2018 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHal Mumme (1st season, resigned after 4 games)
Derrick McCall (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJohn Hendrick (3rd season)
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State x$   6 – 1     9 – 4  
Alabama A&M   5 – 2     6 – 5  
Jackson State   4 – 3     5 – 5  
Alabama State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
West Division
Southern xy   6 – 1     7 – 4  
Grambling State   4 – 3     6 – 5  
Prairie View A&M   4 – 3     5 – 6  
Texas Southern   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 6     2 – 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant

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).

Preseason

SWAC football media day

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

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Southern Miss*
ESPN+L 7–5529,176
September 86:00 p.m.vs. Tennessee State*
 Cancelled[a]
September 154:30 p.m.at Florida A&M*
W 18–1617,643
September 294:00 p.m.Alabama A&M
L 16–2130,472
October 62:30 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine Bluff
W 30–274,200
October 132:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley Statedagger
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 23–729,500
October 202:00 p.m.North Alabama*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 7–2419,750
October 276:00 p.m.at Southern
L 7–4120,575
November 32:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 34–2821,729
November 102:00 p.m.at Alabama State
W 20–214,428
November 172:00 p.m.at Alcorn State
L 3–2421,312
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  1. ^ 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

See also: 2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

At Florida A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 6 9 3 18
Rattlers 7 0 9 0 16

See also: 2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Alabama A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Bulldogs 0 7 14 0 21
Tigers 10 6 0 0 16

See also: 2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 3 3 10 14 30
Golden Lions 7 0 13 7 27

See also: 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Mississippi Valley State

1 2 3 4 Total
Delta Devils 0
Tigers 0

See also: 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

North Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 7 7 10 0 24
Tigers 0 0 0 7 7

See also: 2018 North Alabama Lions football team

At Southern

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 7 0 7
Jaguars 14 7 20 0 41

See also: 2018 Southern Jaguars football team and Jackson State–Southern University rivalry

Prairie View A&M

1 2 3 4 Total
Panthers 0
Tigers 0

See also: 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

At Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Hornets 0

See also: 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team

At Alcorn State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0
Braves 0

See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team

References

  1. ^ "Swac Football All-Conference Preseason Teams Released".
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