---
"title": "Two resurgent teams to meet in the always-emotional Bayou Classic"
"description": "The Bayou Classic in-state rivalry game always means something to the fans at Southern and Grambling. This year, with a shot at a record seventh appearance in the SWAC Championship Game on the line for Grambling, it means a little bit more. That Grambling (6-4 overall, 5-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) is in this position at […]"
"date": "2011-11-22"
"authors":
  -
    "name": "HBCU Sports"
"url": "https://hbcusports.com/2011/11/22/two-resurgent-teams-to-meet-in-the-always-emotional-bayou-classic/"
"categories":
  - "Football"
"tags":
  - "Grambling"
  - "Southern"
---

# Two resurgent teams to meet in the always-emotional Bayou Classic

[![](http://www.tspnsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bayou-Classic-Logo.jpg "Bayou-Classic-Logo")](http://www.tspnsports.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/Bayou-Classic-Logo.jpg)The Bayou Classic in-state rivalry game always means something to the fans at Southern and Grambling. This year, with a shot at a record seventh appearance in the SWAC Championship Game on the line for Grambling, it means a little bit more. That Grambling (6-4 overall, 5-3 Southwestern Athletic Conference) is in this position at all, after a 1-4 skid to open the season, only adds to the game’s multi-faceted storylines. The Tigers, under first-year returning coach Doug Williams, somehow bounced back to position themselves for that run to Birmingham, Ala. — needing now only to best Southern (4-4, 4-5) to punch their title-match ticket. Thing is, though, Southern is equally resurgent. After posting a similarly ugly 2-5 record to start 2011, the Jaguars have won two of their last three — including a victory over Alabama State that all but knocked the defending East champs out of the championship game. [Read the rest at The Deriso Report](http://thederisoreport.hbcufannation.com/2011/11/22/two-resurgent-teams-to-meet-in-the-always-emotional-bayou-classic/)