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| No. 2 Grambling State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1980 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Cass Jackson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 6 | at Nevada* | L 0–20 | 11,552 | [1] | |
| September 20 | at Texas Southern | L 16–19 | |||
| September 27 | Prairie View A&M | W 31–6 | [2] | ||
| October 4 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 14–11 | [3] | |
| October 11 | Nicholls State* |
| W 48–0 | [4] | |
| October 18 | Jackson State |
| L 6–7 | [5] | |
| October 25 | at Alcorn State | W 15–7 | [6] | ||
| November 1 | at Tennessee State* | L 9–49 | 28,000 | [7] | |
| November 8 | Howard* |
| T 3–3 | [8] | |
| November 15 | Florida A&M* |
| L 7–13 | [9] | |
| November 29 | vs. No. 2 Grambling State | L 6–43 | 72,000 | [10] | |
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References
- ^ "UNR had Jags' number". Reno Gazette-Journal. September 8, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern 31, Prairie View 6". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern nips Mississippi Valley 14–12". Abbeville Meridional. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern 48, Nicholls 0". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern one short". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern U. squeaks by Alcorn". Hattiesburg American. October 26, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU romps by Southern". The Tennessean. November 2, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern ties". Daily World. November 9, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Florida A&M overcomes Southern, 13–7". The Miami Herald. November 16, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G-Men offense tunes Southern". Daily World. November 30, 1980. Retrieved August 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern Yearly Results (1980–1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 19, 2023.