1979 Southern Jaguars football team

The 1979 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Cass Jackson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 7–4, with a conference record of 4–2, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

1979 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–4 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Cass Jackson (2nd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 6 Alcorn State +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	2	–	0
No. 1 Grambling State +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. 8 Jackson State	4	–	2	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
No. T–10 Southern	4	–	2	–	0			7	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Texas Southern	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	6	–	0			0	–	11	–	0
+ – Conference co-champions This conference was a hybrid of NCAA Division I-AA and Division II and programs. Prairie View was classified as Division II. All the other teams were I-AA. Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 8	Tuskegee*		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 22–2		[1]
September 15	Texas Southern		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 21–0		[2]
September 22	at Prairie View A&M		Rice Stadium Houston, TX	W 44–0		[3]
September 29	at Mississippi Valley State		Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 20–7		[4]
October 6	Alabama State*		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 28–6		[5]
October 13	at No. 2 Jackson State	No. 5	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 0–34		[6]
October 20	Alcorn State	No. 7	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 12–17		[7]
October 27	Tennessee State*		University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 6–17	20,437	[8]
November 3	at Howard*		Howard Stadium Washington, DC	W 30–0		[9]
November 10	vs. Florida A&M*		Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	L 30–0	21,142	[10]
December 1	vs. No. 1 Grambling State	No. T–10	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	W 14–7	68,000	[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game