1973_Jackson_State_Tigers_football_team
1973 Jackson State Tigers football team
American college football season
The 1973 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1973 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Robert Hill, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–2, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished as SWAC co-champion.
Quick Facts Jackson State Tigers football, SWAC co-champion ...
| 1973 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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SWAC co-champion | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–2 (5–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5/7 Grambling +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Jackson State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–20 Alcorn A&M | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at Nebraska–Omaha* | W 17–0 | [1] | |||
| September 15 | at Prairie View A&M | W 32–7 | [2] | |||
| September 22 | at Mississippi Valley State | No. 15 | W 26–22 | 12,000 | [3][4] | |
| September 29 | at Kentucky State* | L 7–9 | 2,500 | [5] | ||
| October 6 | Bishop* | W 60–12 | [6] | |||
| October 13 | Southern |
| W 28–3 | [7] | ||
| October 20 | No. 5 Grambling |
| L 12–19 | 26,745 | [8][9] | |
| October 27 | Bethune–Cookman* |
| W 42–32 | 12,000 | [10] | |
| November 3 | at Texas Southern | W 44–14 | 11,000 | [11] | ||
| November 10 | Morris Brown* |
| W 47–7 | [12] | ||
| November 22 | Alcorn A&M |
| W 21–7 | 21,000 | [13] | |
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- "UNO bows to Jackson". The Lincoln Star. September 9, 1973. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson St. slams Prairie View 32–7". The Clarion-Ledger. September 16, 1973. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "JSC Tigers nip MVSC". The Delta Democrat-Times. September 23, 1973. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Mississippi Valley State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- "Kentucky State edges Jackson on field goal in final seconds". Sunday Herald-Leader. September 30, 1973. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson St. roars by Bishop 60–12". The Clarion-Ledger. October 17, 1973. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jags lose first game". The Shreveport Times. October 14, 1973. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grambling wins it". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1973. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "College-Division Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- "B–CC falls by 42–32". Tallahassee Democrat. October 28, 1973. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson State beats Texas Southern". Hattiesburg American. November 4, 1973. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Peyton-led Tigers rip Wolverines". The Clarion-Ledger. November 11, 1973. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson St. stymies Alcorn 21–7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 23, 1973. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1973 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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