2006 Southern Jaguars football team

2006 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record5–6 (4–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorTerrence Graves (3rd season)
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
Seasons
← 2005
2007 →
2006 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alabama A&M xy$   6 3     9 3  
Jackson State   5 4     6 5  
Alcorn State   5 4     6 5  
Mississippi Valley State   5 4     6 5  
Alabama State   5 4     5 6  
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff xy   7 2     8 4  
Southern   4 5     5 6  
Grambling State   3 6     3 8  
Texas Southern   3 6     3 8  
Prairie View A&M   2 7     3 7  
Championship: Alabama A&M 22, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 13
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

The 2006 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2006 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 5–6, with a conference record of 4–5, and finished and finished second in the SWAC West Division.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 2vs. Bethune–Cookman*W 30–2923,241[1]
September 9Mississippi Valley StateW 31–14[2]
September 16at Prairie View A&M
L 23–26 OT[3]
September 23North Carolina Central*
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 20–2712,845[4]
September 30Alabama State
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 38–20[5]
October 7at Alabama A&ML 21–28[6]
October 14at Jackson StateL 28–31 2OT[7]
October 21at Alcorn StateL 10–26[8]
November 4Texas Southern
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
W 34–1714,116[9]
November 11Arkansas–Pine Bluff
  • A. W. Mumford Stadium
  • Baton Rouge, LA
L 20–45[10]
November 25vs. Grambling StateW 21–1747,136[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Southern nips B–CC". The Orlando Sentinel. September 3, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern U. 31, MVSU 14". The Clarion-Ledger. September 10, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Prairie View A&M 26, Southern 23". Austin American-Statesman. September 17, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Eagles hang on after building early lead". The News and Observer. September 24, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Turnovers, penalties doom ASU". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 1, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Alabama A&M 28, Southern 21". The Sunday Town Talk. October 8, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Southern loses in two overtimes". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 15, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Alcorn State crushes SWAC foe Southern". Enterprise-Journal. October 22, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Southern U. 34, Texas Southern 17". The Shreveport Times. November 5, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Ark.–Pine Bluff 45, Southern 20". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 12, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Another classic, Southern edges Grambling in annual rivalry game". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 26, 2006. Retrieved September 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "2006 Southern Jaguars football schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 8, 2023.