1980 Southern Jaguars football team

The 1980 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Cass Jackson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 4–6–1, with a conference record of 3–3, and finished tied for third in the SWAC.

1980 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	4–6–1 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Cass Jackson (3rd season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ← 1979 1981 →

1980 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 2 Grambling State +^	5	–	1	–	0			10	–	2	–	0
Jackson State +	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Alcorn State	3	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	3	–	3	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southern	3	–	3	–	0			4	–	6	–	1
Texas Southern	2	–	4	–	0			2	–	9	–	0
Prairie View A&M	0	–	6	–	0			2	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 6	at Nevada*	Mackay Stadium Reno, NV	L 0–20	11,552	[1]
September 20	at Texas Southern	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	L 16–19
September 27	Prairie View A&M	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 31–6		[2]
October 4	Mississippi Valley State	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 14–11		[3]
October 11	Nicholls State*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 48–0		[4]
October 18	Jackson State	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 6–7		[5]
October 25	at Alcorn State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	W 15–7		[6]
November 1	at Tennessee State*	Dudley Field Nashville, TN	L 9–49	28,000	[7]
November 8	Howard*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	T 3–3		[8]
November 15	Florida A&M*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 7–13		[9]
November 29	vs. No. 2 Grambling State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	L 6–43	72,000	[10]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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