| Year: | 1946 |
| Team: | Southern Jaguars |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Record: | 9–2–1 |
| Conf Record: | 6–0 |
| Head Coach: | Ace Mumford |
| Hc Year: | 11th |
| Stadium: | University Stadium |
| Champion: | SWAC champion |
| Bowl: | Yam Bowl |
| Bowl Result: | W 64–7 vs. Tuskegee |
The 1946 Southern Jaguars football team was an American football team that represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1946 college football season. In their 11th season under head coach Ace Mumford, the Jaguars compiled a 9–2–1 record, won the SWAC championship, shut out four of 12 opponents, and outscored all opponents by a total of 390 to 95.[1] [2]
The Dickinson System rated Southern in a tie with Lincoln (MO) as the No. 7 black college football team for 1946.[3] Southern ranked first in scoring offense among the black college teams with an average of 30.75 point per game.[3]
Southern tackle Robert Smith was selected as a first-team player on The Pittsburgh Couriers 1946 All-America team. In addition, Fontenberry was named to the second team as a guard, and back Keyes was named to the third team as a back.[4]
The team played its home games at University Stadium in Scotlandville, Louisiana (which has since been annexed into the Baton Rouge city limits).