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 bye week, then head to Arlington, Texas to take on Texas Southern University in the Arlington Football Showdown in Arlington, Texas at Globe Life Park on October 9^th.  

Following the trip to Arlington, 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, AL.
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                    -Open
Oct. 9                     Texas Southern, Arlington, TX (Arlington Football Showdown).^
Oct. 16                  @ Arkansas Pine Bluff, Pine Bluff, AR. 
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, LA  *

+               Pete Richardson Classic
^               Arlington Football Showdown, Globe Life Park
#               Homecoming
*                Bayou Classic
Home Games in BOLD



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