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Southern University and A&M College

Baton Rouge, Louisiana · The dossier: identity, why-here, band, homecoming, deadlines — every fact from the Yard roster.

1880
founded
Public
control
SWAC
conference
HBCU marching band

Southern University and A&M College

Photo: HBCU marching band — file photo: andscape.com

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Baton Rouge, Louisiana

PublicJaguars & Lady JaguarsSWACEst. 1880

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Founded
1880
Public / Private
Public
Enrollment
7,483 (fall 2024)
Conference
SWAC
Mascot
Jaguars & Lady Jaguars
State
Louisiana
Band
The Human Jukebox

Why here — the dossier

  1. Est. 1880
    Founded in 1880 — 146 years of history.
  2. Conference
    Competes in the SWAC.
  3. The Human Jukebox
    Home of The Human Jukebox, founded 1947.
  4. Yard legends
    Alumni on record: Aeneas Williams, Mel Blount, Harold Carmichael.

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Band spotlight

The Human Jukebox

Band founded 1947

The marching band from Jaguarland, founded 1947 and turned into a national institution by Dr. Isaac Greggs. Known for volume, arrangements you can feel in your chest, and playing anything in the Top 40 — the students named it the Human Jukebox because, in Greggs's words, 'Put a quarter in the jukebox. What tune you want? We could play it.' Signature moments: the Friday-night Battle of the Bands against Grambling's World Famed during Bayou Classic weekend in the Superdome — the 2015 'Hello' cover went viral past a million views in under two weeks; Madonna's 2012 Super Bowl halftime with the Dancing Dolls; Lizzo's 'Good as Hell' video; Beyonce's Homecoming doc; the 2020 Rose Parade; and the first marching band in the nation with its own state license plate (2017).

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Admissions

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Head to head

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