1974 Jackson State Tigers football team

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1974 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
1974 record7–3 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 14 AP / #13 UPI Alcorn State +^   5 – 1     9 – 2  
No. 7 AP / #6 UPI Grambling State +   5 – 1     11 – 1  
Jackson State   4 – 2     7 – 3  
Southern   3 – 3     8 – 3  
Texas Southern   3 – 3     6 – 4  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 5     5 – 5  
Prairie View A&M   0 – 6     0 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – College Division playoff participant
Rankings from College Division poll

The 1974 Jackson State Tigers football team represented the Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Robert Hill, The Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a conference mark of 4–2, placing third in the SWAC. Jackson State played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 7vs. Morgan State*
L 6–10
September 21Prairie View A&M
W 67–7
September 28Mississippi Valley State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 25–6
October 5Nebraska–Omaha*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 75–0
October 12at Bishop*Dallas, TXW 36–10
October 19at Southern
L 19–21
October 26at No. 6 Grambling State
L 13–26
November 2at Bethune��Cookman*Daytona Beach, FLW 23–7
November 9Texas Southern
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 34–28
November 23at No. 8 Alcorn State
W 19–13[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1974 Jackson State Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 34 Walter Payton Sr
RB   Rickey Young Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 80 Robert Brazile Sr
DB   Charles James Sr
LB   John Tate Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Robert Hill
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries[]

at Grambling State[]

See also: 1974 Grambling State Tigers football team
1 234Total
Tigers 0 076 13
• No. 6 Tigers 0 7127 26
   

1975 NFL Draft[]

Main article: 1975 NFL Draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL Club
Walter Payton Running back 1 4 Chicago Bears
Robert Brazile Linebacker 1 6 Houston Oilers
Rickey Young Running back 7 164 San Diego Chargers
John Tate Linebacker 8 183 New York Giants
Charles James Defensive back 10 249 New York Jets

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References[]

  1. ^ "Jackson St stuns Alcorn". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Associated Press. November 24, 1974. p. 22. Retrieved May 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ "Jackson St. Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  3. ^ "1975 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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