1971 Jackson State Tigers football
Azalea Classic champion
Azalea Classic, W 40-21 vs. Alabama A&M
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–1–1 (4–1–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1971 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 9 Grambling $ 5 –1 –09 –2 –0
Jackson State 4 –1 –19 –1 –1
No. 16 Alcorn A&M 4 –2 –06 –3 –0
Texas Southern 3 –2 –17 –2 –1
Prairie View A&M 2 –4 –03 –7 –0
Mississippi Valley State 1 –5 –04 –7 –0
Southern 1 –5 –02 –7 –1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll for Grambling and UPI small college poll for Alcorn A&M

The 1971 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 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Robert Hill, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a conference record of 4–1–1, and finished second in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 18at Prairie View A&M
L 12–13[1]
October 2at Kentucky State*
W 42–334,000[2]
October 9Bishop*
W 40–7[3]
October 16Southern
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 49–28[4]
October 23Grambling
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 13–720,000–26,000[5][6]
October 30Texas Lutheran*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 48–20[7]
November 6at Texas Southern
T 7–7[8]
November 13Morgan State*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 34–29[9]
November 20at Mississippi Valley State
W 17–7[10]
November 25Alcorn A&M
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (rivalry)
W 35–29[11]
December 4vs. Alabama A&M*
W 40–21[12]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. ↑ "Prairie View A&M nips Jackson St". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 19, 1971. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Kentucky State stumbles in 42–33 loss". The Courier-Journal. October 3, 1971. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Jackson St. rattles Bishop". The Clarion-Ledger. October 10, 1971. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Jackson State outlasts Southern". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1971. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Jackson St. slips by Grambling 13–7". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1971. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
  7. ↑ "Jackson State tramples TLC". Austin American-Statesman. October 31, 1971. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Jackson St., TSU battle to deadlock". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1971. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Morgan rally falls short, 34–29". The Baltimore Sun. November 14, 1971. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "JSC Tigers rally to beat MVSC". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 21, 1971. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ↑ "Jackson State defeats Alcorn by 35–29 score". Hattiesburg American. November 26, 1971. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ↑ "Payton brothers 'bloom'in Azalea". The Pensacola News-Journal. December 5, 1971. Retrieved August 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ↑ "Final 1971 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 8, 2023.


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