1969 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record2–6 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $ 6 0 18 0 1
Southern 5 1 16 2 1
Grambling 5 2 06 4 0
Texas Southern 3 3 14 3 2
Prairie View A&M 3 4 04 5 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 4 13 6 1
Jackson State 1 6 02 6 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 6 01 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

The 1969 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State College (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Ulysses S. McPherson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–6, with a conference record of 1–6, and finished tied for seventh in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 20at Prairie View A&ML 13–21[1]
October 4at Arkansas AM&N
L 25–34[2]
October 11Bishop*dagger
W 27–1613,000[3]
October 18SouthernL 20–47[4]
October 25Grambling
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 13–6213,992[5][6]
November 8at Texas SouthernL 8–35[7]
November 22at Mississippi Valley StateW 51–2[8]
November 27No. 5 Alcorn A&M
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
L 8–5020,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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References

  1. "JSC falls 21–13 in opener". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 1969. Retrieved August 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "J-State bows to Arkansas". The Clarion-Ledger. October 5, 1969. Retrieved August 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "JSC rips Bishop 27–16 in thriller". The Clarion-Ledger. October 12, 1969. Retrieved August 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Unbeaten Cats rip Jackson St., 42[sic]-20". The Louisiana Weekly. October 25, 1969. Retrieved August 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Grambling impressive in win over Jackson". The Shreveport Times. October 26, 1969. Retrieved August 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grambling crew barrels by Jackson State 63–12[sic]". The Clarion-Ledger. October 26, 1969. Retrieved March 28, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Southern bowls Jackson State". The Odessa American. November 9, 1969. Retrieved August 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "MVSC falls to Jax". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 23, 1969. Retrieved August 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Alcorn blasts JSC Tigs". Enterprise-Journal. November 28, 1969. Retrieved August 8, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 8, 2023.


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