2023 Southern Jaguars football team

2023 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	6–5 (5–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Eric Dooley (2nd season; first 10 games) Terrence Graves (interim; remainder of season)
Defensive coordinator	Henry Miller (2nd season)
Home stadium	A. W. Mumford Stadium

2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 11 Florida A&M xy$		8	–	0					12	–	1
Alabama State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Jackson State		5	–	3					7	–	4
Alabama A&M		3	–	5					5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman		2	–	6					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	7					1	–	10
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy		6	–	2					6	–	6
Alcorn State x		6	–	2					7	–	4
Southern		5	–	3					6	–	5
Grambling State		4	–	4					5	–	6
Texas Southern		2	–	6					3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Florida A&M 35, Prairie View A&M 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Eric Dooley, the Jaguars played their home games at A. W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	5:00 p.m.	at Alabama State[1]*	ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ESPN	L 10–14	20,726
September 9	6:00 p.m.	Jackson State[2]*	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	L 14–27	22,986
September 16	6:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	W 20–10	N/A
September 30	4:00 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	Golden Lions All-Access	W 27–0	8,461
October 7	6:00 p.m.	No. 19 Florida A&M	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 19–26	17,174
October 14	4:00 p.m.	Lincoln (CA)*	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 45–18	21,492
October 21	3:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, Florida		W 28–18	10,186
October 28	4:00 p.m.	Texas Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 23–17 OT	19,662
November 4	2:00 p.m.	at Alcorn State	Jack Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS	ESPN	L 21–44	14,592
November 11	2:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN	L 21–27	16,470
November 25	1:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Caesars Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBC	W 27–22	64,698
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ The game against Alabama State, a fellow member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference, was played as a non-conference game and did not count in the league standings.

^ The game against Jackson State, a fellow member of the SWAC, was played as a non-conference game and did not count in the league standings.