1994 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 1994 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach James Carson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

1994 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Grambling State + 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Alcorn State +^ 6 1 0 8 3 1
Southern 5 2 0 6 5 0
Jackson State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Alabama State 3 4 0 6 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 5 0 4 6 0
Texas Southern 2 5 0 4 7 0
Prairie View A&M 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

Schedule edit

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4vs. Alabama A&M*
W 34–24[1]
September 11vs. Tennessee State*W 31–1250,047[2]
September 17Florida A&M*W 35–3420,105[3]
September 24Mississippi Valley State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 16–1838,500[4]
October 1vs. South Carolina State*L 22–2621,594[5]
October 8vs. Alabama State
W 24–644,366[6]
October 15at SouthernW 24–2127,801[7]
October 22at No. 6 Grambling StateL 17–2820,344[8]
November 5Texas Southern
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 47–41[9]
November 12Prairie View A&M
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 52–710,500[10]
November 19No. 16 Alcorn State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 34–5262,500[11]

References edit

  1. ^ "Tigers top A&M in classic". Birmingham Post-Herald. September 5, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jackson St. struts in Heritage". The Commercial Appeal. September 11, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rattlers come up point short". Tallahassee Democrat. September 18, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Delta Devils defense rules". The Sun Herald. September 25, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "S.C. State's Marshall rewards patient fans with wild finish". The State. October 2, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Game goes on, but real show rained out". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers erase Jagged edges". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "JSU falls prey to G-Men, 28–17". Enterprise-Journal. October 23, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Asberry leads JSU to SWAC victory". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Prairie View makes history; Arnold romps to help Tigers hand Panthers 45th straight loss". The Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alcorn's McNair does it to Jackson State again". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 20, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.