1948 Southern Jaguars football team

1948 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record12–0 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1947
1949 →
1948 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from The Pittsburgh Courier[1]

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.

  1. ^ ""Southern Continues to Show Grid Supremacy"". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 11, 1948. p. 11 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.