1987 Southern Jaguars football team

1987 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Marino Casem (1st season)
Home stadium	A. W. Mumford Stadium

1987 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9 Jackson State $^	7	–	0	–	0			8	–	3	–	1
Southern	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Alcorn State	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Alabama State	4	–	3	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Grambling State	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	6	–	0
Prairie View A&M	1	–	6	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	0	–	7	–	0			1	–	10	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1987 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1987 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Marino Casem, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 5–2, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	vs. Alabama State		Ladd Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Classic)	W 14–10	15,000	[1]
September 19	Texas Southern	No. 20	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 33–13		[2]
September 26	vs. Prairie View A&M	No. 20	Cotton Bowl Dallas, TX	W 14–0		[3]
October 3	at Mississippi Valley State	No. 16	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 17–14		[4]
October 10	Nicholls State*	No. T–7	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 21–27		[5]
October 17	at No. 5 Jackson State	No. 17	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 0–14	43,000	[6]
October 24	Alcorn State		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 17–19		[7]
October 31	Tennessee State*		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 14–7	16,000	[8]
November 7	at Florida A&M*		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 17–24	27,085	[9]
November 21	Southwest Missouri State*		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 8–6		[10]
November 28	vs. Grambling State		Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	W 27–21		[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee Poll released prior to the game

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References

1. "Southern squeaks by ASU in opener". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 13, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southern U 33, Texas Southern 13". The Daily Advertiser. September 20, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern Univ. 14, Prairie View A&M 0". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 27, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southern moves ahead of JSU with 17–14 defeat of Valley". Enterprise-Journal. October 4, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Nicholls spoils SU homecoming". Daily World. October 11, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Jackson State defense dominates Southern". Hattiesburg American. October 18, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Alcorn's Coburn 'kicks' Southern U. 19–17". The Clarion-Ledger. October 25, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Blocked punt rallies Southern past TSU". The Tennessean. November 1, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rattlers' last stand holds off Southern". Tallahassee Democrat. November 8, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Football Bears fall in finale". The Springfield News-Leader. November 22, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Bizzare finish gives Southern win over Grambling". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 29, 1987. Retrieved August 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "Southern Yearly Results (1985–1989)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2023.