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2018 Jackson State Tigers football team
American college football season
The 2018 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Tony Hughes 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).
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| 2018 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Division | East Division |
| Record | 5–5 (4–3 SWAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Offensive coordinator | Hal Mumme (1st season; first 4 games) Derrick McCall (interim; remainder of season) |
| Offensive scheme | Air raid |
| Defensive coordinator | John Hendrick (3rd season) |
| Base defense | 3–4 |
| Home stadium | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| Alcorn State x$ | 6 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Southern xy | 6 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 4 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 4 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1 | – | 6 | 2 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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SWAC football media day
During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Tigers were predicted to finish third in the East Division.[1] They did not have any players selected to any of the Presason All-SWAC Teams.
Media poll
More information Predicted finish, Team ...
| East Division | ||
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
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| 1 | Alcorn State | 95 |
| 2 | Alabama State | 72 |
| 3 | Jackson State | 55 |
| 4 | Alabama A&M | 51 |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State | 27 |
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More information Date, Time ...
| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss* | ESPN+ | L 7–55 | 29,176 | |
| vs. | Cancelled[lower-alpha 1] | |||||
| September 15 | 4:30 p.m. | at Florida A&M* | W 18–16 | 17,643 | ||
| September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M | L 16–21 | 30,472 | ||
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 30–27 | 4,200 | ||
| October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 23–7 | 29,500 | |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | North Alabama* |
| L 7–24 | 19,750 | |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern | L 7–41 | 20,575 | ||
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M |
| W 34–28 | 21,729 | |
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alabama State | W 20–2 | 14,428 | ||
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alcorn State | L 3–24 | 21,312 | ||
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At Southern Miss
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 55 |
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At Florida A&M
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| Rattlers | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 |
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See also: 2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football team
Alabama A&M
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Tigers | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 |
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See also: 2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team
At Arkansas–Pine Bluff
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| Golden Lions | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 27 |
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Mississippi Valley State
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| Delta Devils | 0 | ||||
| Tigers | 0 |
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North Alabama
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Lions | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |
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See also: 2018 North Alabama Lions football team
At Southern
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Jaguars | 14 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 41 |
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Prairie View A&M
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Panthers | 0 | ||||
| Tigers | 0 |
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At Alabama State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | ||||
| Hornets | 0 |
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See also: 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team
At Alcorn State
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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| Tigers | 0 | ||||
| Braves | 0 |
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See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team