1975 Jackson State Tigers football team

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.

1975 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC co-champion
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1975 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 4 Grambling State * 4 –2 –010 –2 –0
No. 9 Southern + 4 –2 –09 –3 –0
No. 7 Jackson State + 4 –2 –07 –3 –0
No. T–19 Alcorn State 3 –3 –06 –3 –1
Mississippi Valley State 3 –3 –06 –4 –0
Texas Southern 2 –4 –04 –6 –0
Prairie View A&M 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • * – Grambling State vacated a share of the conference championship.
Rankings from NCAA Division II AP poll for Grambling State and NAIA Division I poll for Southern and Jackson State

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 6vs. Central State (OH)*
W 30–185,000[1]
September 13Tennessee State*
W 43–023,000[2]
September 20at Prairie View A&M
W 49–1310,000[3]
September 27at Mississippi Valley StateNo. 5
W 14–1311,300[4]
October 4at UNLV*No. 5
L 2–3915,000–15,178[5]
October 18SouthernNo. 12
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 20–2122,500[6]
October 25No. 1 Grambling State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 24–1425,700–30,000[7][8]
November 8at Texas SouthernNo. 12
W 13–95,000[9]
November 15at Nebraska–Omaha*No. 14
W 31–133,000[10]
November 27Alcorn StateNo. 12
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 6–1227,000[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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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. "Jackson State rips TSU 43–0". The Tennessean. September 14, 1975. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Prairie View routed, 49–13". San Antonio Express. September 21, 1975. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Blocked PAT spells doom as MVSU loses". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 28, 1975. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  6. "J-State's upset loss highlights games". The Clarion-Ledger. October 20, 1975. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Grambling Falls To Jackson St". Santa Cruz Sentinel. October 26, 1976. p. 28 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  9. "Tillman's sprint stops TSU 13–9". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1975. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "31–13 Jackson win ends UNO season". Omaha World-Herald. November 16, 1975. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Alcorn wins in upset". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. November 28, 1975. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Final 1975 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  13. "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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