1964 Jackson State Tigers football team

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1964 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
  1963
1965  
1964 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5/2 Prairie View A&M $ 7 0 09 0 0
No. 19/NR Grambling 6 1 09 2 0
Jackson State 4 3 06 4 0
Alcorn A&M 3 4 05 5 0
Arkansas AM&N 3 4 05 5 0
Texas Southern 3 4 05 5 0
Southern 2 5 04 6 0
Wiley 0 7 02 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1964 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 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished third in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 12at Fort Benning *
L 20–429,250 [1] [2]
September 19 Prairie View A&M
L 13–364,350
September 26 Mississippi Valley State *
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 11–95,275 [3]
October 3 Arkansas AM&N
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 14–124,350 [4]
October 10at Alcorn A&M L 8–274,000 [5]
October 17at Southern W 9–011,000 [6]
October 24at Grambling L 26–475,600 [7]
October 31at Wiley
W 20–142,500 [8]
November 7 Texas Southern
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 24–05,300 [9]
November 14at Mississippi Industrial * Holly Springs, MS W 56–02,000 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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