1978 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 1978 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWAC. Jackson State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the lost in the semifinals to the eventual national champion, Florida A&M.

1978 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
APNo. 2 (NCAA Division I-AA)
Record10–2 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1978 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Grambling State $ 5 –0 –19 –1 –1
No. 2 Jackson State ^ 5 –1 –010 –2 –0
Mississippi Valley State 3 –2 –16 –3 –1
Alcorn State 2 –3 –15 –4 –1
Southern 2 –4 –04 –7 –0
Texas Southern 1 –4 –13 –7 –1
Prairie View A&M 1 –5 –03 –7 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule
DateOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendanceSource
September 2at Alabama State*
W 20–6[1]
September 9at Tennessee State*
W 35–2417,000[2]
September 16Prairie View A&M
W 41–14[3]
September 23Mississippi Valley StateNo. 4
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 27–16[4]
October 7Arkansas–Pine Bluff*No. 4
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 54–14[5]
October 14at SouthernNo. 4
W 41–14[6][7]
October 21at Grambling StateNo. 2
L 7–13[8]
October 28Bethune–Cookman*No. 4
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 35–6[9]
November 4Texas SouthernNo. 2
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 41–0[10]
November 11Morgan State*No. 2
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 21–6[11]
November 18at Alcorn StateNo. 2
W 38–8[12]
December 9No. 3 Florida A&M*No. 2
ABCL 10–1512,000[13][14]

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References
  1. "ASU falls to Jackson". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 3, 1978. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jackson State rips struggling TSU". The Tennessean. September 10, 1978. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Harris leads J. State to win". Hattiesburg American. September 17, 1978. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Jackson State beats Valley". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 24, 1978. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Jackson State routs foe, 54–14". The Sun Herald. October 8, 1978. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Southern blitzed". Daily World. October 15, 1978. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southern coach has rare career". Daily World. August 27, 1978. Retrieved August 20, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Tigers lose first game". Enterprise-Journal. October 22, 1978. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Jackson State rips Bethune". The Miami Herald. October 29, 1978. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Jackson State rips Texas Southern 41–0". Enterprise-Journal. November 5, 1978. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Morgan loses, 21 to 6". The Baltimore Sun. November 12, 1978. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "Tigers top Alcorn 38–8". Enterprise-Journal. November 19, 1978. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "sports on the air". Tallahassee Democrat. Tallahassee, Florida. December 9, 1978. p. 6B. Retrieved May 14, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  14. Jackson, Eddie (December 10, 1978). "Rattlers Win A Title, Eye Another (cont'd)". The Tampa Tribune. p. 3-D. Retrieved May 14, 2019 – via newspapers.com.
  15. "Jackson State Yearly Results (1975–1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved August 20, 2023.
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