| 1950 Southern Jaguars football | |
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Black college national co-champion SWAC champion | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 10–0–1 (7–0 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 0 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Langston | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bishop | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas College | 1 | – | 5 | – | 1 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Samuel Huston | 0 | – | 6 | – | 1 | 0 | – | 6 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1950 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the 1950 college football season. In their 15th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 10–0–1 record, won the SWAC championship, shut out seven of 11 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 276 to 26. The team played its home games at University Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.
The team was recognized as the black college national co-champion. The only setback was a scoreless tie with Jake Gaither's national co-champion Florida A&M. In the final Dickinson rankings, three undefeated black colleges received the following point totals: Florida A&M (28.76); Southern (28.50); and Maryland State (28.00).[1] However, Florida A&M lost to Wilberforce in the Orange Blossom Classic, after the final Dickinson rankings were released.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source | ||
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| September 22 | at Texas State* | W 19–0 | [2] | ||||
| September 30 | vs. Wilberforce State* | Shreveport, LA | W 24–0 | ||||
| October 7 | Samuel Huston | W 59–0 | |||||
| October 14 | at Arkansas AM&N | Pine Bluff, AR | W 26–0 | ||||
| October 21 | Langston |
| W 46–7 | ||||
| October 28 | at Texas College | Tyler, TX | W 33–0 | ||||
| November 4 | Bishop |
| W 12–7 | ||||
| November 11 | at Wiley | Marshall, TX | W 19–6 | ||||
| November 18 | Florida A&M* |
| T 0–0 | ||||
| November 25 | vs. Prairie View A&M | Houston, TX | W 3–0 | 6,000 | [3] | ||
| December 2 | Xavier (LA)* |
| W 35–6 | 12,000 | [4] | ||
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References
- ^ "The Final Dickinson Rating Standings of Grid Teams". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 2, 1950. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers clawed 19–0 by Jaguars, dig in for Tillotson eleven". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 30, 1950. Retrieved July 11, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern's Defeat of P-V Cops Title". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 2, 1950. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern's Whirlwind Stops Unbeaten Xavier, 35-612,000 See Jaguar Cats End Season". The Pittsburgh Courier. December 9, 1950. p. 14 – via Newspapers.com.
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