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1979 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 1979 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a conference record of 4–2, placing third in the SWAC and ranking eighth nationally.

1979 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 6 Alcorn State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 2 – 0
No. 1 Grambling State + 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 8 Jackson State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. T–10 Southern 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 5 – 0
Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 11 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 1Alabama State*
W 14–7[1]
September 8Tennessee State*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 27–21[2]
September 15at Prairie View A&M
W 24–6[3]
September 22at Mississippi Valley StateNo. 1
W 36–14[4]
October 6at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*No. 2Pine Bluff, ARW 49–7[5]
October 13No. 5 SouthernNo. 2
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 34–0[6]
October 20No. T–8 Grambling StateNo. 2
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 13–25[7]
November 3vs. Texas SouthernNo. 2
W 34–7[8]
November 10at No. 5 Eastern Kentucky*No. 2
L 21–27[9]
November 17Langston*No. 5
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 49–6[10]
November 22No. T–7 Alcorn StateNo. T–5
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 7–9[11]

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References edit

  1. ^ "QB Taylor sparks Jackson State". The Tennessean. September 2, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.  
  2. ^ "Late TD gives JSU win; Chocs down Jacksonville". Hattiesburg American. September 9, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.  
  3. ^ "Jackson State posts victory". The Commercial Appeal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Letter, ground attack give J-State win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 23, 1979. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Harrington rambles for three JSU touchdowns". Hattiesburg American. October 7, 1979. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jackson St., 34–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "J-State again brings out the best in Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jackson St. runs wild in 34–7 win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Eastern wins 27–21 to retain its hopes for playoff berth". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jackson St. drubs Langston despite lackadaisical effort". The Clarion-Ledger. November 18, 1979. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alcorn gives JSU a kick in the mud". The Clarion-Ledger. November 23, 1979. Retrieved April 17, 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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