American college football season
The 2020 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Tigers were led by Pro Football Hall of Famer and first-year head coach Deion Sanders and played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
On July 20, 2020, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic , which includes the football program.[1] The conference ultimately moved its football schedule to the 2021 spring semester.
Schedule [ edit ] Due to the SWAC's postponement of the 2020 football season to spring 2021, games against Florida A&M , Langston , Southern Miss , and Tennessee State were canceled.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.[8]
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Game summaries [ edit ] Edward Waters [ edit ] Edward Waters at Jackson State 1 2 3 4 Total EWU Tigers 0 0 0 0 0 • JSU Tigers 10 21 6 16 53
Scoring summary 1 11:36 JSU Warren Newman 6-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak kick)(6 plays, 40 yards, 2:15) JSU 7–0 04:35 JSU Glenn Misiak 23-yard field goal(11 plays, 50 yards, 5:17) JSU 10–0 2 14:09 JSU Kymani Clarke 8-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)br/>(9 play, 62 yards, 3:41) JSU 17–0 01:07 JSU Jalon Jones 6-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)(2 plays, 30 yards, 0:46) JSU 24–0 00:11 JSU Daylen Baldwin 10-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak kick)(4 plays, 44 yards, 0:44) JSU 31–0 3 11:55 JSU Kymani Clarke 10-yard rush (Jalon Jones two-point conversion pass attempt failed)(7 plays, 47 yards, 2:56) JSU 37–0 4 13:26 JSU Greg Williams 1-yard rush (Glenn Misiak PAT failed)(5 plays, 30 yards, 1:34) JSU 43–0 09:25 JSU Noah Anderson 24-yard field goal(4 plays, 1 yard, 1:36) JSU 46–0 09:20 JSU Christian Allen 24-yard pass from Quincy Casey (Noah Anderson kick)(1 play, 24 yards, 0:05) JSU 53–0
Statistics Edward Waters Jackson State First downs 8 27 Total yards 104 435 Rushing yards 21 183 Passing yards 83 252 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 28:35 31:25
Team Category Player Statistics Edward Waters Passing Roshard Branch 9/21, 83 yards Rushing De'Shaun Hugee 6 carries, 10 yards Receiving Samuel Thompson 3 receptions, 28 yards Jackson State Passing Jalon Jones 17/19, 163 yards, 2 TDs Rushing Kymani Clarke 18 carries, 92 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Warren Newman 8 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD
At Grambling State [ edit ] Jackson State at Grambling State 1 2 3 4 Total • JSU Tigers 7 20 0 6 33 GRAM Tigers 14 0 7 7 28
Scoring summary 1 11:34 JSU Corey Reed Jr. 13-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Noah Anderson kick)(3 plays, 10 yards, 1:17) JSU 7–0 08:04 GRAM Geremy Hickbottom 2-yard rush (Garrett Urban kick)(9 plays, 61 yards, 3:23) TIE 7–7 04:07 GRAM Keilon Elder 1-yard rush (Garrett Urban kick)br/>(7 play, 51 yards, 2:30) GRAM 14–7 2 10:48 JSU Jalon Jones 4-yard rush (Noah Anderson PAT failed)(9 plays, 67 yards, 4:02) GRAM 14–13 09:05 JSU Daylen Baldwin 64-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak kick)(2 plays, 68 yards, 0:44) JSU 20–14 05:00 JSU Tyson Alexander 33-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)(5 plays, 62 yards, 1:39) JSU 27–14 3 08:50 GRAM Darrell Clark 15-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom (Garrett Urban kick)(11 plays, 67 yards, 4:00) JSU 27–21 4 13:55 GRAM Keilon Elder 2-yard rush (Garrett Urban kick)(16 plays, 80 yard, 5:45) GRAM 28–27 12:35 JSU Warren Newman 20-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Noah Anderson PAT failed)(4 plays, 50 yards, 1:13) JSU 33–28
Pregame line Over/under GRAM −10.5 50
Statistics Jackson State Grambling State First downs 21 29 Total yards 473 422 Rushing yards 293 182 Passing yards 180 240 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 28:06 31:54
Team Category Player Statistics Jackson State Passing Jalon Jones 12/18, 180 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Tyson Alexander 17 carries, 184 yards, 1 TD Receiving Daylen Baldwin 4 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD Grambling State Passing Geremy Hickbottom 24/35, 237 yards, 1 TD Rushing Geremy Hickbottom 16 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD Receiving Dorrell James 6 receptions, 87 yards
Mississippi Valley State [ edit ] Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State 1 2 3 4 Total Delta Devils 0 0 0 7 7 • Tigers 7 23 0 13 43
Scoring summary 1 08:17 JSU Jalon Jones 19-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)(13 plays, 95 yards, 5:14) JSU 7–0 2 14:00 JSU Daylen Baldwin 30-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak PAT failed)(9 plays, 79 yards, 3:30) JSU 13–0 09:55 JSU Daylen Baldwin 38-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Jalon Jones two-point conversion pass to Kyland Richey)br/>(3 play, 62 yards, 0:53) JSU 21–0 07:47 JSU Daylen Baldwin 20-yard pass form Jalon Jones (two-point conversion rush failed)(2 plays, 20 yards, 0:17) JSU 27–0 04:40 JSU Noah Anderson 29-yard field goal(5 plays, 29 yards, 2:22) JSU 30–0 4 04:20 MVSU Jalani Eason 11-yard rush (Orlando Fernandez kick)(3 plays, 24 yards, 1:30) JSU 30–7 01:34 JSU Quincy Casey 2-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)(8 plays, 58 yards, 2:44) JSU 37–7 00:25 JSU Jaumonie Crain 26-yard fumble returned (Glenn Misiak PAT failed)(1 play, -9 yards, 0:10) JSU 43–7
Pregame line Over/under JSU −17.5 55
Statistics Mississippi Valley State Jackson State First downs 15 21 Total yards 271 456 Rushing yards 147 153 Passing yards 124 303 Turnovers 4 2 Time of possession 34:08 25:52
Team Category Player Statistics Mississippi Valley State Passing Jalani Eason 17/34, 117 yards, 1 INT Rushing Darius Williams 9 carries, 65 yards Receiving Jarius Clayton 5 receptions, 35 yards Jackson State Passing Jalon Jones 14/27, 250 yards, 3 TDs Rushing Tyson Alexander 6 carries, 136 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Daylen Baldwin 6 receptions, 136 yards, 3 TDs
At Alabama State [ edit ] Jackson State at Alabama State 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 6 15 7 28 • Hornets 0 14 0 21 35
Date: March 20, 2021Location: New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL Game start: 3:07 p.m. CDT Elapsed time: 3 hours and 51 minutesGame attendance: 5,908Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 7 MPH Referee: Tony RossTelevision network: ESPN2 Scoring summary 2 10:01 JSU Glenn Misiak 31-yard field goal(7 plays, 14 yards, 1:46) JSU 3–0 06:57 ALST Jeremiah Hixon 35-yard pass from Ryan Nettles (Hunter Hanson kick)(6 plays, 78 yards, 2:59) ALST 7–3 04:37 JSU Glenn Misiak 22-yard field goal(6 plays, 20 yards, 1:54) ALST 7–6 08:21 ALST Jahod Booker 8-yard pass from Ryan Nettles (Hunter Hanson kick)(12 plays, 89 yards, 4:00) ALST 14–6 3 08:26 JSU Team Safety(2 plays, -1 yards, 1:04) ALST 14–8 04:48 JSU Corey Reed Jr. 17-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak kick)(8 plays, 50 yards, 3:38) JSU 15–14 04:04 JSU Jalon Jones 3-yard rush (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)(3 plays, 4 yards, 0:23) JSU 21–14 4 10:50 ALST Ezra Gray 4-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick)(10 plays, 95 yards, 3:58) TIE 21–21 06:53 ALST Ezra Gray 49-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick)(6 plays, 86 yards, 2:43) ALST 28–21 01:42 JSU Jalon Jones 2-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)(14 plays, 67 yards, 5:04) TIE 28–28 01:29 ALST Ezra Gray 50-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick)(1 play, 50 yards, 0:09) ALST 35–28
Pregame line Over/under JSU −8.0 46
Statistics Jackson State Alabama State First downs 24 21 Total yards 350 466 Rushing yards 170 209 Passing yards 180 257 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 29:56 30:04
Team Category Player Statistics Jackson State Passing Jalon Jones 19/50, 180 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Jalon Jones 22 carries, 94 yards, 2 TDs Receiving Corey Reed Jr. 8 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD Alabama State Passing Ryan Nettles 27/42, 257 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs Rushing Ezra Gray 23 carries, 195 yards, 3 TDs Receiving Michael Jefferson 8 receptions, 76 yards
Southern [ edit ] Southern at Jackson State 1 2 3 4 Total • Jaguars 7 10 10 7 34 Tigers 0 7 0 7 14
Scoring summary 1 10:01 SOU Devon Benn 1-yard rush (Cesar Barajas kick)(11 plays, 70 yards, 4:59) SOU 7–0 2 12:43 SOU Cesar Barajas 30-yard field goal(11 plays, 51 yards, 4:54) SOU 10–0 06:48 JSU Daylen Baldwin 75-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak kick)br/>(1 play, 75 yards, 0:11) SOU 10–7 00:08 SOU Corey Williams 20-yard pass from John Lampley (Cesar Barajas kick)(5 plays, 54 yards, 0:37) SOU 17–7 3 11:07 SOU Cesar Barajas 49-yard field goal(7 plays, 28 yards, 3:00) SOU 20–7 04:21 SOU Devon Benn 20-yard rush (Cesar Barajas kick)(9 plays, 93 yards, 4:09) SOU 27–7 4 14:55 JSU Corey Reed Jr. 18-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak kick)(13 plays, 82 yards, 4:26) SOU 27–14 11:35 SOU Ladarius Skelton 2-yard rush (Cesar Barajas kick)(1 play, 2 yards, 0:04) SOU 34–14
Pregame line Over/under SCSU −1.5 59
Statistics Southern Jackson State First downs 26 16 Total yards 474 309 Rushing yards 294 66 Passing yards 180 243 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 42:49 17:11
Team Category Player Statistics Southern Passing John Lampley 9/14, 116 yards, 1 TD Rushing Jerodd Sims 17 carries, 79 yards Receiving Ethan Howard 4 receptions, 54 yards Jackson State Passing Jalon Jones 17/29, 243 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT Rushing Tyson Alexander 8 carries, 38 yards Receiving Daylen Baldwin 3 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD
Alabama A&M [ edit ] Alabama A&M at Jackson State 1 2 3 4 Total • Bulldogs 7 21 10 14 52 Tigers 7 14 7 15 43
Scoring summary 1 11:50 AAMU Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim 9-yard pass from Aqeel Glass (Spencer Corey kick)(9 plays, 74 yards, 3:10) AAMU 7–0 02:33 JSU Warren Newman 6-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)(8 plays, 66 yards, 3:29) TIE 7–7 2 13:37 JSU Santee Marshall 54-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)br/>(3 play, 65 yards, 1:10) JSU 14–7 12:14 AAMU Gary Quarles 43-yard pass from Aqeel Glass (Spencer Corey kick)(4 plays, 65 yards, 1:23) TIE 14–14 08:04 AAMU Aqeel Glass 5-yard rush (Spencer Corey kick)(6 plays, 48 yards, 2:46) AAMU 21–14 04:32 JSU Warren Newman 17-yard pass from Quincy Casey (Glenn Misiak kick)(8 plays, 53 yards, 3:21) TIE 21–21 03:45 AAMU Zabrian Moore 61-yard pass from Aqeel Glass (Spencer Corey kick)(2 plays, 80 yards, 0:38) AAMU 28–21 3 12:04 AAMU Odieu Hilaire 11-yard pass from Aqeel Glass (Spencer Corey kick)(4 plays, 70 yards, 1:22) AAMU 35–21 09:49 JSU Daylen Baldwin 24-yard pass from Quincy Casey (Glenn Misiak kick)(5 plays, 61 yards, 2:08) AAMU 35–28 03:41 AAMU Spencer Corey 34-yard field goal(8 plays, 33 yards, 3:02) AAMU 38–28 4 14:29 AAMU Abdul-Fatai Ibrahim 25-yard pass from Aqeel Glass (Spencer Corey kick)(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:25) AAMU 45–28 06:59 JSU Warren Newman 7-yard pass from Quincy Casey (Glenn Misiak kick)(11 plays, 79 yards, 3:51) AAMU 45–35 02:49 AAMU Anthony Howard 4-yard pass from Aqeel Glass (Spencer Corey kick)(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:10) AAMU 52–35 01:29 JSU Warren Newman 7-yard pass from Quincy Casey (Quincy Casey two-point conversion pass to Corey Reed Jr.)(5 plays, 67 yards, 1:13) AAMU 52–43
Pregame line Over/under SCSU −10.0 53
Statistics Alabama A&M Jackson State First downs 28 26 Total yards 533 463 Rushing yards 93 140 Passing yards 440 323 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 29:12 30:48
Team Category Player Statistics Alabama A&M Passing Aqeel Glass 27/40, 440 yards, 6 TDs Rushing Gary Quarles 16 carries, 86 yards Receiving Zabrian Moore 4 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD Jackson State Passing Quincy Casey 30/47, 323 yards, 4 TDs Rushing Santee Marshall 19 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD Receiving Daylen Baldwin 6 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD
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