1963 Jackson State Tigers football team

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1963 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
←  1962
1964  →
1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Prairie View A&M $^ 7 –0 –010 –1 –0
Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Texas Southern 5 –2 –07 –3 –0
Grambling 3 –3 –15 –3 –1
Arkansas AM&N 3 –3 –15 –4 –1
Jackson State 2 –5 –04 –5 –0
Wiley 2 –5 –04 –5 –0
Alcorn A&M 0 –7 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1963 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson College for Negro Teachers (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Edward Clemons, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Prairie View A&M
L 12–28 [1]
September 28at Mississippi Vocational *
W 18–13 [2]
October 5at Arkansas AM&N
L 6–202,200 [3]
October 12 Alcorn A&M
W 22–13 [4]
October 19 Southern
L 16–17 [5]
October 26 Grambling
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
L 16–62 [6]
November 2 Wiley
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 34–12 [7]
November 9at Texas Southern
L 0–68,400 [8]
November 16 Mississippi Industrial *
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 56–6 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Jackson dumped by Prairie View". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 28, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "JSC in come-from-behind 18–13 victory". Jackson Advocate. October 5, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Arkansas AM&N Lions top Jackson State Tigers 20–6". Alexandria News Leader. October 12, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Bobby Thompson stars as JSC Tigers beat Alcorn Braves 22–13". Jackson Advocate. October 19, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Southern claws Jackson". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 26, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Grambling rips Jackson St., 62–16". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Jackson State is 34–12 winner". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 3, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Prairie View leading league". Sun Herald. November 11, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Jackson St. rips Miss. Industrial". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1963)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 10, 2023.


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