The 2020 South Alabama Jaguars football team represented the

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in the 2020 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Jaguars played their home games at

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, and competed in the West Division of the

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. They were led by third-year head coach Steve Campbell. This was the team's first season at Hancock Whitney Stadium, after competing for 10 years at

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. After the team completed their season with a 4–7 record (3–5 in conference play), Campbell was fired on December 6, 2020.

Schedule

South Alabama had games scheduled against

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and Grambling State, but were canceled due to the

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Game summaries

at Southern Miss

Tulane

UAB

Texas State

Louisiana–Monroe

at Georgia Southern

at Coastal Carolina

at Louisiana

Georgia State

at Arkansas State

Troy

References

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South Alabama Jaguars football seasons

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