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Southern University and A&M College / Homecoming 2026

THE BLUFF CAME HOME.

Southern's October 3 homecoming brought the Jaguar family back to Baton Rouge. The celebration filled the week, even as UAPB took the game.

Editor: TJ Falkahn · Published

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The return was bigger than Saturday

Southern's 2026 homecoming had a full week behind it by the time the Jaguars reached A.W. Mumford Stadium. WBRZ's October 3 reporting traces the return through a pep rally, step show and block party, then onto campus for tailgating and the walk toward the stadium.

That coverage puts the people at the center of the weekend: students, alumni and supporters making their way back to the Bluff. Football anchored Saturday, but the week gave Jaguars several places to reconnect before kickoff.

10–7 SOUTHERN LED AFTER Q1. 41–10 UAPB · FINAL. Football result alongside a week of return and reunion.
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Sources: WBRZ / Levy Brunette

A fast start, a tough finish

The Jaguars opened the homecoming game with scoring drives and held a 10-7 lead after the first quarter. Arkansas-Pine Bluff took control from there and won 41-10, according to Southern's official game recap.

The result belongs in the record of the weekend alongside the return to campus. Southern's homecoming coverage captures both: a difficult Saturday on the field and a Jaguar community that spent the week coming home.

Sources: Southern University Athletics · WBRZ / Levy Brunette