The 1960 Southern Jaguars football team was an

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team that represented

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in the

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. In their 25th season under head coach

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, the Jaguars compiled a 9–1 record (6–1 against SWAC opponents), finished in a three-way with and for the SWAC championship, and outscored all opponents by a total of 226 to 79. The team played its home games at University Stadium in

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. The team was selected by the "Pigskin Huddle" ratings of the

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(ANP) as the 1960 black college national champion. Southern finished ahead of second-place

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, third-place Grambling, and fourth place Prairie View. In selecting a national champion, the ANP noted that Southern's strength of schedule, which included non-conference games against Florida A&M and , gave it the edge. Southern also received the W.A. Scott II Memorial Trophy as the national champion. Quarterback Cyrus Lancaster was selected by the ''

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'' as the first-team quarterback on its 1960 All-America team. Lineman David Evans and halfback Robert Williams were selected to the second team.

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