| Year: | 2020 |
| Team: | Southern Jaguars |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Division: | West Division |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Fcscoachrank: | 19 |
| Record: | 5–1 |
| Conf Record: | 4–1 |
| Head Coach: | Dawson Odums |
| Hc Year: | 8th |
| Stadium: | Ace W. Mumford Stadium |
The 2020 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars were led by eighth-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).
On July 20, 2020, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which included the football program.[1] The conference is formalizing plans to conduct a competitive schedule for football during the 2021 spring semester.
The SWAC will release their polls in July 2020.
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Offense
Defense
The 2020 schedule originally consisted of 5 home, 3 away, and 3 neutral site games in the regular season. The Tigers will travel to SWAC foes Alabama A&M, Alabama State, and Prairie View A&M. The Tigers will play host to SWAC foes Jackson State, Alcorn State, and Arkansas–Pine Bluff. The Tigers will play two neutral site conference games—the Dallas State Fair Showdown against Texas Southern at the Cotton Bowl in Dallas, TX and the Bayou Classic against Grambling State at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans, LA.
Due to the SWAC's postponement of the 2020 football season to spring 2021, games against Florida A&M,, Morehouse, and Tennessee State were canceled.[4] [5] [6]
Southern's revised schedule, released by the conference on August 17,[7] will feature six games; 2 home, 3 away, and 1 at a neutral site.
Schedule Source:[8]
See also: 2020 Alabama State Hornets football team.
| SOU −7.0 | 52 |
| Statistics | Southern | Alabama State |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 12 | 22 |
| Total yards | 274 | 274 |
| Rushing yards | 139 | 125 |
| Passing yards | 135 | 149 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 23:44 | 36:16 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern | Passing | Ladarius Skelton | 10/22, 135 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Ladarius Skelton | 10 carries, 72 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Gregory Perkins | 1 reception, 59 yards, 1 TD | |
| Alabama State | Passing | Ryan Nettles | 16/27, 149 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Ezra Gray | 14 carries, 73 yards | |
| Receiving | 5 receptions, 47 yards, 1 TD |
See also: 2020 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team.
| SOU −11.0 | 56 |
| Statistics | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Southern |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 20 | 23 |
| Total yards | 411 | 426 |
| Rushing yards | 188 | 134 |
| Passing yards | 223 | 292 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 4 |
| Time of possession | 30:26 | 29:34 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Passing | Skyler Perry | 22/37, 223 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Skyler Perry | 8 carries, 58 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Tyrin Ralph | 7 receptions, 86 yards | |
| Southern | Passing | John Lampley | 20/33, 238 yards, 2 TDs, 3 INTs |
| Rushing | Jarod Sims | 11 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Brandon Hinton | 3 receptions, 60 yards |
See also: 2020 Texas Southern Tigers football team.
| SOU −11.5 | 57 |
| Statistics | Southern | Texas Southern |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 24 | 22 |
| Total yards | 460 | 383 |
| Rushing yards | 258 | 102 |
| Passing yards | 202 | 281 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 32:51 | 27:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern | Passing | Ladarius Skelton | 11/18, 174 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Ladarius Skelton | 14 carries, 71 yards | |
| Receiving | Ethan Howard | 2 receptions, 56 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Texas Southern | Passing | Jalen Brown | 21/37, 281 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Jacorey Howard | 14 carries, 59 yards, 1 TD | |
| Receiving | Ke'Lenn Davis | 3 receptions, 85 yards, 1 TD |
See also: 2020 Jackson State Tigers football team and Boombox Classic.
| SOU −1.5 | 59 |
| Statistics | Southern | Jackson State |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 26 | 16 |
| Total yards | 474 | 309 |
| Rushing yards | 294 | 66 |
| Passing yards | 180 | 243 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 42:49 | 17:11 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Southern | Passing | John Lampley | 9/14, 116 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Jerodd Sims | 17 carries, 79 yards | |
| Receiving | Ethan Howard | 4 receptions, 54 yards | |
| Jackson State | Passing | Jalon Jones | 17/29, 243 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Tyson Alexander | 8 carries, 38 yards | |
| Receiving | Daylen Baldwin | 3 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD |
See also: 2020 Grambling State Tigers football team and Bayou Classic.
| SOU −14.0 | 55 |
| Statistics | Grambling State | Southern |
|---|---|---|
| First downs | 13 | 19 |
| Total yards | 208 | 520 |
| Rushing yards | 143 | 232 |
| Passing yards | 65 | 288 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 25:51 | 34:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grambling State | Passing | Elijah Walker | 9/14, 65 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Lyndemian Brooks | 9 carries, 71 yards | |
| Receiving | Raylon Richardson | 3 receptions, 51 yards, 1 TD | |
| Southern | Passing | John Lampley | 8/11, 143 yards, 1 TDs |
| Rushing | Ladarius Skelton | 7 carries, 76 yards, 2 TDs | |
| Receiving | Ethan Howard | 5 receptions, 80 yards |