SOUTHERN at HOUSTON
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GAMEDAY NEWS AND NOTES:
DAWSON ODUMS ERA BEGINS IN HOUSTON
For the second consecutive season, Southern University football will open its season on the road against a Division-I FBS school when the Jaguars meet the University of Houston in Reliant Stadium Aug. 30 p.m. Kickoff is set for 7:34 p.m. and will air on the internet at ESPN3.com.
Southern is 0-6 against teams from Division I-FBS (formerly I-A) dating back to a 1980 meeting against Nevada.
Southern is 3-1 in games played in Reliant Stadium
Five Jaguars were named to the preseason All-SWAC team including DB Virgil Williams who was selected at two positions (DB,KR).
THE OPPONENT
Friday, Aug. 30 marks the second time Southern will face the University of Houston to begin the season. Southern played UH in 2008 in Robertson Stadium and loss 55-3 behind QB Case Keenum's 392-yard, 5 TD performance.
UH is lead by David Piland, who paassed for 2,929 yards and 16 TDs.
This season will be the Cougars' first season in the new American Athletic Conference. Last year, the Cougars finished 5-7, 4-4 in their final campaign in Conference USA.
UH will be making its sixth appearance in Reliant Stadium Friday. The Cougars hold a 1-4 record in the NFL home of the Houston Texans.
2013 JAGUAR STORYLINES
Southern was selected to finish second in the SWAC Western Division behind defending champion UAPB. It was the Jaguars highest preseason projection since 2008.
Five Jaguars were named to the preseason All-SWAC team including DB Virgil Williams who was selected at two positions (DB,KR). Joining Williams on the first team were WR Lee Doss and LB Anthony Balancier. QB Dray Joseph and Manham, La. native DE Arthur Miley were each named to the preseason All-SWAC second team.
Southern University athletics will commemorate the achievements of the 1993 Black College and SWAC champions during pregame of the Sept. 14 home opener against Prairie View A&M in A.W. Mumford Stadium. The 1993 team produced four All-SWAC first team selections including Sean Wallace, the SWAC's Defensive Player of the Year. Pete Richardson was also named the conference's coach of the year in 1993, the first of five awards the former coach received during his 17-year career at Southern.
Head Coach Dawson Odums unveiled the 2013 captains during SU Football Fan Fest on Aug. 17. FB Brian McCain, QB Dray Joseph, DB/KR Virgil Williams, LB Anthony Balancier and DE Kadeem Lewis will serve as team captain.
Southern returns to Reliant Stadium to play for the fifth time in program history. SU holds a 2-2 record in the home of the Houston Texans, posting wins over Texas Southern (07), and Prairie View A&M (04) and losses against Grambling State (05) and Prairie View (08).
NEXT WEEK: NORTHWESTERN STATE
Southern will renew a rivalry that began in 1993 when they travel to Natchitoches to face Northwestern State next Saturday.
The Southern-Northwestern State series is presently tied at 5-5-1. The series began with a 30-13 Jaguar win in New Orleans under former head coach Pete Richardson.
There are three former Demon student-athlets on the SU athletics department staff including athletics director Dr. William Broussard (Football), head men's basketball coach Roman Banks (Men's Basketball) and head women's basketball coach Sandy Pugh (Women's Basketball).
