1955 Southern Jaguars football team

1955 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–2–1 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMemorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1954
1956 →
1955 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Southern $ 6 1 0 7 2 1
No. 10 Prairie View A&M 5 1 1 8 2 1
No. 8 Texas Southern 5 1 1 7 2 1
No. 6 Langston 4 1 2 6 1 2
Texas College 2 5 0 3 6 0
Wiley 2 5 0 3 7 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 5 0 2 8 0
Bishop 0 7 0 0 10 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier.[1]

The 1955 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1955 college football season. In their 20th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 7–2–1 record, won the SWAC championship, and were ranked No. 5 in the final Pittsburgh Courier rankings of black college football teams.[2]

  1. ^ "Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Final National Football Rating". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 10, 1955. p. 30 – via Newspapers.com.