2021 Southern Jaguars football team

2021 Southern Jaguars football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Record	4–7 (3–5 SWAC)
Head coach	Jason Rollins (interim; 1st season)
Offensive coordinator	Zach Grossi (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	Lionel Washington (3rd season)
Home stadium	Ace W. Mumford Stadium

2021 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 22 Jackson State x$		8	–	0					11	–	2
No. 25 Florida A&M ^		7	–	1					9	–	3
Alabama A&M		5	–	3					7	–	3
Mississippi Valley State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Alabama State		3	–	5					5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman		2	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
Prairie View A&M x		6	–	2					7	–	5
Alcorn State		5	–	3					6	–	5
Grambling State		3	–	5					4	–	7
Southern		3	–	5					4	–	7
Texas Southern		2	–	6					2	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	7					2	–	9
Championship: Jackson State 27, Prairie View A&M 10
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at Ace W. Mumford Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and competed in the West Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They were led by interim head coach Jason Rollins.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	6:00 p.m.	at Troy*	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL	ESPN3	L 3–55	22,399
September 11	6:00 p.m.	Miles*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA		W 41–24	16,225
September 18	6:00 p.m.	McNeese State*	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN+	L 24–31	15,003
September 26	2:00 p.m.	vs. Mississippi Valley State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN+	W 38–25	10,502
October 9	4:00 p.m.	vs. Texas Southern	Globe Life Park in Arlington Arlington, TX		L 31-35	15,736
October 16	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	ESPN3	W 34-7	0
October 23	6:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN3	L 21-48	24,580
October 30	6:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN3	W 38-35	15,333
November 6	6:00 p.m.	Florida A&M	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN+	L 17-29	15,665
November 13	6:00 p.m.	No. 18 Jackson State	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN3	L 17-21	25,379
November 27	4:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State	Caesars Superdome New Orleans, LA (Bayou Classic)	NBCSN	L 26–29	55,791
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Troy

Southern at Troy

1 2 3 4 Total Jaguars 0 3 0 0 3 • Trojans 14 20 14 7 55 Date: September 4, 2021 Location: Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL Game start: 6:05 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours Game attendance: 22,399 Game weather: 93 °F (34 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: N 5 MPH Referee: Trennis Livingston TV announcers (ESPN3): Will Kollmeyer (play-by-play) and Ben Stanfield (analyst)

Scoring summary 1 09:02 TROY Taylor Powell 1-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (13 plays, 76 yards, 5:58) TROY 7–0 04:52 TROY Tez Johnson 26-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Brooks Buce kick) (6 plays, 69 yards, 2:03) TROY 14–0 2 13:49 TROY Zion Williams 19-yard interception returned (Brooks Buce kick) (3 plays, 2 yards, 0:57) TROY 21–0 07:34 SOU Martel Fontenot 31-yard field goal (12 plays, 64 yards, 6:15) TROY 21–3 03:08 TROY Deshon Stoudemire 17-yard pass from Taylor Powell (Brooks Buce kick) (11 plays, 75 yards, 4:26) TROY 28–3 00:44 TROY Jamontez Woods 1-yard rush (Brooks Buce PAT blocked) (3 plays, 11 yards, 0:49) TROY 34–3 3 10:59 TROY Kimani Vidal 37-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (4 plays, 58 yards, 1:17) TROY 41–3 02:04 TROY B. J. Smith 5-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (6 plays, 36 yards, 2:51) TROY 48–3 4 03:02 TROY Jamontez Woods 1-yard rush (Brooks Buce kick) (15 plays, 86 yards, 10:25) TROY 55–3

See also: 2021 Troy Trojans football team

Pregame line	Over/under
TROY -25	55

Statistics	Southern	Troy
First downs	11	28
Total yards	189	464
Rushing yards	81	164
Passing yards	108	300
Turnovers	4	1
Time of possession	27:29	32:31

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern	Passing	Ladarius Skelton	7/11, 85 yards, 2 INT's
	Rushing	Devon Benn	11 carries, 50 yards
	Receiving	Tyler Kirkwood	4 receptions, 39 yards
Troy	Passing	Taylor Powell	17/27, 231 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT
	Rushing	Kimani Vidal	15 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Tez Johnson	5 receptions, 92 yards, 1 TD

Miles

Miles at Southern

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Bears 7 10 7 0 24 • Jaguars 6 7 14 14 41 Date: September 11, 2021 Location: A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 54 minutes Game attendance: 16,225 Game weather: 85 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: TBD Referee: Bobby Wright TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: Miles Golden Bears

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Miles	Southern
First downs	24	23
Total yards	402	461
Rushing yards	200	323
Passing yards	202	138
Turnovers	1	1
Time of possession	33:31	26:29

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Miles	Passing	Claude Newell III	15/22, 194 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Donte Edwards	16 carries, 67 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Montavious Tinch	2 receptions, 39 yards
Southern	Passing	Glendon McDaniel	10/13, 140 yards, 1 TD
	Rushing	Craig Nelson	8 carries, 134 yards, 1 TD
	Receiving	Marquis McClain	2 receptions, 49 yards, 1 TD

McNeese State

McNeese State at Southern

1 2 3 4 Total • Cowboys 7 3 10 11 31 Jaguars 14 7 0 3 24 Date: September 18, 2021 Location: A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 9 minutes Game attendance: 15,003 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: E 6 MPH Referee: Y.N. Myers TV announcers (ESPN+):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	McNeese State	Southern
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
McNeese State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. Mississippi Valley State

Mississippi Valley State vs. Southern

1 2 3 4 Total • Jaguars 3 21 14 0 38 Delta Devils 6 0 13 6 25 Date: September 26, 2021 Location: Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 2 hours and 51 minutes Game attendance: 10,502 Game weather: 84 °F (29 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 1 MPH Referee: Jarvis Walker TV announcers (ESPN+):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Mississippi Valley State	Southern
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi Valley State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. Texas Southern

Texas Southern vs. Southern

1 2 3 4 Total • Tigers 7 7 14 7 35 Jaguars 7 3 14 7 31 Date: October 9, 2021 Location: Globe Life Park Arlington, TX Game start: 4:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 24 minutes Game attendance: 15,736 Game weather: 92 °F (33 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 13 MPH Referee: Preston Clipper TV announcers ( ):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Texas Southern Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Texas Southern	Southern
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Texas Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

Southern at Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1 2 3 4 Total • Jaguars 7 14 10 3 34 Golden Lions 0 0 0 7 7 Date: October 16, 2021 Location: Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR Game start: 2:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time:   Game attendance:   Game weather: • Weather: TBD • Wind: TBD Referee:   TV announcers (ESPN3):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Southern	Arkansas–Pine Bluff
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Prairie View A&M

Prairie View A&M at Southern

1 2 3 4 Total • Panthers 7 7 17 17 48 Jaguars 0 7 7 7 21 Date: October 23, 2021 Location: A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 17 minutes Game attendance: 24,580 Game weather: 80 °F (27 °C) • Weather: Sunny • Wind: SE 9 MPH Referee: Tony Ross TV announcers (ESPN3):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Prairie View A&M	Southern
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Prairie View A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Alcorn State

Alcorn State at Southern

1 2 3 4 Total Braves 0 14 7 14 35 • Jaguars 7 7 7 17 38 Date: October 30, 2021 Location: A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 28 minutes Game attendance: 15,333 Game weather: • Weather: Sunny • Wind: TBD Referee: Bobby White TV announcers (ESPN3):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Alcorn State Braves football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Alcorn State	Southern
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alcorn State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Florida A&M

Florida A&M at Southern

1 2 3 4 Total • Rattlers 7 13 3 6 29 Jaguars 14 3 0 0 17 Date: November 6, 2021 Location: A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA Game start: 6:00 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 12 minutes Game attendance: 15,665 Game weather: • Weather: Sunny • Wind: TBD Referee: Y.N. Miles TV announcers (ESPN+):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Florida A&M	Southern
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

No. 18 Jackson State

Jackson State at Southern

1 2 3 4 Total • No. 18 Tigers 0 7 0 14 21 Jaguars 7 7 3 0 17 Date: November 13, 2021 Location: A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA Game start: 6:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 7 minutes Game attendance: 25,379 Game weather: • Weather: Sunny • Wind: TBD Referee: Bobby Wright TV announcers (ESPN3):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Jackson State Tigers football team

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Jackson State	Southern
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Vs. Grambling State

Grambling State vs. Southern

1 2 3 4 Total • Tigers 7 9 3 10 29 Jaguars 10 3 0 13 26 Date: November 27, 2021 Location: Caesars Superdome New Orleans, LA Game start: 4:00 p.m. CST Elapsed time: 3 hours and 40 minutes Game attendance: 55,791 Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Mostly Sunny • Wind: SW 4 MPH Referee:   TV announcers (NBC Sports Network):

Scoring summary 1 2 3 4

See also: 2021 Grambling State Tigers football team and Bayou Classic

Pregame line	Over/under

Statistics	Grambling State	Southern
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Turnovers
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Grambling State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving