1981 Jackson State Tigers football team

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1981 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 7–19 at Boise State
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
1981 record9–2–1 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1980
1982 →
1981 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 4 Jackson State $^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 1
Grambling State 4 – 1 – 1 6 – 4 – 1
Texas Southern 3 – 2 – 1 4 – 5 – 1
Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 1
Southern 2 – 4 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
Prairie View A&M 1 – 5 – 0 2 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1981 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled and overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the SWAC title. Jackson State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs, where they lost to Boise State in the quarterfinals.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 5Alabama State*
T 14–14
September 12Tennessee State*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 31–23
September 19at Prairie View A&M
W 29–0
September 26vs. Mississippi Valley StateNo. 4
W 42–0[1]
October 3at Southeastern Louisiana*No. 4
W 51–14
October 10at Florida A&M*No. 3
W 14–6
October 17SouthernNo. 3
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 41–0
October 24Grambling StateNo. T–1
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 7–15
November 7at Texas SouthernNo. T–7
W 37–21
November 14Kentucky State*No. 7
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 34–0
November 26Alcorn StateNo. 4
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 13–10
December 5No. 5 Boise State*No. 4
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (NCAA Division I-AA Quarterfinal)
L 7–1911,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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References[]

  1. ^ Smith, Danny (September 27, 1981). "Delta Devils fall 42-0 to JSU". The Greenwood Commonwealth. Greenwood, Mississippi. p. 10. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com open access.
  2. ^ "Jackson State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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