1972 Southern Jaguars football team
American college football season
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The 1972 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Charles Bates, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 2–8–1, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for fifth in the SWAC.
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–8–1 (1–5 SWAC)
Headcoach
- Charles Bates (1st season)
HomestadiumUniversity Stadium
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 2–8–1 (1–5 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | University Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 / T–8 Grambling + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Jaguars forfeited their final two games of the season after the November 16 campus riot which saw two students shot to death.
Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | at Tuskegee* | W 24–19 | 17,791 | [1] | |
| September 16 | at Texas Southern | L 0–37 | 32,585 | [2] | |
| September 23 | Prairie View A&M | W 20–7 | 20,505 | [3] | |
| September 30 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | L 13–23 | 12,000 | [4] | |
| October 7 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff* |
| T 7–7 | 1,367 | [5] |
| October 14 | Jackson State |
| L 17–22 | 33,511 | [6] |
| October 21 | at Alcorn A&M | L 3–40 | 7,000 | [7] | |
| October 28 | at No. 4 Tennessee State* | L 0–35 | 9,200–11,023 | [8][9] | |
| November 11 | Florida A&M* |
| L 13–27 | 9,503 | [10] |
| November 18 | No. 8 Grambling |
| L 0–0 (forfeit loss) | [11] | |
| November 25 | vs. Santa Clara* |
| L 0–0 (forfeit loss) | [12] | |
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