2025 Jackson State Tigers football team

2025 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	West Division
Ranking
STATS	No. 15
FCS Coaches	No. 14
Record	1–0 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach	T. C. Taylor (3rd season)
Co-offensive coordinators	Rip Kirk (1st season) Manny Ramirez (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Aaron Jackson (1st season)
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ←  2024 2026 →

2025 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
No. 15 Jackson State		0	–	0					1	–	0
Alabama A&M		0	–	0					0	–	1
Alabama State		0	–	0					0	–	1
Bethune–Cookman		0	–	0					0	–	1
Florida A&M		0	–	0					0	–	1
Mississippi Valley State*		0	–	0					0	–	1
West Division
Prairie View A&M		1	–	0					1	–	0
Grambling State		0	–	0					1	–	0
Southern		0	–	0					1	–	1
Alcorn State		0	–	0					0	–	1
Arkansas–Pine Bluff*		0	–	0					0	–	1
Texas Southern		0	–	1					0	–	1
Championship: December 6, 2025
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to failed academic requirements [1] As of September 3, 2025 Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2025 Jackson State Tigers football team will represent Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2025 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers will be coached by third-year head coach T. C. Taylor and play at the Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 30	2:00 p.m.	Hampton *	No. 17	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	HBCU Go	W 28–14	13,576
September 6	4:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss *	No. 15	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+
September 13	2:00 p.m.	Tuskegee *		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	SWAC TV
September 27	6:00 p.m.	at Southern		A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	ESPN Network
October 4	4:00 p.m.	vs. Alabama A&M		Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	HBCU Go
October 11	2:30 p.m.	Alabama State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN Network
October 25	5:00 p.m.	vs. Grambling State		Allegiant Stadium Las Vegas, NV (Las Vegas HBCU Classic)	HBCU Go
November 1	6:00 p.m.	at Florida A&M		Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL	ESPN Network
November 8	2:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State		Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	SWAC TV
November 15	12:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	theGrio
November 22	2:30 p.m.	Alcorn State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)	ESPN Network
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Roster

2025 Jackson State Tigers football team roster
Players			Coaches
Offense Pos. # Name Class RB 0 Travis Terrell Jr. So WR 1 Shemar Savage GS WR 2 Ja'Naylon Dupree Sr WR 3 Nate Rembert Jr WR 4 Tyquan Henderson GS WR 5 Kobe Paul GS WR 6 Joanes Fortilien  Jr WR 7 Jameel Gardner Jr.  Jr RB 8 Kenan Christon II GS RB 9 Desmond Moultrie GS RB 10 Donerio Davenport Sr QB 11 Jared Lockhart Fr QB 12 Parker Stofa  Fr WR 13 Jabari Jones Fr RB 14 Bryson Moss GS QB 15 Jacobian Morgan GS WR 17 Errick Simmons GS QB 18 Ethan Terrell  Fr RB 22 Nate Blount IV  Fr RB 27 Ahmad Miller  So RB 30 Emari Matthews  Jr RB 33 Jeremiah Wilson Jr. Fr RB 35 Trevon Evans Fr TE 45 Kenneth Jiles Jr. GS OL 51 Alex Valbuena  Jr OL 54 Ace Meadows So OL 55 Kale Armstrong Fr OL 56 Brian Williams Jr.  Fr OL 58 Cameron James GS OL 59 Jamal Gowans Fr OL 60 Devin Love  Fr OL 61 Cyson Burk  Fr OL 62 Almetrius Smith Jr.  Sr OL 65 Mason Barton So OL 66 Jackson King  Fr OL 69 Dequarious White  So OL 70 Ryan Anderson Fr OL 72 Isaiah Villanneuva  Jr OL 74 D'Andre Townes-Blue GS OL 75 Xavion Davis So OL 77 Bruno Zandamela  Jr OL 79 Quaveon Davis Jr TE 81 Jency Riley GS WR 82 Cameron Onyebuagu  Fr TE 83 Sebastien Saint-Louis  So WR 84 Amarion Brown Fr TE 85 Darren Bennett  Sr TE 88 Marvin Landy GS	Defense Pos. # Name Class DL 0 Jeremiah Williams  Sr DB 1 Khamauri Rogers GS DB 2 Levi Wyatt Sr LB 3 Ashton Taylor  Jr DB 4 Mike Smith III So DB 5 Shamar Hawkins Sr DL 6 Quincy Ivory Sr LB 7 Reid Pulliam Sr EDGE 8 John Brown GS DB 9 B.J. Washington Sr LB 11 Carmelo Jones So DB 12 Anthony Enechukwu GS DL 14 Jaylan Ware GS DB 15 Kam Sallis  So EDGE 16 Jace Ward  So DB 17 KJ Chisholm So EDGE 18 Kanye Varner Sr DB 19 Frankie Dunn GS DB 23 Camden Hardy  Sr DB 24 Jordan Helton GS LB 25 Kenzavius Lundy Fr DB 26 Josh Higgins GS LB 28 Keith Bass Jr. Fr LB 29 Kam Evans Fr LB 31 Michael Robinson Jr. GS LB 32 J'Cori Hargon  Jr EDGE 40 Braxton Barney  So DB 46 Eric Hughes  So DB 47 Jaylin Acker  So DB 48 Dazerick Patton GS DL 50 Tymon Wells Sr LB 53 Jamarion Davis So LB 57 Bryce Owens  So DL 63 Kejuan Barbee  Sr DL 90 Dimonyai Lacey Sr DL 91 Braylon Brown Fr DL 93 Zalan Barrett  Jr DL 94 Stanley Cooks  So DL 95 Kazarius Bowie GS DL 96 Zyon Gilmore  Jr DL 99 Wayne Patterson Fr	Special teams Pos. # Name Class K/P 37 Donovan Warren GS K/P 38 Gerardo Baeza GS LS 43 Chris Levy Fr LS 44 Hunter Burns GS K 86 Simon Naylor Fr P 89 Kye Collins Jr	Head coach T. C. Taylor Coordinators/assistant coaches Otis Riddley (Associate head coach / Tight ends / General manager) Eric Gallon (Assistant head coach / Running backs) Aaron Jackson (Defensive line) Javancy Jones (Special Teams coordinator / Outside linebackers) Rip Kirk (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Quarterbacks) Mario Magana Jr. (Cornerbacks / Director of Player Personnel) Vincent Marshall (Passing Game Coordinator / Wide receivers) Torenzo Quinn (Defensive coordinator / Secondary) Manny Ramirez (Co-Offensive Coordinator / Offensive line) Justin Sanders (Linebackers) Esaias Guthrie (Defensive Analyst / Assistant safeties) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible Injured Redshirt Roster Last update: August 19, 2025

Game summaries

Hampton

See also: 2025 Hampton Pirates football team

Hampton Pirates (0-0) vs. No. 17 Jackson State Tigers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Pirates	-	-	-	-	0
No. 17 Tigers	-	-	-	-	0

at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS

• Date: August 30
• Game time: 2:00 PM CDT

Statistics	HAMP	JKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Hampton	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Jackson State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Southern Miss (FBS)

See also: 2025 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

No. 15 Jackson State Tigers (1-0) vs. Southern Miss Golden Eagles (FBS) (0-1) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 Tigers	-	-	-	-	0
Golden Eagles (FBS)	-	-	-	-	0

at M. M. Roberts Stadium • Hattiesburg, MS

• Date: September 6
• Game time: 4:00 PM CDT

Statistics	JKST	USM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern Miss	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Tuskegee (DII)

See also: Tuskegee Golden Tigers football

Tuskegee Golden Tigers (DII) (0-0) vs. Jackson State Tigers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Tigers (DII)	-	-	-	-	0
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0

at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS

• Date: September 13
• Game time: 2:00 PM CDT

Statistics	TUSK	JKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Tuskegee	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Jackson State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Southern (rivalry)

See also: 2025 Southern Jaguars football team and Jackson State–Southern football rivalry

Jackson State Tigers (0-0) vs. Southern Jaguars (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0
Jaguars	-	-	-	-	0

at A. W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA

• Date: September 27
• Game time: 6:00 PM CDT

Statistics	JKST	SOU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Southern	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Alabama A&M

See also: 2025 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Alabama A&M Bulldogs (0-0) vs. Jackson State Tigers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	-	-	-	-	0
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0

at Ladd–Peebles Stadium • Mobile, AL

• Date: October 4
• Game time: 4:00 PM CDT

Statistics	AAMU	JKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Jackson State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Alabama State

See also: 2025 Alabama State Hornets football team

Alabama State Hornets (0-0) vs. Jackson State Tigers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	-	-	-	-	0
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0

at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS

• Date: October 11
• Game time: 2:30 PM CDT

Statistics	ALST	JKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alabama State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Jackson State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

vs. Grambling State

See also: 2025 Grambling State Tigers football team

Grambling State Tigers (0-0) vs. Jackson State Tigers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Grambling State	-	-	-	-	0
Jackson State	-	-	-	-	0

at Allegiant Stadium • Paradise, NV

• Date: October 25
• Game time: 3:00 PM PDT

Statistics	GRAM	JKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Grambling State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Jackson State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Florida A&M

See also: 2025 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Jackson State Tigers (0-0) vs. Florida A&M Rattlers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0
Rattlers	-	-	-	-	0

at Bragg Memorial Stadium • Tallahassee, FL

• Date: November 1
• Game time: 7:00 PM EDT

Statistics	JKST	FAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Florida A&M	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

at Mississippi Valley State

See also: 2025 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

Jackson State Tigers (0-0) vs. Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0
Delta Devils	-	-	-	-	0

at Rice–Totten Stadium • Itta Bena, MS

• Date: November 8
• Game time: 2:00 PM CST

Statistics	JKST	MVST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Mississippi Valley State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Bethune–Cookman

See also: 2025 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team

Bethune–Cookman Wildcats (0-0) vs. Jackson State Tigers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Wildcats	-	-	-	-	0
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0

at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS

• Date: November 15
• Game time: 12:00 PM CST

Statistics	BCU	JKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Bethune–Cookman	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Jackson State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Alcorn State (Soul Bowl)

See also: 2025 Alcorn State Braves football team and Soul Bowl

Alcorn State Braves (0-0) vs. Jackson State Tigers (0-0) – Game summary

Quarter	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	-	-	-	-	0
Tigers	-	-	-	-	0

at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS

• Date: November 22
• Game time: 2:30 PM CST

Statistics	ALCN	JKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Alcorn State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving
Jackson State	Passing
	Rushing
	Receiving

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	17	15
Coaches	17	14

References

1. "Akron handed 2025 bowl ban: Zips flunk out of postseason after failing to meet NCAA academic standings". cbssports.com. CBS Sports. May 6, 2025. Retrieved May 6, 2025.
2. Kelley, Kevin (February 1, 2025). "Jackson State announces 2025 football schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved July 29, 2025.
3. Herder, Sam (May 27, 2025). "2025 Jackson State Football Schedule". Hero Sports. Retrieved July 29, 2025.