1961 Southern Jaguars football team

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1961 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1960
1962 →
1961 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Jackson State $ 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Grambling 5 – 2 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
Southern 5 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 5 – 2 – 0 6 – 3 – 0
Prairie View A&M 3 – 4 – 0 5 – 4 – 1
Wiley 2 – 4 – 1 4 – 4 – 1
Arkansas AM&N 1 – 5 – 1 3 – 6 – 1
Texas College 0 – 7 – 0 0 – 9 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1961 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1961 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Ace Mumford in his 26th season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–3, with a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 23Texas Southern
L 6–14[1]
September 30at Grambling
W 20–9[2]
October 7
Dillard*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 43–6[3]
October 14Arkansas AM&N
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 26–8[4]
October 21vs. Jackson State
W 17–78,000[5]
October 28Texas College
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 59–0[6]
November 4Tennessee A&I*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 7–0[7]
November 11at Wiley
L 14–194,000[8]
November 18at Florida A&M*
L 0–46[9]
November 25Prairie View A&M
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 14–7[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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