1960 Southern Jaguars football team

1960 Southern Jaguars football
Black college national champion SWAC co-champion
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	9–1 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Ace Mumford (25th season)
Home stadium	University Stadium

1960 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Prairie View A&M +	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Grambling +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
No. 7 Southern +	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	1	–	0
Jackson State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	3	–	4	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Texas Southern	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wiley	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
Texas College	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	9	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1960 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the 1960 college football season. In their 25th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 9–1 record (6–1 against SWAC opponents), finished in a three-way with Grambling and Prairie View A&M for the SWAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 226 to 79. The team played its home games at University Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

The team was selected by the "Pigskin Huddle" ratings of the Associated Negro Press (ANP) as the 1960 black college national champion. Southern finished ahead of second-place Florida A&M, third-place Grambling, and fourth place Prairie View. In selecting a national champion, the ANP noted that Southern's strength of schedule, which included non-conference games against Florida A&M and Tennessee A&I, gave it the edge.^[1] Southern also received the W.A. Scott II Memorial Trophy as the national champion.^[2]

Quarterback Cyrus Lancaster was selected by the Pittsburgh Courier as the first-team quarterback on its 1960 All-America team. Lineman David Evans and halfback Robert Williams were selected to the second team.^[3]

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 24	vs. Texas Southern		Public School Stadium Galveston, TX	W 14–0	10,000	[4][5]
October 1	Grambling		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 16–6		[6]
October 8	Kentucky State		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 39–6		[7]
October 15	at Arkansas AM&N		Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 26–14		[8]
October 22	Jackson State		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 41–0		[9]
October 29	at Texas College		Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	W 27–6		[10]
November 5	at Tennessee A&I		W.J. Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 7–6	4,500	[11]
November 12	Wiley		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 27–12		[12]
November 19	No. 3 Florida A&M		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 14–6	23,146	[13]
November 26	at Prairie View A&M	No. 6	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 15–23	14,000	[14][15]
Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. Luix Virgil Overbea (December 30, 1960). "ANP Lists Final Grid Ratings Of 1960 Season". San Antonio Register. p. 5.
2. "100% Wrong Fete Draws Top Stars". The Pittsburgh Courier. February 4, 1961. p. 12.
3. "Pittsburgh Courier All-America Team 1960". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 24, 1960. p. 36 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Jaguars turn back Tex. Southern, 14–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 1, 1960. Retrieved July 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
6. "Southern over Grambling by 16–6". Lake Charles American-Press. October 2, 1960. Retrieved March 31, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Southern stampedes weak Ky. State, 39–6". The Louisiana Weekly. October 15, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Jaguar Cats defeats stubborn Ark., 26–14". The Louisiana Weekly. October 22, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Cats rout Jackson 41 to 0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 29, 1960. Retrieved August 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Steers beaten by 27–6 count". The Tyler Courier-Times. October 30, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "A&I beaten by foot, point". The Nashville Tennessean. November 6, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Southern Jaguars wallop Wiley, 27–12". The Shreveport Journal. November 14, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
13. "Southern Claws FAMU 14-6; Becomes Champs". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 26, 1960. p. 25 – via Newspapers.com.
14. "Southern's First Defeat: Prairie View Tames Southern in Upset, 35–12". The Pittsburgh Press. December 3, 1960. p. 26 – via Newspapers.com.
15. "Prairie View upsets Southern in battle for title". The Call. December 2, 1960. Retrieved September 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
16. "Southern U – 1960". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.