| 1948 Southern Jaguars football | |
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Black college national co-champion SWAC champion | |
Fruit Bowl, W 30–3 vs.
San Francisco State | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 12–0 (7–0 SWAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Southern $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Texas College | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Huston | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the 1948 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 12–0 record, won the SWAC championship, shut out eight of 12 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 395 to 33. [2] The team played its home games at University Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team was recognized as the black college national champion.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25 | at Texas State* | W 38–0 | 3,000 | [3] | |||
| October 2 | Grambling* | W 18–0 | 11,000 | [4] | |||
| October 9 | Samuel Huston |
| W 41–0 | ||||
| October 16 | at Arkansas AM&N | Pine Bluff, AR | W 27–6 | ||||
| October 23 | Langston |
| W 46–0 | ||||
| October 30 | at Texas College | Tyler, TX | W 15–3 | ||||
| November 6 | Bishop |
| W 45–0 | ||||
| November 13 | at Wiley | Marshall, TX | W 19–0 | ||||
| November 20 | Florida A&M* |
| W 37–12 | ||||
| November 27 | at Prairie View A&M | Prairie View, TX | W 19–0 | ||||
| December 4 | Xavier (LA)* |
| W 60–12 | ||||
| December 5 | vs. San Francisco State* | W 30–0 | 5,000 | [5] | |||
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References
- ^ ""Southern Continues to Show Grid Supremacy"". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 11, 1948. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Southern's power crushes green Texas State team,38 to 0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 2, 1948. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big crowd sees Southern defeat Grambling, 18–0". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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^
"Southern Wins In Fruit Bowl". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. December 6, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via
Newspapers.com.
| 1948 Southern Jaguars football | |
|---|---|
Black college national co-champion SWAC champion | |
Fruit Bowl, W 30–3 vs.
San Francisco State | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 12–0 (7–0 SWAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
| Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 1 Southern $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Texas College | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Huston | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1948 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the 1948 college football season. In their 13th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 12–0 record, won the SWAC championship, shut out eight of 12 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 395 to 33. [2] The team played its home games at University Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team was recognized as the black college national champion.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 25 | at Texas State* | W 38–0 | 3,000 | [3] | |||
| October 2 | Grambling* | W 18–0 | 11,000 | [4] | |||
| October 9 | Samuel Huston |
| W 41–0 | ||||
| October 16 | at Arkansas AM&N | Pine Bluff, AR | W 27–6 | ||||
| October 23 | Langston |
| W 46–0 | ||||
| October 30 | at Texas College | Tyler, TX | W 15–3 | ||||
| November 6 | Bishop |
| W 45–0 | ||||
| November 13 | at Wiley | Marshall, TX | W 19–0 | ||||
| November 20 | Florida A&M* |
| W 37–12 | ||||
| November 27 | at Prairie View A&M | Prairie View, TX | W 19–0 | ||||
| December 4 | Xavier (LA)* |
| W 60–12 | ||||
| December 5 | vs. San Francisco State* | W 30–0 | 5,000 | [5] | |||
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References
- ^ ""Southern Continues to Show Grid Supremacy"". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 11, 1948. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
- ^ "Southern's power crushes green Texas State team,38 to 0". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 2, 1948. Retrieved July 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Big crowd sees Southern defeat Grambling, 18–0". The Shreveport Times. October 4, 1948. Retrieved April 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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^
"Southern Wins In Fruit Bowl". The Des Moines Register. Des Moines, Iowa. December 6, 1948. p. 12. Retrieved March 13, 2018 – via
Newspapers.com.