2016 Southern Jaguars football team

2016 Southern Jaguars football

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
2016 record	8–3 (8–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Dawson Odums (4th year)
Offensive coordinator	Chennis Berry (4th year)
Defensive coordinator	Trei Oliver (1st year)
Home stadium	Ace W. Mumford Stadium (Capacity: 28,500)

2016 SWAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East
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
#16 Grambling State xy$		9	–	0		11	–	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 *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2016 Southern Jaguars football team represents Southern University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars are led by fourth-year head coach Dawson Odums. The Jaguars play their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium and are a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	6:00 PM	at Louisiana–Monroe*	Malone Stadium • Monroe, LA	ESPN3	L 21–38	24,718
September 10	7:00 PM	at Tulane*	Yulman Stadium • New Orleans, LA	ESPN3	L 21–66	27,179
September 17	6:00 PM	Alabama State	Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	CST	W 64–6	14,199
September 24	6:00 PM	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium • Huntsville, AL		W 59–31	4,364
October 15	6:00 PM	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Boombox Classic)		W 28–24	33,210
October 22	4:00 PM	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	CST	W 49–17	23,156
October 29	2:00 PM	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium • Lorman, MS		W 41–33	18,717
November 5	4:00 PM	Texas Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	CST	W 26–10	7,259
November 12	1:00 PM	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium at Blackshear Field • Prairie View, TX	SWACDN	W 44–34	12,603
November 19	4:00 PM	Mississippi Valley State	Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA		W 55–0	10,097
November 26	4:00 PM	vs. No. 16 Grambling State	Mercedes-Benz Superdome • New Orleans, LA (XLIII State Farm Bayou Classic)	NBCSN	L 30–52	67,845
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Southern Jaguars football

Venues	Ace W. Mumford Stadium (1928–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Bayou Classic (Grambling State) Boombox Classic (Jackson State)

Culture & lore	Marching Bands Brawl Lacumba The Human Jukebox

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

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