1999 Southern Jaguars football team

1999 Southern Jaguars football
SWAC champion
SWAC West Division champion
Heritage Bowl, L 3–24 vs. Hampton
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record11–2 (4–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumA. W. Mumford Stadium
1999 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
No. 19 Jackson State xy  4 0   9 3  
Alabama A&M  3 1   6 5  
Alcorn State  1 3   3 7  
Mississippi Valley State  1 3   3 8  
Alabama State  1 3   2 9  
West Division
No. 17 Southern xy$  4 0   11 2  
Texas Southern  3 1   6 5  
Grambling State  2 2   7 4  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 3   6 5  
Prairie View A&M  0 4   2 8  
Championship: Southern 31, Jackson State 30
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

The 1999 Southern Jaguars football team represented Southern University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Pete Richardson, the Jaguars compiled an overall record of 11–2, with a conference record of 4–0, and finished as SWAC champion.