2015 Southern Jaguars football team

The 2015 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by third-year head coach Dawson Odums. The Jaguars played their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium and were a member of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 6–5, 6–3 in SWAC play to finish in third place in the West Division.

2015 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–5 (6–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Dawson Odums (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Chennis Berry (3rd season) Chad Germany (4th season)
Home stadium	Ace W. Mumford Stadium
Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State xy$		7	–	2					9	–	4
Alabama State *		5	–	4					6	–	5
Alabama A&M		3	–	6					3	–	8
Jackson State		3	–	6					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	8					1	–	10
West Division
No. 24 Grambling State xy		9	–	0					9	–	3
Prairie View A&M		8	–	1					8	–	2
Southern		6	–	3					6	–	5
Texas Southern		2	–	7					3	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	8					2	–	9
Championship: Alcorn State 49, Grambling State 21
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	6:00 pm	at Louisiana Tech*	Joe Aillet Stadium Ruston, LA	ASN	L 15–62	27,905
September 10	6:30 pm	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS	ESPNU	W 50–13	2,348
September 19	6:30 pm	Jackson State	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN3	W 50–31	30,194
September 26	11:00 am	at No. 7 (FBS) Georgia*	Sanford Stadium Athens, GA	SEC	L 6–48	92,746
October 10	6:00 pm	at Alabama State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		W 45–34	11,580
October 17	4:00 pm	Prairie View A&M	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST	L 42–47	20,467
October 24	2:00 pm	at Texas Southern	BBVA Compass Stadium Houston, TX	RTSW	W 40–21	10,127
October 31	4:00 pm	Alcorn State	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST	L 7–48	8,112
November 7	2:30 pm	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	UAPBtv	W 57–24	3,464
November 14	4:00 pm	Alabama A&M	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	CST	W 46–7	11,821
November 28	4:00 pm	vs. No. 21 Grambling State	Mercedes-Benz Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBCSN	L 23–34	62,507
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time