1958 Southern Jaguars football team

American college football season

1958 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	8–2 (3–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Ace Mumford (23rd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons← 1957 1959 →

The 1958 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1958 college football season. Led by Ace Mumford in his 23rd season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 8–2, with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 27	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	W 30–6
October 4	at Alcorn A&M*	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 56–0
October 11	Xavier (LA)*	Municipal Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (Pelican State Classic)	W 50–0
October 18	Arkansas AM&N	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 34–0
October 25	Jackson State*	Memorial Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 30–6
November 1	at Texas College	Steer Stadium Tyler, TX	L 6–13
November 8	at Tennessee A&I*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 23–14
November 15	Wiley	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 21–6
November 22	Florida A&M*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 35–6
November 29	at Prairie View A&M	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–20
*Non-conference game

"Southern bombs Alcorn 56–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 11, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Southern Cats wallop Xavier 50–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 18, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Unbeaten Southern Jaguars slaughter Ark. Lions". The Call. October 18, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Jackson State College Tigers down by 30–6 score by Southern Jaguars". Jackson Advocate. November 1, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Texas College over Southern". The Shreveport Times. November 2, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Southern clips A&I 23 to 14". The Nashville Tennessean. November 9, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Cats top stubborn Wiley, 21–6". The Louisiana Weekly. November 22, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Southern shocks A&M 35–6". St. Petersburg Times. November 24, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Prairie View stops Cats 20–14". The Louisiana Weekly. December 6, 1958. Retrieved September 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
"Southern Yearly Results (1955–1959)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 21, 2023.

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Venues	A. W. Mumford Stadium (1928–present) BREC Memorial Stadium
Bowls & rivalries	Grambling State: Bayou Classic Jackson State
Culture & lore	Lacumba The Human Jukebox Marching bands brawl
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
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