1964 Jackson State Tigers football team

1964 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	6–4 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Rod Paige (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field
Seasons ←  1963 1965  →

1964 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 5/2 Prairie View A&M $	7	–	0	–	0			9	–	0	–	0
No. 19/NR Grambling	6	–	1	–	0			9	–	2	–	0
Jackson State	4	–	3	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Alcorn A&M	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Southern	2	–	5	–	0			4	–	6	–	0
Wiley	0	–	7	–	0			2	–	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

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 12	at Fort Benning *	Doughboy Stadium Columbus, GA	L 20–42	9,250	[1] [2]
September 19	Prairie View A&M	Alumni Field Jackson, MS	L 13–36	4,350
September 26	Mississippi Valley State *	Alumni Field Jackson, MS	W 11–9	5,275	[3]
October 3	Arkansas AM&N	Alumni Field Jackson, MS	W 14–12	4,350	[4]
October 10	at Alcorn A&M	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS	L 8–27	4,000	[5]
October 17	at Southern	University Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 9–0	11,000	[6]
October 24	at Grambling	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 26–47	5,600	[7]
October 31	at Wiley	Wildcat Stadium Marshall, TX	W 20–14	2,500	[8]
November 7	Texas Southern	Alumni Field Jackson, MS	W 24–0	5,300	[9]
November 14	at Mississippi Industrial *	Holly Springs, MS	W 56–0	2,000	[10]
*Non-conference game

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References

1. "Benning to open season tonight". The Columbus Ledger. September 12, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
2. "Doughboys grind out 42–20 win". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. September 13, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
3. "Jackson State beats Miss. Valley, 11–9". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 3, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
4. "Jackson St. nips Arkansas A&M". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
5. "Alcorn A&M tops Jackson State, 27–8". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
6. "Jackson dumps SU". The Louisiana Weekly. October 24, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
7. "Grambling Tigs stomp Jackson". Monroe Morning World. October 25, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
8. "Jackson State in win over Wiley". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
9. "Jackson State defeats Texas Southern 24–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
10. "JSC in win over Miss. Ind". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023– via Newspapers.com.
11. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1964)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 10, 2023.