2008 Southern Jaguars football team

2008 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–5 (6–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Pete Richardson (16th season)
Defensive coordinator	Terrence Graves (5th season)
Home stadium	A. W. Mumford Stadium

2008 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Jackson State xy		6	–	1					7	–	5
Alabama A&M		4	–	3					5	–	7
Alabama State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					3	–	8
Alcorn State		1	–	6					2	–	10
West Division
Grambling State xy$		7	–	0					11	–	2
Prairie View A&M		6	–	1					9	–	1
Southern		5	–	2					6	–	5
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		2	–	5					3	–	9
Texas Southern		1	–	6					4	–	8
Championship: Grambling State 41, Jackson State 9
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

The 2008 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2008 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 6–2, and finished and finished third in the SWAC West Division.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at Houston*	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	L 3–55	26,555	[1]
September 6	at Tennessee State*	LP Field Nashville, TN (John Merritt Classic)	L 32–34	28,830	[2]
September 13	Mississippi Valley State	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 49–7		[3]
September 27	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	W 15–12		[4]
October 4	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 35–28	42,513	[5]
October 11	Texas Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 45–14		[6]
October 18	Florida A&M*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 49–52	15,107	[7]
October 25	at Prairie View A&M	Reliant Stadium Houston, TX	L 23–24		[8]
November 1	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 31–24 ^2OT		[9]
November 15	vs. Alabama State	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Classic)	W 15–0	25,387	[10]
November 29	vs. Grambling State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	L 14–29	59,874	[11]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Houston 55, Southern 3". Victoria Advocate. August 31, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Tigers roar back in second half, win Classic". The Tennessean. September 7, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern beats Mississippi Valley". Enterprise-Journal. September 14, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southern beats Alcorn St., 15–12". The News-Star. September 28, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Jags put it on Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern 45, Texas Southern 14". The Shreveport Times. October 12, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Florida A&M beats Southern". Florida Today. October 19, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Prairie View 24, Southern 23". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southern U. 31, Ark.–Pine Bluff 24". The Daily Advertiser. November 2, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Southern shuts down Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 16, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Grambling State beats Southern to win Bayou Classic". Johnson City Press. November 30, 2008. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "2008 Southern Jaguars football schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.