2016 Southern Jaguars football team

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2016 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–3 (8–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChennis Berry (4th season)
Defensive coordinatorTrei Oliver (1st season)
Home stadiumAce W. Mumford Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State xy   5 – 4     5 – 6  
Alabama A&M   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Alabama State   3 – 6     4 – 7  
Jackson State   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10  
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$   9 – 0     12 – 1  
Southern *   8 – 1     8 – 3  
Prairie View A&M   7 – 2     7 – 4  
Texas Southern   4 – 5     4 – 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 8     1 – 10  
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2016 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by fourth-year head coach Dawson Odums. The Jaguars played their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium and were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 8–3, 8–1 in SWAC play to finish in second place in the West Division.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 36:00 pmat Louisiana–Monroe*
ESPN3L 21–3824,718
September 107:00 pmat Tulane*
ESPN3L 21–6627,179
September 176:00 pmAlabama State
CSTW 64–614,199
September 246:00 pmat Alabama A&M
W 59–314,364
October 156:00 pmat Jackson State
W 28–2433,210
October 224:00 pmArkansas–Pine Bluffdagger
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
CSTW 49–1723,156
October 292:00 pmat Alcorn State
W 41–3318,717
November 54:00 pmTexas Southern
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
CSTW 26–107,259
November 121:00 pmat Prairie View A&M
SWACDNW 44–3412,603
November 194:00 pmMississippi Valley State
  • Ace W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 55–010,097
November 264:00 pmvs. No. 16 Grambling State
NBCSNL 30–5267,845
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

References

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