kentucky State
    • University Stadium
    • Baton Rouge, LA
    		W 39–6[7]
    October 15at Arkansas AM&N
    		W 26–14[8]
    October 22Jackson State
    • University Stadium
    • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
    		W 41–0[9]
    October 29at Texas College
    		W 27–6[10]
    November 5at Tennessee A&I
    		W 7–64,500[11]
    November 12Wiley
    • University Stadium
    • Baton Rouge, LA
    		W 27–12[12]
    November 19 No. 3 Florida A&M
    • University Stadium
    • Baton Rouge, LA
    		W 14–623,146[13]
    November 26at Prairie View A&MNo. 6
    		L 15–2314,000[14][15]
    • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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    References

    1. ^ Luix Virgil Overbea (December 30, 1960). "ANP Lists Final Grid Ratings Of 1960 Season". San Antonio Register. p. 5.
    2. ^ "100% Wrong Fete Draws Top Stars". The Pittsburgh Courier. February 4, 1961. p. 12.
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    16. ^ "Southern U – 1960". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
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