1999 Southern Jaguars football team

The 1999 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 11–2, with a conference record of 4–0, and finished as SWAC champion.

1999 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC champion SWAC West Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, W 31–30 vs. Jackson State
Heritage Bowl, L 3–24 vs. Hampton
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 17
Record	11–2 (4–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Pete Richardson (7th season)
Home stadium	A. W. Mumford Stadium
Seasons ← 1998 2000 →

1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 19 Jackson State xy		4	–	0					9	–	3
Alabama A&M		3	–	1					6	–	5
Alcorn State		1	–	3					3	–	7
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	3					3	–	8
Alabama State		1	–	3					2	–	9
West Division
No. 17 Southern xy$		4	–	0					11	–	2
Texas Southern		3	–	1					6	–	5
Grambling State		2	–	2					7	–	4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	3					6	–	5
Prairie View A&M		0	–	4					2	–	8
Championship: Southern 31, Jackson State 30
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 4	No. 7 Northwestern State*	No. 14	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 20–13	27,190	[1][2]
September 11	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	No. 11	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 17–9	24,000	[3][4]
September 18	Prairie View A&M	No. 11	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 42–0	24,751	[5][6]
September 25	vs. Alabama State*	No. 12	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Classic)	W 36–13	36,612	[7]
October 2	vs. No. 8 Hampton*	No. 9	RCA Dome Indianapolis, IN (Circle City Classic)	W 21–6	50,622	[8]
October 9	Alabama A&M*	No. 6	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 29–12	25,718	[9][10]
October 16	at No. 17 Jackson State*	No. 5	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 26–14	55,000	[11]
October 23	Alcorn State*	No. 3	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 28–6	27,012	[12][13]
November 6	at No. 12 Florida A&M*	No. 3	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	L 18–65	19,058	[14]
November 13	at Texas Southern	No. 12	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 23–14	33,004	[15][16]
November 27	vs. Grambling State	No. 11	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	W 37–31	67,641	[17]
December 11	vs. No. 19 Jackson State*	No. 17	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (SWAC Championship Game)	W 31–30	47,621	[18]
December 18	vs. Hampton*	No. 17	Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA (Heritage Bowl)	L 3–24	29,561	[19]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game