Southern was as determined for a win as it has been all season in its final home game on Saturday.

The Jaguars wanted to win their first home game of the 2025 season and, more importantly, interim coach Fred McNair said, give their 17 seniors a win in their last time on the field as players.

They were unable to accomplish that goal as they fell 35-30 to Texas Southern on Saturday at A.W. Mumford Stadium.

The Jaguars' chances of a comeback slimmed once Texas Southern took a 35-24 lead after scoring a touchdown following a lost fumble by backup quarterback Cam’Ron McCoy on a designed run play. The junior had the ball dislodged by a defender’s helmet, and it was recovered by the road team at the Southern 25 with 10:20 left in the game.

Southern (1-9, 0-6 SWAC) was led by tailback Barry Re

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