Southern releases 2021 fall football schedule

BATON ROUGE, LA — Southern University Athletics released its fall 2021 football scheduled on Monday which includes an 11-game schedule that features five home games and three non-conference opponents.

The Jaguars will open the season on Sept. 4th against Troy before opening a two-game home stand; September 11th at A.W. Mumford Stadium versus Miles College in the annual Pete Richardson Classic followed by McNeese State on September 18^th.

Sept. 25th will mark the Southern’s Southwestern Athletic Conference opener when the Jags travel to Itta Bena, Mississippi, to face Mississippi Valley.

The Jaguars open the month of October with a trip to Arlington, Texas to take on Texas Southern University in the Arlington Football Showdown in Arlington, Texas before enjoying a bye week on October 9^th.

Following the first bye week, the Jags travel to Pine Bluff, Arkansas to take on the University of Arkansas Pine Bluff. The Jaguars close the month of October with back-to-back SWAC Western Division foes, Prairie View A&M on October 23^rd (Homecoming) followed by a trip to Alcorn State on October 30^th.

Heading into the last third of the season, Southern plays back-to-back home games.  The Jaguars host Florida A&M on November 6th and will also face Jackson State on November 13^th before enjoying its second open week of the 2021 campaign on November 20th.

The Jaguars conclude the season on November 27^th in the 48th annual Bayou Classic against Grambling State in the game’s return to the Louisiana Superdome.

The 2021 SWAC Championship game is scheduled for Saturday, December 4^th.

2021 Southern University Football Schedule (Fall)

Sept. 4                   @ Troy, Troy, Ala.
Sept. 11                 Miles College, (Pete Richardson Classic) Baton Rouge, La. +
Sept. 18                 McNeese State, Baton Rouge, La.
Sept. 25                 @ Mississippi Valley, Itta Bena, Ms.
Oct. 2                     Texas Southern (Arlington Football Showdown), Arlington, TX.^
Oct. 9                     -Open-
Oct. 16                  @ Arkansas Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, Ark.
Oct. 23                  Prairie View A&M, (Homecoming), Baton Rouge, La.  #
Oct. 30                  @ Alcorn State, Lorman, Ms.
Nov. 6                    Florida A&M, Baton Rouge, La.
Nov. 13                  Jackson State, Baton Rouge, La.
Nov. 21                  –Open-
Nov. 27                  Grambling State, (Bayou Classic), New Orleans  *

+               Pete Richardson Classic
^               Arlington Football Showdown
#               Homecoming
*                Bayou Classic

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