1964 Jackson State Tigers football team
The 1964 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson College for Negro Teachers (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1964 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a conference record of 4–3, and finished third in the SWAC.
| 1964 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 6–4 (4–3 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5/2 Prairie View A&M $ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 0 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19/NR Grambling | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn A&M | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at Fort Benning* |
| L 20–42 | 9,250 | [1][2] |
| September 19 | Prairie View A&M |
| L 13–36 | 4,350 | |
| September 26 | Mississippi Valley State* |
| W 11–9 | 5,275 | [3] |
| October 3 | Arkansas AM&N |
| W 14–12 | 4,350 | [4] |
| October 10 | at Alcorn A&M | L 8–27 | 4,000 | [5] | |
| October 17 | at Southern | W 9–0 | 11,000 | [6] | |
| October 24 | at Grambling | L 26–47 | 5,600 | [7] | |
| October 31 | at Wiley |
| W 20–14 | 2,500 | [8] |
| November 7 | Texas Southern |
| W 24–0 | 5,300 | [9] |
| November 14 | at Mississippi Industrial* | Holly Springs, MS | W 56–0 | 2,000 | [10] |
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References
- "Benning to open season tonight". The Columbus Ledger. September 12, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Doughboys grind out 42–20 win". The Sunday Ledger-Enquirer. September 13, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson State beats Miss. Valley, 11–9". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 3, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson St. nips Arkansas A&M". The Clarion-Ledger. October 4, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Alcorn A&M tops Jackson State, 27–8". The Clarion-Ledger. October 11, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson dumps SU". The Louisiana Weekly. October 24, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grambling Tigs stomp Jackson". Monroe Morning World. October 25, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson State in win over Wiley". The Clarion-Ledger. November 1, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson State defeats Texas Southern 24–0". The Clarion-Ledger. November 8, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "JSC in win over Miss. Ind". The Clarion-Ledger. November 15, 1964. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1964)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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