| Mode: | football |
| Year: | 2018 |
| Team: | Southern Jaguars |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Record: | 7–4 |
| Conf Record: | 6–1 |
| Head Coach: | Dawson Odums |
| Hc Year: | 6th |
| Off Coach: | Chennis Berry |
| Oc Year: | 6th |
| Def Coach: | Trei Oliver |
| Dc Year: | 3rd |
| Stadium: | Ace W. Mumford Stadium |
| Champion: | SWAC West Division champion |
| Conf Champ: | SWAC Championship Game |
| Conf Champ Result: | L 28–37 vs. Alcorn State |
The 2018 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by sixth-year head coach Dawson Odums and played their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana as members of the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Jaguars were predicted to finish second in the West Division.[1]
| West Division | |||
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Grambling State | 96 | |
| 2 | Southern | 78 | |
| 3 | Prairie View A&M | 65 | |
| 4 | Texas Southern | 31 | |
| 5 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 30 | |
The Jaguars had two players at four positions selected to Preseason All-SWAC Teams.
1st team
Jerimiah Abby – Jr. OL
1st team
Andrea Augustine – Sr. DB
See also: 2018 TCU Horned Frogs football team.
See also: 2018 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team.
See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team.
See also: 2018 Texas Southern Tigers football team.
See also: 2018 Jackson State Tigers football team.
See also: 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team.
See also: 2018 Grambling State Tigers football team and Bayou Classic.
See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team and SWAC Championship Game.