2017 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 2017 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2017 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). They finished the season 3–8, 3–4 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.

2017 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2017 record3–8 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coachTony Hughes (2nd season)
Offensive coordinatorChad Germany (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Hendrick (2nd season)
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,492)
2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alcorn State xy  5 2     7 5  
Alabama State  4 3     5 6  
Alabama A&M  3 4     4 7  
Jackson State  3 4     3 8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 6     2 9  
West
No. 16 Grambling State xy$  7 0     11 2  
Southern*  5 2     7 4  
Prairie View A&M  4 3     6 5  
Texas Southern  2 5     2 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 6     2 9  
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32
December 2, 2017
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • *Southern ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 27:00 p.m.at TCU*FSNL 0–6342,709
September 96:00 p.m.vs. No. 23 Tennessee State*FSSL 15–1747,407
September 166:00 p.m.at No. 22 Grambling State*ESPN3L 21–3616,513
September 236:00 p.m.Arkansas–Pine BluffL 27–34 OT14,855
September 304:00 p.m.at Prairie View A&ML 9–386,601
October 146:00 p.m.vs. Tuskeegee*L 7–33
October 216:00 p.m.Southern
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (BoomBox Classic)
L 17–3514,000
October 282:00 p.m.at Mississippi Valley State
  • Rice–Totten Field
  • Itta Bena, MS
W 24–57,925
November 42:00 p.m.Alabama State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 3–1318,585
November 111:00 p.m.at Alabama A&MW 10–75,755
November 182:00 p.m.Alcorn State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 7–312,903

Game summaries

at TCU

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 0 0
Horned Frogs 21 14 21 7 63

vs Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 23 TSU Tigers 10 0 0 7 17
JSU Tigers 3 6 0 6 15

at Grambling State

1 2 3 4 Total
JSU Tigers 7 7 7 0 21
No. 22 GSU Tigers 9 10 3 14 36

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1 2 3 4OT Total
Golden Lions 7 9 0 117 34
Tigers 7 10 10 00 27

at Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 0 0 6 9
Panthers 17 0 14 7 38

vs Tuskegee

1 2 3 4 Total
Golden Tigers 6 7 14 6 33
Tigers 0 7 0 0 7

Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Jaguars 7 14 14 0 35
Tigers 10 0 7 0 17

at Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 10 7 7 24
Delta Devils 3 0 0 2 5

Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Hornets 3 3 7 0 13
Tigers 0 3 0 0 3

at Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 0 10 10
Bulldogs 0 0 7 0 7

Alcorn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Braves 3 0 0 0 3
Tigers 0 7 0 0 7
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