2024 Southern Jaguars football team

2024 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	1–2 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Terrence Graves (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Mark Frederick (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Henry Miller (1st season)
Home stadium	A. W. Mumford Stadium

2024 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama A&M		0	–	0					2	–	1
Florida A&M		0	–	0					2	–	1
Jackson State		0	–	0					2	–	1
Alabama State		0	–	0					1	–	2
Bethune–Cookman		0	–	0					0	–	3
Mississippi Valley State		0	–	0					0	–	3
West Division
Texas Southern		1	–	0					1	–	1
Grambling State		0	–	0					2	–	1
Alcorn State		0	–	0					1	–	2
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		0	–	0					1	–	2
Southern		0	–	0					1	–	2
Prairie View A&M		0	–	1					1	–	2
As of September 16, 2024 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2024 Southern Jaguars football team will represent Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars will be coached by first-year head coach Terrence Graves and play at A. W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	7:00 p.m.	at McNeese*	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	ESPN+	L 7–21	17,040
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Savannah State*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	TheGrio	W 42–10	15,267
September 14	6:00 p.m.	at Jackson State* [note 1]	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	ESPN+	L 15–33	32,027
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX	ESPN+
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Nicholls*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	Jaguar Sports Network
October 12	6:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	Shell Energy Stadium Houston, TX	YouTube
October 19	6:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA
October 26	6:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL	HBCU GO
November 9	2:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA
November 16	2:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA
November 30	1:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Caesars Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBC
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

^{[note 1]} The game against Jackson State, a fellow member of the SWAC, will be played as non-conference game and will not count in the league standings.

Game summaries

at McNeese

See also: 2024 McNeese Cowboys football team

Game One – Southern Jaguars (0–0) vs McNeese Cowboys (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern	0	0	0	0	0
McNeese	0	0	0	0	0

at Cowboy Stadium, Lake Charles, Louisiana

• Date: Saturday August 31, 2024
• Game time: 7:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SOU	MCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
McNeese	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Savannah State (DII)

See also: Savannah State Tigers and Lady Tigers

Game Two – Savannah State Tigers (DII) (0–0) vs Southern Jaguars (0–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Savannah State (DII)	0	0	0	0	0
Southern	0	0	0	0	0

at A. W. Mumford Stadium, Baton Rouge, Louisiana

• Date: Saturday September 7, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (TheGrio): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SAV	SOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Savannah State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Jackson State

See also: 2024 Jackson State Tigers football team and Jackson State–Southern football rivalry

Game Three – Southern Jaguars (1–1) vs Jackson State Tigers (1–1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Jackson State	0	0	0	0	0

at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium, Jackson, Mississippi

• Date: Saturday September 14, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SOU	JSU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Jackson State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Prairie View A&M

See also: 2024 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

Game Four – Southern Jaguars (1–2) vs Prairie View A&M Panthers (1–2) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Southern	0	0	0	0	0
Prairie View A&M	0	0	0	0	0

at Panther Stadium, Prairie View, Texas

• Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
• Game time: 6:00 p.m.
• TV announcers (ESPN+): TBD

Game information
First quarter Second quarter Third quarter Fourth quarter

Statistics	SOU	PVAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Prairie View A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving