2016 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 3–8 (3–6 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Chad Germany (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | John Hendrick (1st season) |
Home stadium | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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Alcorn State xy | 5 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama State | 3 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 3 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 16 Grambling State xy$ | 9 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern * | 8 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 7 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 4 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1 | – | 8 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Grambling State 27, Alcorn State 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2016 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by first-year head coach Tony Hughes. They played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–8 overall and 3–6 in SWAC play to tie for third place in the East Division.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 1 | 9:00 pm | at UNLV * | CI | L 13–63 | 18,575 | |
September 10 | 6:00 pm | vs. Tennessee State * | FSS | L 26–40 | 46,263 | |
September 17 | 6:00 pm | Grambling State | ESPN3 | L 14–35 | 13,890 | |
September 24 | 4:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 32–20 | 14,501 | ||
October 1 | 6:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 16–14 | 18,023 | |
October 15 | 6:00 pm | Southern |
| CST | L 24–28 | 33,210 |
October 22 | 2:00 pm | at Texas Southern | RSSW | W 21–13 | 10,121 | |
October 29 | 2:00 pm | Prairie View A&M |
| CST | L 14–28 | 26,215 |
November 5 | 2:00 pm | at Alabama State | L 7–14 | 7,823 | ||
November 12 | 2:00 pm | Alabama A&M |
| L 20–27 | 6,960 | |
November 19 | 2:00 pm | at Alcorn State | L 16–35 | 27,297 | ||
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