1977 Jackson State Tigers football team
| 1977 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| 1977 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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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.
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 | ||
| September 17 | at Prairie View A&M | W 27–2 | |||
| September 24 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 37–13 | |||
| October 8 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | Pine Bluff, AR | W 31–0 | ||
| October 15 | Southern |
| W 38–0 | ||
| October 22 | Grambling State |
| L 7–34 | ||
| October 29 | vs. Bethune–Cookman* | L 3–10 | 12,500 | [2] | |
| November 5 | at Texas Southern | W 10–0 | |||
| November 12 | Morgan State* |
| W 31–14 | ||
| November 19 | Alcorn State* |
| W 23–16 | ||
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References[]
- ^ "Jackson is winner in its opener". The Times. September 4, 1977 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bethune rallies by Jackson St". Orlando Sentinel. Orlando, Florida. October 30, 1977. p. 6D. Retrieved October 20, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
- ^ "Jackson State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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