1982 Jackson State Tigers football team

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1982 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC champion
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 13–16 at Eastern Illinois
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Ranking
APNo. 8
1982 record9–3 (6–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1981
1983 →
1982 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 8 Jackson State $^ 6 – 0 – 0 9 – 3 – 0
Southern 5 – 1 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
No. 10 Grambling State 4 – 2 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Alcorn State 3 – 3 – 0 5 – 6 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 – 4 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Texas Southern 1 – 5 – 0 1 – 9 – 1
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 1 – 10 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from Div I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1982 Jackson State Tigers football team represented the Jackson State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Led by seventh-year head coachW. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 and an undefeated mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the SWAC title. They advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, but suffered a 13–16 overtime loss against Eastern Illinois in the first round.

Schedule[]

DateOpponentRankSiteResultSource
September 4at Alabama State*
W 21–7[1]
September 11at Tennessee State*
L 0–21[2]
September 18Prairie View A&M
W 14–6
September 25Mississippi Valley State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 44–17
October 2Nicholls State*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 17–21
October 9No. 14 Florida A&M*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 15–14
October 16at No. 17 Southern
W 17–10
October 23at No. T–5 Grambling StateNo. T–15
W 22–6
October 30Southeastern Louisiana*No. 10
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 30–13
November 6Texas SouthernNo. 11
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 34–28
November 20at Alcorn StateNo. 8
W 20–16
November 27at No. 5 Eastern Illinois*No. 8
L 13–16 OT
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

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Roster[]

1982 Jackson State Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
WR 15 Chris Burkett So
RB 32 Leonard Moore Fr
TE 82 Cleo Simmons Sr
RB 33 Sylvester Stamps Jr
OL 61 Frank Sutton So
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
DL 77 Reggie Carr Fr
DL 84 Thomas Strauthers Sr
LB 59 Ladell Wills So
LB 80 Dave Windham Jr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

References[]

  1. ^ Webb, Donnie (September 5, 1982). "Jackson State stings Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser – via Newspapers.com. open access
  2. ^ Climer, David (September 13, 1982). "Merritt Savors TSU Win". The Tennessean – via Newspapers.com. open access
  3. ^ "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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