The Southern Jaguars are the college football team representing Southern University. The Jaguars play in NCAA Division I Football Championship as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Jaguars started collegiate football in 1916, and played in the Gulf Coast Athletic Conference before joining the SWAC in 1934. Every late November they play their last regular season game against in-state rival Grambling in the Bayou Classic in New Orleans, Louisiana. Another notable rivalry, dubbed the "Boombox Classic," is played between Jackson State and Southern yearly.

History

Classifications

Conference memberships

Championships

Black college football national championships

Conference championships

Southern has won 19 conference championships, with all of them coming in the Southwestern Athletic Conference, 12 outright and 7 shared. † Co-champions

Division championships

† Co-champions

Postseason

Southern has appeared in eleven bowl games. The Jaguars have a record of 8–3.

College Football Hall of Fame members

Alumni in the NFL

Southern has three alumni that has been elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Over 70 Southern alumni have played in the NFL, including: