1977 Jackson State Tigers football team
The 1977 Jackson State Tigers football team represented the Jackson State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Led by second-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWAC. It was their first season as a member of Division I.
| 1977 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (5–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State $ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 3 | Alabama State* | W 17–6 | [1] | ||
| September 10 | Tennessee State* |
| L 7–17 | [2] | |
| September 17 | at Prairie View A&M | W 27–2 | [3] | ||
| September 24 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 37–13 | [4] | ||
| October 8 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | Pine Bluff, AR | W 31–0 | [5] | |
| October 15 | Southern |
| W 38–0 | [6] | |
| October 22 | Grambling State |
| L 7–34 | [7] | |
| October 29 | vs. Bethune–Cookman* | L 3–10 | 12,500 | [8] | |
| November 5 | at Texas Southern | W 10–0 | [9] | ||
| November 12 | Morgan State* |
| W 31–14 | [10] | |
| November 24 | Alcorn State* |
| W 23–16 | [11] | |
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References
- "Jackson is winner in its opener". The Times. September 4, 1977 – via Newspapers.com.
- "TSU romps to 17–7 win". The Tennessean. September 11, 1977. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Prairie View falls". The El Paso Times. September 18, 1977. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "JSU Tigers drop Valley St. 37–13". The Yazoo Herald. September 25, 1977. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Frazier run sparks 31–0 J-State romp". The Clarion-Ledger. October 9, 1977. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson mauls Jaguars". The Shreveport Times. October 16, 1977. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grambling rolls". The Yazoo Herald. October 23, 1977. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Bethune rallies by Jackson St". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. October 30, 1977. p. 6D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- "JSU blanks Texas So". The Yazoo Herald. November 6, 1977. Retrieved June 21, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tigers beat Morgan State". Sun Herald. November 13, 1977. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Ricky Patton stars in Jackson State win". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 25, 1977. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "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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