1968 Southern Jaguars football team

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1968 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–6 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alcorn A&M + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Grambling + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Texas Southern + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southern 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Prairie View A&M 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Jackson State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1968 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Robert E. Smith in his fourth season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, placing fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 21at Texas Southern
L 3–6[1]
September 28Prairie View A&M
W 26–0[2]
October 5at Mississippi Valley State*
W 27–0[3]
October 12at Arkansas AM&N
L 14–24[4]
October 19Jackson State
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 30–16[5]
October 26at Alcorn A&M
L 14–26[6]
November 2at Tennessee State*
L 0–16[7]
November 9Wiley
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 22–9[8]
November 16Florida A&M*
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 24–33[9]
November 23Grambling
  • University Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)
L 32–34[10]
  • *Non-conference game

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  12. ^ "Southern Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved March 11, 2021.
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