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1977 Southern Jaguars football team

The 1977 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season. The Jaguars compiled an overall record of 3–7–1, with a conference record of 1–4–1, and finished sixth in the SWAC.

After their loss to Alcorn State, sixth-year head coach Charles Bates resigned with a record of 3–3–1. He was replaced with interim head coach Ken Tillage who finished the season with an 0–4 record.^[1]

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 10	Tuskegee*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 13–7		[2]
September 17	Texas Southern	BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	T 14–14		[3][4]
September 24	atPrairie View A&M	Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 46–6		[5][6]
October 1	atMississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	L 13–35		[7]
October 8	Bishop*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 28–3		[8]
October 15	atJackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 0–38		[9]
October 22	Alcorn State	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–23		[10]
October 29	Tennessee State*	BREC Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–15		[4][11]
November 5	atHoward*	Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium Washington, DC	L 16–26		[4][12]
November 12	vs. Florida A&M*	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	L 6–19		[13]
November 26	vs. Grambling State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	L 20–55	76,000	[14]
*Non-conference game Homecoming

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