2017 Jackson State Tigers football team

2017 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division East Division
2017 record 3–8 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach Tony Hughes (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator Chad Germany (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator John Hendrick (2nd season)
Home stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,492)
2017 SWAC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alcorn State xy  5 –2     7 –5  
Alabama State  4 –3     5 –6  
Alabama A&M  3 –4     4 –7  
Jackson State  3 –4     3 –8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 –6     2 –9  
West
No. 16 Grambling State xy$  7 –0     11 –2  
Southern*  5 –2     7 –4  
Prairie View A&M  4 –3     6 –5  
Texas Southern  2 –5     2 –9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 –6     2 –9  
Championship: Grambling State 40 vs. Alcorn State 32
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Tony Hughes and played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 3–8, 3–4 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance
September 2 7:00 p.m. at TCU* Amon G. Carter Stadium • Fort Worth, TX FSN L 0–63   42,709
September 9 6:00 p.m. vs. No. 23 Tennessee State* Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic) FSS L 15–17   47,407
September 16 6:00 p.m. at No. 22 Grambling State* Eddie Robinson Stadium • Grambling, LA ESPN3 L 21–36   16,513
September 23 6:00 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS L 27–34 OT  14,855
September 30 4:00 p.m. at Prairie View A&M Panther Stadium • Prairie View, TX L 9–38   6,601
October 14 6:00 p.m. vs. Tuskeegee* Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL L 7–33    
October 21 6:00 p.m. Southern Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (BoomBox Classic) L 17–35   14,000
October 28 2:00 p.m. at Mississippi Valley State Rice–Totten Field • Itta Bena, MS W 24–5   7,925
November 4 2:00 p.m. Alabama State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS L 3–13   18,585
November 11 1:00 p.m. at Alabama A&M Louis Crews Stadium • Huntsville, AL W 10–7   5,755
November 18 2:00 p.m. Alcorn State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS W 7–3   12,903
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Game summaries

at TCU

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Horned Frogs 21 14 21 7 63

vs Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 TSU Tigers 10 0 0 7 17
JSU Tigers 3 6 0 6 15

at Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
JSU Tigers 7 7 7 0 21
No. 22 GSU Tigers 9 10 3 14 36

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1 2 3 4OT Total
Golden Lions 7 9 0 117 34
Tigers 7 10 10 00 27

at Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 0 0 6 9
Panthers 17 0 14 7 38

vs Tuskegee

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Tigers 6 7 14 6 33
Tigers 0 7 0 0 7

Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 14 14 0 35
Tigers 10 0 7 0 17

at Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 10 7 7 24
Delta Devils 3 0 0 2 5

Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 3 7 0 13
Tigers 0 3 0 0 3

at Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 10 10
Bulldogs 0 0 7 0 7

Alcorn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 3 0 0 0 3
Tigers 0 7 0 0 7

References

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