2020 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record4–3 (3–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMichael Pollock (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJason Phillips (1st season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorDennis Thurman (1st season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2019
2021 →
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
No. 24 Alabama A&M x$   3 – 0     5 – 0  
Alabama State   3 – 2     3 – 3  
Jackson State   3 – 2     4 – 3  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 3     1 – 3  
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff x   4 – 0     4 – 1  
Southern   4 – 1     5 – 1  
Prairie View A&M*   2 – 1     2 – 1  
Texas Southern   1 – 2     1 – 2  
Grambling State   0 – 4     0 – 4  
Championship: Alabama A&M 40, Arkansas–Pine Bluff 33
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • Note: The SWAC played a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic. Alcorn State opted out of the spring season; all of their scheduled games were counted as forfeit wins for their opponents.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2020 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by Pro Football Hall of Famer and first-year head coach Deion Sanders 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).

On July 20, 2020, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes the football program.[1] The conference ultimately moved its football schedule to the 2021 spring semester.

Schedule

Due to the SWAC's postponement of the 2020 football season to spring 2021, games against Florida A&M, Langston, Southern Miss, and Tennessee State were canceled.[2][3][4][5][6][7] The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.[8]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 211:00 p.m.Edward Waters*
ESPN3W 53–011,000
March 612:00 p.m.at Grambling State
ESPN3W 33–286,340
March 142:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
ESPN2W 43–722,000
March 203:00 p.m.at Alabama State
ESPN2L 28–355,908
April 34:00 p.m.Southern*
ESPNL 14–3422,000
April 102:00 p.m.Alabama A&M
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
ESPNL 43–5220,051
April 17at Alcorn State
W 2–0 (forfeit)

[9][10]

Staff

Name Position Consecutive season at
Jackson State
in current position
Deion Sanders Head Coach 1st
Otis Riddley Director of player personnel 1st
Michael Pollock Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks 1st
Jason Phillips Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach 1st
Dennis Thurman Defensive Coordinator 1st
Alan Ricard Special teams coordinator 1st
T.C. Taylor Tight ends coach 2nd
Mike Markuson Offensive line coach 1st
Gary Harrell Running Backs Coach 1st
Jeff Weeks Defensive line coach 1st
Andre' Hart Linebackers Coach 1st
Kevin Mathis Defensive backs coach 1st

Game summaries

Edward Waters

Edward Waters at Jackson State
1 234Total
EWU Tigers 0 000 0
• JSU Tigers 10 21616 53
     
Scoring summary
111:36JSUWarren Newman 6-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak kick)
(6 plays, 40 yards, 2:15)		JSU 7–0
04:35JSUGlenn Misiak 23-yard field goal
(11 plays, 50 yards, 5:17)		JSU 10–0
214:09JSUKymani Clarke 8-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)br/>(9 play, 62 yards, 3:41)JSU 17–0
01:07JSUJalon Jones 6-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)
(2 plays, 30 yards, 0:46)		JSU 24–0
00:11JSUDaylen Baldwin 10-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak kick)
(4 plays, 44 yards, 0:44)		JSU 31–0
311:55JSUKymani Clarke 10-yard rush (Jalon Jones two-point conversion pass attempt failed)
(7 plays, 47 yards, 2:56)		JSU 37–0
413:26JSUGreg Williams 1-yard rush (Glenn Misiak PAT failed)
(5 plays, 30 yards, 1:34)		JSU 43–0
09:25JSUNoah Anderson 24-yard field goal
(4 plays, 1 yard, 1:36)		JSU 46–0
09:20JSUChristian Allen 24-yard pass from Quincy Casey (Noah Anderson kick)
(1 play, 24 yards, 0:05)		JSU 53–0

See also: Edward Waters Tigers football
Statistics Edward Waters Jackson State
First downs 8 27
Total yards 104 435
Rushing yards 21 183
Passing yards 83 252
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 28:35 31:25
Team Category Player Statistics
Edward Waters Passing Roshard Branch 9/21, 83 yards
Rushing De'Shaun Hugee 6 carries, 10 yards
Receiving Samuel Thompson 3 receptions, 28 yards
Jackson State Passing Jalon Jones 17/19, 163 yards, 2 TDs
Rushing Kymani Clarke 18 carries, 92 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Warren Newman 8 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD

At Grambling State

Jackson State at Grambling State
1 234Total
• JSU Tigers 7 2006 33
GRAM Tigers 14 077 28
     
Scoring summary
111:34JSUCorey Reed Jr. 13-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Noah Anderson kick)
(3 plays, 10 yards, 1:17)		JSU 7–0
08:04GRAMGeremy Hickbottom 2-yard rush (Garrett Urban kick)
(9 plays, 61 yards, 3:23)		TIE 7–7
04:07GRAMKeilon Elder 1-yard rush (Garrett Urban kick)br/>(7 play, 51 yards, 2:30)GRAM 14–7
210:48JSUJalon Jones 4-yard rush (Noah Anderson PAT failed)
(9 plays, 67 yards, 4:02)		GRAM 14–13
09:05JSUDaylen Baldwin 64-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak kick)
(2 plays, 68 yards, 0:44)		JSU 20–14
05:00JSUTyson Alexander 33-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)
(5 plays, 62 yards, 1:39)		JSU 27–14
308:50GRAMDarrell Clark 15-yard pass from Geremy Hickbottom (Garrett Urban kick)
(11 plays, 67 yards, 4:00)		JSU 27–21
413:55GRAMKeilon Elder 2-yard rush (Garrett Urban kick)
(16 plays, 80 yard, 5:45)		GRAM 28–27
12:35JSUWarren Newman 20-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Noah Anderson PAT failed)
(4 plays, 50 yards, 1:13)		JSU 33–28

See also: 2020 Grambling State Tigers football team
Pregame line Over/under
GRAM −10.5 50
Statistics Jackson State Grambling State
First downs 21 29
Total yards 473 422
Rushing yards 293 182
Passing yards 180 240
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 28:06 31:54
Team Category Player Statistics
Jackson State Passing Jalon Jones 12/18, 180 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Tyson Alexander 17 carries, 184 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Daylen Baldwin 4 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD
Grambling State Passing Geremy Hickbottom 24/35, 237 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Geremy Hickbottom 16 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Dorrell James 6 receptions, 87 yards

Mississippi Valley State

Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State
1 234Total
Delta Devils 0 007 7
• Tigers 7 23013 43
     
Scoring summary
108:17JSUJalon Jones 19-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)
(13 plays, 95 yards, 5:14)		JSU 7–0
214:00JSUDaylen Baldwin 30-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak PAT failed)
(9 plays, 79 yards, 3:30)		JSU 13–0
09:55JSUDaylen Baldwin 38-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Jalon Jones two-point conversion pass to Kyland Richey)br/>(3 play, 62 yards, 0:53)JSU 21–0
07:47JSUDaylen Baldwin 20-yard pass form Jalon Jones (two-point conversion rush failed)
(2 plays, 20 yards, 0:17)		JSU 27–0
04:40JSUNoah Anderson 29-yard field goal
(5 plays, 29 yards, 2:22)		JSU 30–0
404:20MVSUJalani Eason 11-yard rush (Orlando Fernandez kick)
(3 plays, 24 yards, 1:30)		JSU 30–7
01:34JSUQuincy Casey 2-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)
(8 plays, 58 yards, 2:44)		JSU 37–7
00:25JSUJaumonie Crain 26-yard fumble returned (Glenn Misiak PAT failed)
(1 play, -9 yards, 0:10)		JSU 43–7

See also: 2020 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team
Pregame line Over/under
JSU −17.5 55
Statistics Mississippi Valley State Jackson State
First downs 15 21
Total yards 271 456
Rushing yards 147 153
Passing yards 124 303
Turnovers 4 2
Time of possession 34:08 25:52
Team Category Player Statistics
Mississippi Valley State Passing Jalani Eason 17/34, 117 yards, 1 INT
Rushing Darius Williams 9 carries, 65 yards
Receiving Jarius Clayton 5 receptions, 35 yards
Jackson State Passing Jalon Jones 14/27, 250 yards, 3 TDs
Rushing Tyson Alexander 6 carries, 136 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Daylen Baldwin 6 receptions, 136 yards, 3 TDs

At Alabama State

Jackson State at Alabama State
1 234Total
Tigers 0 6157 28
• Hornets 0 14021 35
  • Date: March 20, 2021
  • Location: New ASU Stadium
    Montgomery, AL
  • Game start: 3:07 p.m. CDT
  • Elapsed time: 3 hours and 51 minutes
  • Game attendance: 5,908
  • Game weather: 61 °F (16 °C) • Weather: Partly Cloudy • Wind: NE 7 MPH
  • Referee: Tony Ross
  • Television network: ESPN2
        
Scoring summary
210:01JSUGlenn Misiak 31-yard field goal
(7 plays, 14 yards, 1:46)		JSU 3–0
06:57ALSTJeremiah Hixon 35-yard pass from Ryan Nettles (Hunter Hanson kick)
(6 plays, 78 yards, 2:59)		ALST 7–3
04:37JSUGlenn Misiak 22-yard field goal
(6 plays, 20 yards, 1:54)		ALST 7–6
08:21ALSTJahod Booker 8-yard pass from Ryan Nettles (Hunter Hanson kick)
(12 plays, 89 yards, 4:00)		ALST 14–6
308:26JSUTeam Safety
(2 plays, -1 yards, 1:04)		ALST 14–8
04:48JSUCorey Reed Jr. 17-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak kick)
(8 plays, 50 yards, 3:38)		JSU 15–14
04:04JSUJalon Jones 3-yard rush (two-point conversion pass attempt failed)
(3 plays, 4 yards, 0:23)		JSU 21–14
410:50ALSTEzra Gray 4-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick)
(10 plays, 95 yards, 3:58)		TIE 21–21
06:53ALSTEzra Gray 49-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick)
(6 plays, 86 yards, 2:43)		ALST 28–21
01:42JSUJalon Jones 2-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)
(14 plays, 67 yards, 5:04)		TIE 28–28
01:29ALSTEzra Gray 50-yard rush (Hunter Hanson kick)
(1 play, 50 yards, 0:09)		ALST 35–28

See also: 2020 Alabama State Hornets football team
Pregame line Over/under
JSU −8.0 46
Statistics Jackson State Alabama State
First downs 24 21
Total yards 350 466
Rushing yards 170 209
Passing yards 180 257
Turnovers 2 3
Time of possession 29:56 30:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Jackson State Passing Jalon Jones 19/50, 180 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs
Rushing Jalon Jones 22 carries, 94 yards, 2 TDs
Receiving Corey Reed Jr. 8 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD
Alabama State Passing Ryan Nettles 27/42, 257 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs
Rushing Ezra Gray 23 carries, 195 yards, 3 TDs
Receiving Michael Jefferson 8 receptions, 76 yards

Southern

Southern at Jackson State
1 234Total
• Jaguars 7 10107 34
Tigers 0 707 14
    
Scoring summary
110:01SOUDevon Benn 1-yard rush (Cesar Barajas kick)
(11 plays, 70 yards, 4:59)		SOU 7–0
212:43SOUCesar Barajas 30-yard field goal
(11 plays, 51 yards, 4:54)		SOU 10–0
06:48JSUDaylen Baldwin 75-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak kick)br/>(1 play, 75 yards, 0:11)SOU 10–7
00:08SOUCorey Williams 20-yard pass from John Lampley (Cesar Barajas kick)
(5 plays, 54 yards, 0:37)		SOU 17–7
311:07SOUCesar Barajas 49-yard field goal
(7 plays, 28 yards, 3:00)		SOU 20–7
04:21SOUDevon Benn 20-yard rush (Cesar Barajas kick)
(9 plays, 93 yards, 4:09)		SOU 27–7
414:55JSUCorey Reed Jr. 18-yard pass from Jalon Jones (Glenn Misiak kick)
(13 plays, 82 yards, 4:26)		SOU 27–14
11:35SOULadarius Skelton 2-yard rush (Cesar Barajas kick)
(1 play, 2 yards, 0:04)		SOU 34–14

See also: 2020 Southern Jaguars football team and Boombox Classic
Pregame line Over/under
SCSU −1.5 59
Statistics Southern Jackson State
First downs 26 16
Total yards 474 309
Rushing yards 294 66
Passing yards 180 243
Turnovers 2 1
Time of possession 42:49 17:11
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Passing John Lampley 9/14, 116 yards, 1 TD
Rushing Jerodd Sims 17 carries, 79 yards
Receiving Ethan Howard 4 receptions, 54 yards
Jackson State Passing Jalon Jones 17/29, 243 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT
Rushing Tyson Alexander 8 carries, 38 yards
Receiving Daylen Baldwin 3 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD

Alabama A&M

Alabama A&M at Jackson State
1 234Total
• Bulldogs 7 211014 52
Tigers 7 14715 43
          
Scoring summary
111:50AAMUAbdul-Fatai Ibrahim 9-yard pass from Aqeel Glass (Spencer Corey kick)
(9 plays, 74 yards, 3:10)		AAMU 7–0
02:33JSUWarren Newman 6-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)
(8 plays, 66 yards, 3:29)		TIE 7–7
213:37JSUSantee Marshall 54-yard rush (Glenn Misiak kick)br/>(3 play, 65 yards, 1:10)JSU 14–7
12:14AAMUGary Quarles 43-yard pass from Aqeel Glass (Spencer Corey kick)
(4 plays, 65 yards, 1:23)		TIE 14–14
08:04AAMUAqeel Glass 5-yard rush (Spencer Corey kick)
(6 plays, 48 yards, 2:46)		AAMU 21–14
04:32JSUWarren Newman 17-yard pass from Quincy Casey (Glenn Misiak kick)
(8 plays, 53 yards, 3:21)		TIE 21–21
03:45AAMUZabrian Moore 61-yard pass from Aqeel Glass (Spencer Corey kick)
(2 plays, 80 yards, 0:38)		AAMU 28–21
312:04AAMUOdieu Hilaire 11-yard pass from Aqeel Glass (Spencer Corey kick)
(4 plays, 70 yards, 1:22)		AAMU 35–21
09:49JSUDaylen Baldwin 24-yard pass from Quincy Casey (Glenn Misiak kick)
(5 plays, 61 yards, 2:08)		AAMU 35–28
03:41AAMUSpencer Corey 34-yard field goal
(8 plays, 33 yards, 3:02)		AAMU 38–28
414:29AAMUAbdul-Fatai Ibrahim 25-yard pass from Aqeel Glass (Spencer Corey kick)
(7 plays, 75 yards, 2:25)		AAMU 45–28
06:59JSUWarren Newman 7-yard pass from Quincy Casey (Glenn Misiak kick)
(11 plays, 79 yards, 3:51)		AAMU 45–35
02:49AAMUAnthony Howard 4-yard pass from Aqeel Glass (Spencer Corey kick)
(10 plays, 75 yards, 4:10)		AAMU 52–35
01:29JSUWarren Newman 7-yard pass from Quincy Casey (Quincy Casey two-point conversion pass to Corey Reed Jr.)
(5 plays, 67 yards, 1:13)		AAMU 52–43

See also: 2020 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team
Pregame line Over/under
SCSU −10.0 53
Statistics Alabama A&M Jackson State
First downs 28 26
Total yards 533 463
Rushing yards 93 140
Passing yards 440 323
Turnovers 0 0
Time of possession 29:12 30:48
Team Category Player Statistics
Alabama A&M Passing Aqeel Glass 27/40, 440 yards, 6 TDs
Rushing Gary Quarles 16 carries, 86 yards
Receiving Zabrian Moore 4 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD
Jackson State Passing Quincy Casey 30/47, 323 yards, 4 TDs
Rushing Santee Marshall 19 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD
Receiving Daylen Baldwin 6 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD

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