1968 Jackson State Tigers football team

1968 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record3–6 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →
1968 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 3 Alcorn A&M + 6 – 1 – 0 8 – 1 – 0
Grambling + 6 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
Texas Southern + 6 – 1 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Arkansas AM&N 4 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Southern 3 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Prairie View A&M 2 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Jackson State 1 – 6 – 0 3 – 6 – 0
Wiley 0 – 7 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1968 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State College (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1968 NCAA College Division football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 3–6, with a conference record of 1–6, and finished seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21Prairie View A&M
L 8–1011,321[1]
September 28No. 20 Alcorn A&M
L 6–308,240[2]
October 5Arkansas AM&N
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
L 14–156,445[3][4]
October 19at Southern
L 16–3011,648[5][6]
October 26at Grambling
L 33–3518,000[7][8]
November 2Wiley
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 23–77,486[9]
November 9Texas Southern
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
L 0–143,267[10]
November 16at Bishop*Dallas, TXW 21–153,682[11]
November 23at Mississippi Valley State*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 32–710,763[12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

[13]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "4th quarter TD boosts Panthers atop Jackson St". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1968. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Alcorn smacks J-State Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1968. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jackson State plays host to Arkie gridders tonight". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1968. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers lose close battle". The Clarion-Ledger. October 6, 1968. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jaguars race to 30–16 victory over Jackson State". Alexandria News Leader. October 27, 1968. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cats top Jax, 30–16". The Louisiana Weekly. October 26, 1968. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jackson felt Tiger claws". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1968. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Grambling nudges Jackson State in offensive showing". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1968. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "'Cat attack is grounded; Wiley defeated by 23–7". The Marshall News Messenger. November 3, 1968. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "T-Southern whips JSC in 14–0 tilt". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1968. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "JSC Tigers clip Bishop club, 21–15". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1968. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "JSC Tigers rout Devils". The Clarion-Ledger. November 23, 1968. Retrieved August 9, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1968)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 9, 2023.


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