South Alabama Jaguars

South Alabama Jaguars
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UniversityUniversity of South Alabama
ConferenceSun Belt
NCAADivision I (FBS)
Athletic directorJoel Erdmann
LocationMobile, Alabama
Varsity teams17 (8 men's, 9 women's)[1]
Football stadiumHancock Whitney Stadium
Basketball arenaMitchell Center
Baseball stadiumEddie Stanky Field
Softball stadiumJaguar Field
Other venuesJag Gym
MascotSouth Paw
NicknameJags
ColorsBlue, white, and red[2]
     
Websiteusajaguars.com

The South Alabama Jaguars represent the University of South Alabama in NCAA Division I intercollegiate athletics. USA competes in the Sun Belt Conference; it is the conference's only remaining charter member from its inception. USA's athletics teams are nicknamed the Jaguars. Popular sports are baseball and men's basketball. USA sponsors 8 men's sports teams and 9 women's sports teams. The board of trustees voted to start a football program that began play in the fall of 2009.

South Alabama has Sun Belt rivalries with all of the East Division schools (Appalachian State, Coastal Carolina, Georgia State, Georgia Southern, and Troy). South Alabama's main Sun Belt rivals are Georgia State and Troy.

Men's Sports: basketball, baseball, cross country, golf, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, football (FCS Independent 2011–2012, full Sun Belt Conference play began in 2013)

Women's Sports: basketball, softball, cross country, golf, tennis, indoor and outdoor track and field, volleyball, soccer

Though not officially recognized by the administration, the students of The University of South Alabama maintain a multi-sport battle cry "South in your Mouth." It is used widely across the school, though primarily heard in reference to football and basketball.

USA formerly used Lady Jaguars for its women's teams, but by the 2012–13 school year, only the women's basketball team was using "Lady Jaguars", and starting with the 2013–14 school year, that team also became simply the Jaguars.

  1. ^ "Football - University of South Alabama". www.usajaguars.com. Retrieved April 20, 2018.
  2. ^ USA Brand Guidelines (PDF). Retrieved March 27, 2016.