Jackson State Tigers

Jackson State Tigers
Current season: 2023 Jackson State Tigers
First season	1911
Head coach	T.C. Taylor
	1st year, 7–4 (.636)
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Stadium capacity	60,000
Stadium surface	Natural grass
Location	Jackson, Mississippi, U.S.
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)
Division	East
All-time history
Template:Jackson State Tigers history
All-time record	494–336–22 (.593)
Postseason bowl record	3–2 (.600)
Claimed national titles	4 (black college national championships: 1962, 1985, 1996, 2021)
Conference titles	19 (SWAC: Championships 1961, 1962, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2021, 2022)
Division titles	8 (SWAC East: 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010*, 2011*, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2022)
Colors	Navy Blue, White, and Light Blue
Fight song	Cheer Boys
Marching band	Sonic Boom of the South
Website	www.gojsutigers.com

The Jackson State Tigers football team represents Jackson State University located in Jackson, Mississippi. The Tigers are a member of the NCAA FCS Southwestern Athletic Conference and play their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson. The Tigers are currently coached by T.C. Taylor.

After joining the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in 1958, the program exploded into national prominence. In the 1980s, the program enjoyed its greatest success. Under head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers won eight conference championships between 1980 and 1990, including four straight from 1985 to 1988.

Since 1958, Jackson State has won about 25 percent of the conference's football championships (19) and is a perennial powerhouse program among HBCUs. The Tigers have produced 93 professional football players and four Pro Football Hall of Famers: Lem Barney, Walter Payton, Robert Brazile, and Jackie Slater. Only 13 college football teams at any level have produced more Pro Football Hall of Famers than Jackson State.

Classifications

• 1958–1969: NAIA
• 1970–1982: NAIA Division I
• 1956–1972: NCAA College Division
• 1973–1976: NCAA Division II
• 1977: NCAA Division I
• 1978–present: NCAA Division I–AA/FCS

Conference memberships

• 1911–1912: Independent
• 1913: Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
• 1914-1934: Independent
• 1935-1940: South Central Athletic Conference
• 1941-1946: Independent
• 1947–1950: South Central Athletic Conference
• 1951: Independent
• 1952–1957: Midwest Athletic Association
• 1958-present: Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC)

Seasons

2020s

Season	Coach	Record
2025	T.C. Taylor
2024	T.C. Taylor	12-2
2023	T.C. Taylor	7-4
2022	Deion Sanders	12-1
2021	Deion Sanders	11-2
2020	Deion Sanders	3-3

2010s

Season	Coach	Record
2019	[[John Hendrick	4-8
2018	Tony Hughes; John Hendrick	5-5
2017	Tony Hughes	3-8
2016	Tony Hughes	3-8
2015	Harold Jackson; Derrick McCall	3-8
2014	Harold Jackson	5-7
2013	Rick Comegy	7-4
2012	Rick Comegy	7-5
2011	Rick Comegy	9-2
2010	Rick Comegy	8-3

2000s

Season	Coach	Record
2009	Rick Comegy	3-7
2008	Rick Comegy	7-5
2007	Rick Comegy	8-4
2006	Rick Comegy	6-5
2005	James Bell; Daryl Jones	2-6
2004	James Bell	4-7
2003	James Bell	2-10
2002	Robert "Judge" Hughes	7-4
2001	Robert "Judge" Hughes	7-4
2000	Robert "Judge" Hughes	7-4

1990s

Season	Coach	Record
1999	Robert "Judge" Hughes	9-3
1998	James "Big Daddy" Carson	7-4
1997	James "Big Daddy" Carson	9-3
1996
1995
1994
1993
1992
1991
1990

Logos / Helmets

Notable Alumni

• Walter Payton - former Chicago Bears RB

External Links

• Jackson State Tigers football article at Wikipedia
• Official team site