1971 Southern Jaguars football team

The 1971 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by third-year head coach Alva Tabor, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 3–7, with a conference record of 1–5, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 18	Texas Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 0–21	18,023	[1]
September 25	at Prairie View A&M	Astrodome Houston, TX	L 3–21	17,747	[2]
October 2	Mississippi Valley State	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 14–0	15,009	[3]
October 9	Arkansas AM&N*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 27–28	23,103	[4]
October 16	at Jackson State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 28–49	13,000	[5]
October 23	Alcorn A&M	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 14–30	13,363	[6]
October 30	No. 7 Tennessee State*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	L 16–27	19,451	[7]
November 13	at Florida A&M*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	W 13–9	11,903	[8]
November 20	at Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA (rivalry)	L 3–31	33,897–33,981	[9][10]
November 27	North Carolina A&T*	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	W 24–16	3,871–5,691	[11][12]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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