MONTGOMERY, Alabama — Southern mathematically clinched the Southwestern Athletic Conference Western Division title when Prairie View A&M lost to Alcorn State on Thursday night.But on Saturday, the Jaguars put their imprint on their first division title in nine years by beating Alabama State 31-28 in dramatic fashion in New ASU Stadium.
“We didn’t have that signature win to say we’re an elite team in this conference,” Southern coach Dawson Odums said. “Not until tonight.”
Mike Jones caught a career-high three touchdown passes as the Jaguars overcame the absence of leading receiver Lee Doss, who was serving a one-game suspension for violating an unspecified team rule. And Greg Pittman drilled a career-long 43-yard field with 18 seconds left to give the Jaguars the win.
After the Hornets scored touchdowns on their first two possessions of the game, the Jaguars limited them to 14 points the rest of the way and bottled up the SWAC’s leading running game for most of the second half.
Southern (6-4, 6-2 SWAC) has a nonconference game against Clark Atlanta next Saturday at A.W. Mumford Stadium before ending the regular season against Grambling in the Bayou Classic on Nov. 30.
The Jaguars also learned ...
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