1974 Southern Jaguars football team

1974 Southern Jaguars football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Grambling State + 5 1 0 11 1 0
No. 14 Alcorn State +^ 5 1 0 9 2 0
No. 10 Jackson State 4 2 0 7 3 0
No. 12 Southern 3 3 0 8 3 0
Texas Southern 3 3 0 6 4 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 5 0 5 5 0
Prairie View A&M 0 6 0 0 10 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern

The 1974 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by Charles Bates in his third season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 3–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the SWAC.