Southern Jaguars
| Southern Jaguars Lady Jaguars |
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| University | Southern University |
| Conference | SWAC |
| NCAA | Division I FCS |
| Athletic director | William Broussard |
| Location | Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| Football stadium | Ace W. Mumford Stadium |
| Basketball arena | F. G. Clark Center |
| Baseball stadium | Lee-Hines Field |
| Mascot | LaCumba |
| Nickname | Jaguars |
| Colors | Columbia Blue and Gold |
| Website | www |
The Southern Jaguars and Lady Jaguars represent Southern University in NCAA intercollegiate athletics. Southern University's 13 athletic teams participate in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) which is a part of the NCAA Division I. Football participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). Southern University's colors are columbia blue and gold and their nickname is the Jaguars. Southern's loyal fanbase is traditionally referred to as the "Jaguar Nation".
Every Thanksgiving weekend, Southern plays in-state archrival Grambling State University in the Bayou Classic at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. The game is a national primetime telecast on NBC. Due to Hurricane Katrina, the 2005 game was moved to Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas.
The homecoming football game is always a sold out game of 25,000+ against a SWAC opponent. The football game is annually the last major event of homecoming week.
The Southern Jaguars maintains a very popular and heated football rivalry with SWAC East foe Jackson State University. The Jackson State–Southern University rivalry game is one of the highest attended and most anticipated games for both schools every year.
In 2016, Southern University agreed to a major deal with the city of Dallas and the Texas State Fair to play the Texas Southern University Tigers in Dallas in 2018 and 2019. The game will take place in October in the Cotton Bowl Stadium.
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