1962 Southern Jaguars football team

The 1962 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1962 NCAA College Division football season. Led by Robert Henry Lee in his first season as head coach, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 5–5, with a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

1962 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	5–5 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Robert Henry Lee (1st season)
Home stadium	University Stadium
Seasons ← 1961 1963 →

1962 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Jackson State $	6	–	1	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Texas Southern	5	–	2	–	0			7	–	3	–	0
Grambling	3	–	2	–	2			6	–	2	–	2
Prairie View A&M	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	3	–	0
Southern	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	4	–	1			4	–	5	–	1
Alcorn A&M	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Wiley	1	–	5	–	1			3	–	5	–	1
$ – Conference champion

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 22	vs. Texas Southern	Public School Stadium Galveston, TX	L 6–20		^[1]
September 29	Grambling	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 3–13		^[2]
October 6	at Dillard*	City Park Stadium New Orleans, LA	W 27–0	10,000	^[3]
October 13	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 10–0		^[4]
October 20	Jackson State	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 19–14		^[5]
October 27	at Alcorn A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 14–21		^[6]
November 3	at Tennessee A&I*	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	W 13–0		^[7]
November 10	Wiley	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 24–0		^[8]
November 17	Florida A&M*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–25		^[9]
November 24	at Prairie View A&M	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 14–34		^[10]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "TSU takes measure of Southern U." The Pittsburgh Courier. September 29, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Grambling beats Southern by 13–3 score". Jackson Advocate. October 6, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern Jaguars claw Dillard, 27–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 13, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Cats dump Ark. 10–0". The Louisiana Weekly. October 20, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Southern removes Jackson from unsullied ranks". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 27, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Alcorn stops Cats, 21–14". The Louisiana Weekly. November 3, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Tigers bow to Southern". The Nashville Tennessean. November 4, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Home run passes beat Wiley, 24–0". The Marshall News Messenger. November 12, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Rattlers ramble over Southern". Tallahassee Democrat. November 18, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "P.V. tops Cats, 34–14". The Louisiana Weekly. December 1, 1962. Retrieved September 14, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. . College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved September 14, 2023.