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2020 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record0–0 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRon Dickerson Jr. (2nd season)
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,492)
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 Alabama A&M x$   3 – 0     5 – 0  
Alabama State   3 – 2     3 – 3  
Jackson State   3 – 2     4 – 3  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 3     1 – 3  
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff x   4 – 0     4 – 1  
Southern   4 – 1     5 – 1  
Prairie View A&M*   2 – 1     2 – 1  
Texas Southern   1 – 2     1 – 2  
Grambling State   0 – 4     0 – 4  
Championship: Alabama A&M 40, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 33
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Note: The SWAC played a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic. Alcorn State opted out of the spring season; all of their scheduled games were counted as forfeit wins for their opponents.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Jackson State Tigers football team will represent Jackson State University in the 2020 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers will be led by second-year head coach John Hendrick and will play their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 5 Langston*
Cancelled[a]
September 12 vs. Tennessee State*
Cancelled[b]
September 19 at Southern Miss*
September 26 at Southern
October 3 Texas Southerndagger
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
October 10 Prairie View A&M
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
October 17 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
October 31 Mississippi Valley State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
November 7 Alabama A&M
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
November 14 at Alabama State
November 21 at Alcorn State
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[4]

  1. ^ The NAIA has announced a start date of September 12 for football, meaning that Langston, an NAIA member, will not be able to play this game.[1][2]
  2. ^ On June 17, 2020, it was announced that the 2020 playing of the Southern Heritage Classic would be cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

References

  1. ^ Carpenter, Mark (17 June 2020). "NAIA issues update on 2020 fall sports". People's Defender. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  2. ^ Witz, Billy (17 June 2020). "First Cancellations Emerge for Major College Football". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  3. ^ Kelley, Kevin (17 June 2020). "2020 Southern Heritage Classic canceled due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020 Jackson State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved April 2, 2020.
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