2015 Jackson State Tigers football team

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2015 Jackson State Tigers football
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ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2015 record3–8 (3–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTimmy Chang (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAlonzo Lee (1st season)
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,492)
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
  • v
  • t
 Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East
Alcorn State xy$   7 – 2     9 – 4  
Alabama State*   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Alabama A&M   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Jackson State   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10  
West
No. 24 Grambling State xy   9 – 0     9 – 3  
Prairie View A&M   8 – 1     8 – 2  
Southern   6 – 3     6 – 5  
Texas Southern   2 – 7     3 – 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 8     2 – 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 49, Grambling State 21
December 5, 2015
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • Alabama State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Harold Jackson for the first five games of the season before he was fired.[1] Wide receivers coach was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

Schedule[]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat Middle Tennessee*
GBRL 14–7015,908
September 126:00 pmvs. Tennessee State*
SPSOL 25–3548,385
September 196:00 pmat Southern
ESPN3L 31–5026,413
September 266:00 pmTexas Southern
JSUtvW 34–308,517[2]
October 36:00 pmGrambling State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
JSUtvL 27–5916,753
October 171:00 pmat Alabama A&M
L 22–2810,110
October 242:00 pmArkansas–Pine Bluffdagger
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
JSUtvW 37–324,579
October 314:00 pmat Mississippi Valley State
W 26–163,827
November 76:00 pmAlabama State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
JSUtvL 12–171,649
November 214:00 pmat Prairie View A&M
YouTubeL 14–564,719
November 282:00 pmAlcorn State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)
JSUtvL 10–1423,101

[3]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.gulflive.com/sports/index.ssf/2015/10/jackson_state_university_fires.html
  2. ^ "Texas Southern vs Jackson State Game Summary". tsuball.com. September 26, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Schedule
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