1977 Jackson State Tigers football team

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1977 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1976
1978 →
1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Grambling State $ 6 – 0 – 0 10 – 1 – 0
Jackson State 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Alcorn State 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Southern 1 – 4 – 1 3 – 7 – 1
Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion

The 1977 Jackson State Tigers football team represented the Jackson State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Led by second-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWAC. It was their first season as a member of Division I.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 3Alabama State*
W 17–6[1]
September 10Tennessee State*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 7–17[2]
September 17at Prairie View A&M
W 27–2[3]
September 24at Mississippi Valley State
W 37–13[4]
October 8at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*Pine Bluff, ARW 31–0[5]
October 15Southern
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 38–0[6]
October 22Grambling State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 7–34[7]
October 29vs. Bethune–Cookman*
L 3–1012,500[8]
November 5at Texas Southern
W 10–0[9]
November 12Morgan State*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 31–14[10]
November 24Alcorn State*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 23–16[11]
  • *Non-conference game

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jackson is winner in its opener". The Times. September 4, 1977 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  2. ^ "TSU romps to 17–7 win". The Tennessean. September 11, 1977. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Prairie View falls". The El Paso Times. September 18, 1977. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "JSU Tigers drop Valley St. 37–13". The Yazoo Herald. September 25, 1977. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Frazier run sparks 31–0 J-State romp". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1977. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jackson mauls Jaguars". The Shreveport Times. October 16, 1977. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grambling rolls". The Yazoo Herald. October 23, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Bethune rallies by Jackson St". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. October 30, 1977. p. 6D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  9. ^ "JSU blanks Texas So". The Yazoo Herald. November 6, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Tigers beat Morgan State". Sun Herald. November 13, 1977. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Ricky Patton stars in Jackson State win". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 25, 1977. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Jackson State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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