The five-game losing streak wasn’t the sole reason for Terrence Graves’ firing as Southern football coach on Monday.

Athletic director Roman Banks said Southern's urgency to make a change now, as it sits 1-6, which is its worst start to a season since 1971, is due to how severely the team has been outplayed.

“You don't want to lose, but you can accept when you lose some games,” Banks said at Southern’s media availability on Tuesday. “But it's tough to look at it, and you have to find a solution when you're not feeling like you're competing for the entire game. That got us to this point.”

In Southern’s six games against Southwestern Athletic and Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference opponents, it’s been outscored 197-85. It's one of three SWAC teams without a conference win.

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