Well-rounded SU Jaguars in position to make SWAC title run

BATON ROUGE, Louisiana -- Southern’s open date this week gives it an opportunity to analyze the first month of the season before entering the heart of the Southwestern Athletic Conference schedule.

The Jaguars are just 2-2, but most importantly they are 2-0 in the SWAC, and so far they have been about as well-rounded a team as they could be in a 50-13 win at Mississippi Valley State and a 50-31 victory against Jackson State in their only home game.

In SWAC games, Southern is second in the league in scoring offense and total offense as well as second in scoring defense and total defense. Offensively, it ranks third in rushing and fourth in passing yards (first in passing efficiency). It is second in rushing defense and sixth in passing yardage defense (second in pass efficiency defense.)

“I think we’ve been able to run the football, I think we’ve been able to throw the football,” coach Dawson Odums said. “On defense, I think we’ve been able to stop the run and I think we’ve been able to stop the pass and I think we’re getting better at doing that.”

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