American college football season
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings | Conf | | | Overall |
Team | W | | L | | T | | | W | | L | | T |
No. 7 Grambling State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 |
No. 14 Alcorn State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | | | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 |
No. 10 Jackson State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | | | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
No. 12 Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 |
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | | | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 |
Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | | | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 |
Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | | | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 |
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- + – Conference co-champions
- ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern |
The 1974 Jackson State Tigers football team represented the Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Robert Hill, The Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a conference mark of 4–2, placing third in the SWAC. Jackson State played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | vs. Morgan State* | | L 6–10 | 20,500 | [1] |
September 21 | Prairie View A&M | | W 67–7 | 18,000 | [2] |
September 28 | Mississippi Valley State | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| W 25–6 | 21,000 | [3] |
October 5 | Nebraska–Omaha* | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| W 75–0 | 18,000 | [4] |
October 12 | at Bishop* | Dallas, TX | W 36–10 | 10,000 | [5] |
October 19 | at Southern | | L 19–21 | 21,000 | [6] |
October 26 | at No. 6 Grambling State | | L 13–26 | 16,000–18,727 | [7][8] |
November 2 | vs. Bethune–Cookman* | | W 23–7 | 8,000 | [9] |
November 9 | Texas Southern | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| W 34–28 | 20,000 | [10] |
November 23 | at No. 8 Alcorn State | | W 19–13 | 18,000–24,000 | [11][12] |
- *Non-conference game
- Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game
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Roster
1974 Jackson State Tigers football team roster |
Players | Coaches |
Offense | Defense | Special teams | - Head coach
- Coordinators/assistant coaches
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (S) Suspended
- (I) Ineligible
Injured Redshirt |
Game summaries
At Grambling State
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 13 | • No. 6 Tigers | 0 | 7 | 12 | 7 | 26 | |
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Scoring summary |
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| 2 | | GSU | Scales 14-yard pass from Williams (Zeno kick) | GSU 7–0 | | 3 | | GSU | Williams 1-yard run (kick failed) | GSU 13–0 | | JSU | Wadley 41-yard pass from Lewis (Perry kick) | GSU 13–7 | | GSU | Pennywell 22-yard pass from Williams (kick failed) | GSU 19–7 | | 4 | | JSU | Payton 1-yard run (kick failed) | GSU 19–13 | | GSU | Martin 1-yard run (Zeno kick) | GSU 26–13 | |
1975 NFL Draft
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References
- ^ "Morgan converts mistake into TD and beats Jackson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 8, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State drowns PVA&M". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson St. romps past Devils 25–6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers slash UNO in 75–0 tromping". Omaha World-Herald. October 6, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "J-State whips Bishop 36–10". The Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern, 21–19". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 20, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling Raps J-State 26-13". The Clarion-Ledger and Jackson Daily News. October 27, 1974. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- ^ "Jackson State buries Bethune–Cookman 23–7". St. Petersburg Times. November 3, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "J-State notches 34–28 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson St stuns Alcorn". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Associated Press. November 24, 1974. p. 22. Retrieved May 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - ^ "College-Division Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- ^ "Jackson St. Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- ^ "1975 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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