2017 Jackson State Tigers football team

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2017 Jackson State Tigers football
Jackson State athletics logo.svg
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–8 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorChad Germany (2nd season)
Offensive scheme Spread
Defensive coordinator John Hendrick (2nd season)
Base defense 3–4
Home stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
  2016
2018  
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
Team W L  W L 
East Division
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 Division
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, Alcorn State 32
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
Rankings from STATS 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.

Contents

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at TCU * FSN L 0–6342,709
September 96:00 p.m.vs. No. 23 Tennessee State * FSS L 15–1747,407
September 166:00 p.m.at No. 22 Grambling State * ESPN3 L 21–3616,513
September 236:00 p.m. Arkansas–Pine Bluff L 27–34 OT14,855
September 304:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&M L 9–386,601
October 146:00 p.m.vs. Tuskegee *L 7–33
October 216:00 p.m. Southern
L 17–3514,000
October 282:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley State W 24–57,925
November 42:00 p.m. Alabama State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 3–1318,585
November 111:00 p.m.at Alabama A&M W 10–75,755
November 182:00 p.m. Alcorn State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 7–312,903

Game summaries

At TCU

1234Total
Tigers00000
Horned Frogs211421763

vs Tennessee State

1234Total
No. 23 TSU Tigers1000717
JSU Tigers360615

At Grambling State

1234Total
JSU Tigers777021
No. 22 GSU Tigers91031436

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1234OTTotal
Golden Lions79011734
Tigers710100027

At Prairie View A&M

1234Total
Tigers30069
Panthers17014738

vs Tuskegee

1234Total
Golden Tigers6714633
Tigers07007

Southern

1234Total
Jaguars71414035
Tigers1007017

At Mississippi Valley State

1234Total
Tigers0107724
Delta Devils30025

Alabama State

1234Total
Hornets337013
Tigers03003

At Alabama A&M

1234Total
Tigers0001010
Bulldogs00707

Alcorn State

1234Total
Braves30003
Tigers07007

References