1947 Southern Jaguars football team

The 1947 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University in the 1947 college football season. In their 12th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 10–2 record, won the SWAC championship, shut out eight of 12 opponents, defeated Xavier (LA) in the Creole Classic and Fort Valley State in the Yam Bowl, and outscored all opponents by a total of 380 to 53. The team played its home games at University Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

1947 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC champion
Yam Bowl, W 46–0 vs. Fort Valley State
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record10–2 (7–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumUniversity Stadium
1947 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 8 Southern $ 7 0 010 2 0
No. 17 Prairie View A&M 5 2 06 6 0
No. 16 Texas College 3 1 15 2 3
Bishop 3 2 23 4 3
No. 20 Wiley 3 3 14 3 2
Langston 2 4 12 7 1
Samuel Huston 1 6 03 9 0
Arkansas AM&N 0 6 12 7 1
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from the Pittsburgh Courier using the Dickinson Ratings System.

Southern ranked No. 8 among the nation's black college football teams according to the Pittsburgh Courier and its Dickinson Rating System.

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