1964 Southern Jaguars football team

1964 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–6 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Robert Henry Lee (3rd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium

1964 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5/2 Prairie View A&M $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
No. 19/NR Grambling	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Jackson State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Alcorn A&M	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southern	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wiley	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	7	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1964 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Robert Henry Lee in his third season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 4–6, with a mark of 2–5 in conference play, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 19	vs. Texas Southern	Public School Stadium Galveston, TX	W 7–6		[1]
September 26	Grambling	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 17–20	26,000	[2]
October 10	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 0–14	2,969	[3]
October 17	Jackson State	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 0–9	11,000	[4]
October 24	at Alcorn A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 3–21		[5]
October 31	at Tennessee A&I*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	L 21–32		[6]
November 7	Wiley	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 39–13		[7]
November 14	Florida A&M*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 43–20		[8]
November 21	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 14–60		[9]
December 5	at Dillard*	Alumni Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 34–8	4,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Jags nip TSU, 7–6". The Louisiana Weekly. September 26, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Grambling wins, 20–17". The Shreveport Times. September 27, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Ark. blanks Jags, 14–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 17, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Jackson dumps SU". The Louisiana Weekly. October 24, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Alcorn ruins S.U., 21–3". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 31, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Tenn. State's rally overwhelms Southern U. by 32–21". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 7, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Wiley falls to Southern". The Marshall News Messenger. November 9, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southern U. dumps Florida A&M". The Bradenton Herald. November 15, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Prairie View nails down second straight national title: Panthers finish perfect season by clobbering Southern". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 28, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Jaguars stop Dillard, 34–8". The Louisiana Weekly. December 12, 1964. Retrieved September 13, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Southern Yearly Results (1960–1964)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 13, 2023.