2009 Southern Jaguars football team

The 2009 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2009 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 6–5, with a conference record of 3–4, and finished and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC West Division. The Jaguars subsequently had all wins from this season vacated as a penalty for NCAA violations.

2009 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	0–5 (0–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Pete Richardson (17th season)
Defensive coordinator	Terrence Graves (6th season)
Home stadium	A. W. Mumford Stadium
Seasons ← 2008 2010 →

2009 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama A&M xy		4	–	3					7	–	5
Alcorn State		3	–	4					3	–	6
Jackson State		3	–	4					3	–	7
Alabama State		1	–	6					4	–	7
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					3	–	8
West Division
No. 15 Prairie View A&M xy$		7	–	0					9	–	1
Grambling State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Texas Southern		5	–	2					6	–	5
Southern		3	–	4					6	–	6
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		3	–	4					5	–	5
Championship: Prairie View A&M 30, Alabama A&M 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 5	6:00 p.m.	at Louisiana–Lafayette*	Cajun Field Lafayette, LA	L 19–42	41,357	^[1]
September 12	6:00 p.m.	Central State*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 68–0 (vacated)	8,937	^[2]
September 19	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee State*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 21–17 (vacated)	12,247	^[3]
September 26	6:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 48–42 (vacated)	16,940	^[4]
October 3	6:00 p.m.	Jackson State	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 14–22	33,977	^[5]
October 17	5:30 p.m.	Fort Valley State*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 55–23 (vacated)	24,500	^[6]
October 22	6:30 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 14–16	6,463	^[7]
October 31	2:30 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 24–10 (vacated)	10,116	^[8]
November 14	2:30 p.m.	vs. Alabama State	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Classic)	W 34–24 (vacated)	8,459	^[9]
November 28	1:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	L 13–31	53,618	^[10]
December 5	1:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	Delmar Stadium Houston, TX	L 25–30	10,769	^[11]
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

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References

1. "A bayou bash, record crowd sees UL roll past Jaguars". The Daily Advertiser. September 6, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "Southern 68, Central State 0". Dayton Daily News. September 13, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Southern 21, Tennessee State 17". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 20, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southern U. 48, Alcorn State 42". The Clarion-Ledger. September 27, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "Comeback gives Tigers new life". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Southern 55, Fort Valley State 23". The Shreveport Times. October 18, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Prairie View 16, Southern 14". The Shreveport Times. October 23, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "Southern 24, UAPB 10". The Shreveport Times. November 1, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Southern slides by Alabama St". Daily World. November 15, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "GSU takes Classic". Daily World. November 29, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Texas Southern defeats Southern with late TD". The Shreveport Times. December 6, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
12. "2009 Southern Jaguars football schedule". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.
13. "2009 Southern Jaguars football schedule". GoJagsSports.com. Retrieved September 9, 2023.