American college football season
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 .
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Schedule
Date Opponent Site Result Attendance Source September 7 vs. Morgan State * L 6–1020,500 [1]
September 21 Prairie View A&M W 67–718,000 [2]
September 28 Mississippi Valley State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS W 25–621,000 [3]
October 5 Nebraska–Omaha * Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS W 75–018,000 [4]
October 12 at Bishop * Dallas, TX W 36–1010,000 [5]
October 19 at Southern L 19–2121,000 [6]
October 26 at No. 6 Grambling State L 13–2616,000–18,727 [7] [8]
November 2 vs. Bethune–Cookman * W 23–78,000 [9]
November 9 Texas Southern Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS W 34–2820,000 [10]
November 23 at No. 8 Alcorn State W 19–1318,000–24,000 [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
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2 3 4 Total
Tigers
0
0 7 6
13
• No. 6 Tigers
0
7 12 7
26
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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