1949 Southern Jaguars football team

1949 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record10–0–1 (6–0–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 2 Southern + 6 0 1 10 0 1
No. 9 Langston + 6 0 1 8 1 1
No. 13 Prairie View A&M 5 2 0 8 3 0
No. 28 Bishop 4 3 0 5 3 1
Texas College 2 4 1 2 6 2
Arkansas AM&N 1 4 2 5 4 2
Samuel Huston 1 6 0 1 7 0
Wiley 0 6 1 0 9 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.[1]

The 1949 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1949 college football season. In their 14th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 10–0–1 record (6–0–1 against SWAC opponents), won the SWAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 405 to 65.[2] The team played its home games at University Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The team was recognized by some as the black college national champion,[2] though the Pittsburgh Courier with its Dickinson Rating System rated Southern at No. 2 behind Morgan State.[3]

  1. ^ "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1949. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ a b "Southern Yearly Results (1945-1949)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Southern, West Va. Lose on Final Ballot". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1942. p. 22 – via Newspapers.com.