2003 Southern Jaguars football team

The 2003 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2003 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 12–1, with a conference record of 6–1, and finished as SWAC champion after they defeated Alabama State in the SWAC Football Championship Game. At the conclusion of the season, the Jaguars were also recognized as black college national champion.

2003 Southern Jaguars football
Black college national champion SWAC champion SWAC West Division champion
SWAC Football Championship Game, W 20–9 vs. Alabama State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 13
Record	12–1 (6–1 SWAC)
Head coach	Pete Richardson (11th season)
Home stadium	A. W. Mumford Stadium
Seasons ← 2002 2004 →

2003 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama State xy		5	–	2					8	–	5
Alcorn State x		5	–	2					7	–	5
Alabama A&M		4	–	3					8	–	4
Jackson State		2	–	5					2	–	10
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
No. 13 Southern xy$		6	–	1					12	–	1
No. 17 Grambling State x		6	–	1					9	–	3
Texas Southern		3	–	4					5	–	6
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		3	–	4					4	–	7
Prairie View A&M		0	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Southern 20, Alabama State 9
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Rank	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 30	at Mississippi Valley State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 29–0	12,350	[1]
September 6	vs. Prairie View A&M		Independence Stadium Shreveport, LA (Port City Classic)	W 62–7		[2]
September 13	vs. North Carolina A&T*		Sam Boyd Stadium Whitney, NV (Las Vegas Football Classic)	W 35–16		[3]
September 27	Alabama State		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 35–10	26,400	[4]
October 4	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	No. 22	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 53–7		[5]
October 11	Alabama A&M	No. 18	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 55–25	26,400	[6]
October 18	at Jackson State	No. 17	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 30–20	46,794	[7]
October 25	Alcorn State	No. 14	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 34–36		[8]
November 1	Allen*	No. 18	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 65–0
November 8	Lincoln (MO)*	No. 16	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 34–7		[9]
November 15	at Texas Southern	No. 17	Robertson Stadium Houston, TX	W 24–17	28,582	[10]
November 29	vs. No. 12 Grambling State	No. 15	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	W 44–41	70,151	[11]
December 13	vs. Alabama State*	No. 13	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (SWAC Championship Game)	W 20–9	31,617	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game