1975 Jackson State Tigers football team

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1975 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1974
1976 →
1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Grambling State * 4 – 2 – 0 10 – 2 – 0
Southern + 4 – 2 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Jackson State + 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Mississippi Valley State 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Texas Southern 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 7 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Grambling State vacated a share of the conference championship.
Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1975 Jackson State Tigers football team represented the Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1975 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Robert Hill, The Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a conference mark of 4–2, sharing the SWAC title with Grambling State and Southern.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 61:00 p.m.vs. Central State (OH)*
W 30–18[1]
September 13Tennessee State*
W 43–0
September 20at Prairie View A&M
W 49–13
September 27Mississippi Valley StateNo. 5
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 14–13
October 4at UNLV*No. 5
L 2–39
October 18SouthernNo. 12
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 20–21
October 25No. 1 Grambling State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 24–1430,000[2]
November 8at Texas SouthernNo. 12
W 13–9
November 15at Nebraska–Omaha*No. 14
W 31–13
November 27Alcorn StateNo. 12
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 6–12
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3]

References

  1. ^ "Ujima Classic Slated Today At Dillon At 2". Hartford Courant. Hartford, Connecticut. September 6, 1975. p. 33. Retrieved October 17, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ "Grambling Falls To Jackson St". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 26, 1976. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jackson State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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