American college football season
The 2018 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Tony Hughes and played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
Previous season [ ]
The Tigers finished the 2017 season 3–8, 3–4 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.
Preseason [ ]
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During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Tigers were predicted to finish third in the East Division.[1] They did not have any players selected to any of the Presason All-SWAC Teams.
Media poll [ ]
East Division
Predicted finish
Team
Votes
1
Alcorn State
95
2
Alabama State
72
3
Jackson State
55
4
Alabama A&M
51
5
Mississippi Valley State
27
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. at Southern Miss * ESPN+ L 7–5529,176
September 8 6:00 p.m. vs. Tennessee State * Cancelled [a]
September 15 4:30 p.m. at Florida A&M * W 18–1617,643
September 29 4:00 p.m. Alabama A&M L 16–2130,472
October 6 2:30 p.m. at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 30–274,200
October 13 2:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS W 23–729,500
October 20 2:00 p.m. North Alabama * Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS L 7–2419,750
October 27 6:00 p.m. at Southern L 7–4120,575
November 3 2:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS W 34–2821,729
November 10 2:00 p.m. at Alabama State W 20–214,428
November 17 2:00 p.m. at Alcorn State L 3–2421,312
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
^ The Tennessee State game was cancelled due to inclement weather.
Game summaries [ ]
at Southern Miss [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
7
0
7
Golden Eagles
14
27
7
7
55
at Florida A&M [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
6
9
3
18
Rattlers
7
0
9
0
16
Alabama A&M [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
7
14
0
21
Tigers
10
6
0
0
16
at Arkansas–Pine Bluff [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
3
3
10
14
30
Golden Lions
7
0
13
7
27
Mississippi Valley State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Delta Devils
0
Tigers
0
North Alabama [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Lions
0
Tigers
0
at Southern [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
Jaguars
0
Prairie View A&M [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
Tigers
0
at Alabama State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
Hornets
0
at Alcorn State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
Braves
0
References [ ]
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