2022 Jackson State Tigers football team

2022 Jackson State Tigers football
2022 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC champion; SWAC East Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, W 43–24 vs Southern
Celebration Bowl, L 34–41 OTvs. North Carolina Central
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	East Division
Ranking
STATS	No. 16
FCS Coaches	No. 11
Record	12–1 (8–0 SWAC)
Head coach	Deion Sanders (3rd season);
Offensive coordinator	Brett Bartolone (1st season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	Dennis Thurman (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

2022 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 16 Jackson State xy$	8	–	0	12	–	1
Florida A&M	7	–	1	9	–	2
Alabama State	4	–	4	6	–	5
Alabama A&M	4	–	4	4	–	7
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	6	2	–	9
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	6	2	–	9
West Division
Southern xy	5	–	3	7	–	5
Prairie View A&M x	5	–	3	6	–	5
Alcorn State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Texas Southern	4	–	4	5	–	6
Grambling State	2	–	6	3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	7	3	–	8
Championship: Jackson State 43, Southern 24
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach Deion Sanders, the Tigers played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi. Jackson State won their second straight SWAC East Division championship and their second straight SWAC title under Sanders leadership, finishing the regular season undefeated, 12–0. The Tigers played MEAC champion North Carolina Central in the 2022 Celebration Bowl in Atlanta, and lost. Sanders resigned as the team's head coach after winning the SWAC championship on December 3, 2022 to become the head coach at Colorado.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 4	2:00 p.m.	vs. Florida A&M	No. 15	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	ESPN2	W 59–3	39,907
September 10	6:00 p.m.	vs. Tennessee State*	No. 13	Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)		W 16–3	51,351
September 17	1:00 p.m.	Grambling State*	No. 11	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN3	W 66–24	34,451
September 24	3:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State	No. 11	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN+	W 49–7	28,265
October 8	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama State	No. 8	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL	ESPNU	W 26–12	28,332
October 15	3:00 p.m.	at Bethune–Cookman	No. 8т	TIAA Bank Field Jacksonville, FL	ESPN+	W 48–8	22,373
October 22	2:00 p.m.	Campbell*	No. 9	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN+	W 22–14	51,596
October 29	1:00 p.m.	Southern	No. 9	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry/College GameDay)	ESPN3	W 35–0	53,885
November 5	4:00 p.m.	at Texas Southern	No. 9	PNC Stadium Houston, TX	ESPN+	W 41–14	21,092
November 12	4:00 p.m.	vs. Alabama A&M	No. 9	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Challenge)	ESPN+	W 27–13	32,300
November 19	3:00 p.m.	at Alcorn State	No. 10	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS (Soul Bowl)	ESPN+	W 24–13	31,017
December 3	4:00 p.m.	Southern*	No. 10	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (SWAC Championship)	ESPN2	W 43–24	53,754
December 17	12:00 p.m.	vs. North Carolina Central*	No. 10	Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA (Celebration Bowl)	ABC	L 34–41 ^OT	49,670
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

Vs. Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 15 JSU Tigers	7	17	21	14	59
Rattlers	0	3	0	0	3

Vs. Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 13 JSU Tigers	0	6	3	7	16
TSU Tigers	3	0	0	0	3

Grambling State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 JSU Tigers	14	7	24	21	66
GSU Tigers	7	10	0	7	24

Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	7	0	0	0	7
No. 11 JSU Tigers	14	7	21	7	49

At Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8 JSU Tigers	0	10	7	9	26
Hornets	6	0	0	6	12

At Bethune–Cookman

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 8т JSU Tigers	21	9	9	9	48
Wildcats	0	0	0	8	8

Campbell

	1	2	3	4	Total
Fighting Camels	7	0	0	7	14
No. 9 JSU Tigers	3	6	6	7	22

Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	0	0	0	0
No. 9 JSU Tigers	0	22	6	7	35

At Texas Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 JSU Tigers	21	0	13	7	41
TxSt Tigers	7	0	7	0	14

Vs. Alabama A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 9 JSU Tigers	7	14	6	0	27
A&M Bulldogs	10	0	0	3	13

At Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 10 JSU Tigers	3	14	0	7	24
Braves	0	7	3	3	13

Southern (SWAC Championship)

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	0	10	14	0	24
No. 10 JSU Tigers	26	7	10	0	43

Vs. NC Central (Celebration Bowl)

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Eagles	10	7	9	8	7	41
No. 10 JSU Tigers	7	14	0	13	0	34

Roster

2022 Jackson State Tigers football team roster

Players

Coaches

Offense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
WR	`1`	Camaron Buckley	GS
QB	`2`	Shedeur Sanders	So
WR	`3`	Kevin Coleman Jr.	Fr
WR	`4`	Dallas Daniels	GS
WR	`5`	Shane Hooks	Sr
WR	`6`	Mark Pope	GS
QB	`7`	J. P. Andrade	Sr
RB	`8`	JD Martin	Jr
WR	`9`	Quaydarius Davis	Fr
WR	`10`	Willie Gaines	Jr
WR	`11`	Rico Powers	So
QB	`12`	Greyson Thompson	So
WR	`13`	Malachi Wideman	Jr
WR	`14`	Christian Allen	So
WR	`15`	Trevonte Rucker	So
QB	`16`	Norman Douglas Jr.	Jr
QB	`17`	Bronson McClelland	So
QB	`18`	Matthew Ricciardi-Vitale	GS
RB	`22`	Christopher Smith	So
WR	`23`	Tayari Sherwood	So
RB	`24`	Desmond Moultrie	So
RB	`25`	Tyson Alexander	So
WR	`26`	J. J. Weeks	Fr
WR	`29`	Andre Hunt	Jr
RB	`33`	Caleb Jolivette	Sr
RB	`36`	Sy'veon Wilkerson	So
RB	`38`	Santee Marshall	Sr
RB	`40`	Donovan Hunt	Fr
RB	`44`	Reginald Swinton	Fr
RB	`47`	Kevin May	Fr
RB	`49`	Emari Matthews	Fr
OL	`51`	Zachary Breaux	GS
OL	`54`	Shauntavis Vardaman	GS
OL	`56`	Tyler Brown	So
OL	`59`	Trace Shumans	So
OL	`61`	Keivion Whaley	So
OL	`63`	Amari Ward	Fr
OL	`64`	Deontae Graham	Jr
OL	`66`	Josiah Laban	Fr
OL	`67`	Elliot Blackmon	Jr
OL	`70`	Kirk Ford	So
OL	`71`	Evan Henry	So
OL	`72`	Demetri Jordan	Sr
OL	`73`	Willis Patrick	Sr
OL	`74`	Tony Gray	Sr
OL	`77`	Jasper Friis	Jr
OL	`79`	Devin Hayes	GS
TE	`81`	Jency Riley	So
WR	`82`	David Studstill	Jr
WR	`83`	Kobe Paul	Fr
TE	`84`	Hayden Hagler	Jr
TE	`86`	DJ Stevens	GS
TE	`88`	Alex Henton	So
WR	`89`	Julian Smith	So

Defense

Pos.	#	Name	Class
CB	`4`	De'Jahn Warren	Sr
DB	`5`	Ke'Vric Wiggins Jr.	So
S	`6`	John Huggins	Jr
S	`7`	Cam'Ron Silmon-Craig	So
S	`9`	Gregory Grate	GS
CB	`12`	Travis Hunter	Fr
S	`19`	Herman Smith III	So
S	`21`	Shilo Sanders	So
DL	`22`	Antonio Doyle	Jr
CB	`23`	Isaiah Bolden	Sr
CB	`26`	Anthony Petty	So
CB	`27`	Jalin Hughes	So
CB	`28`	Tayvion Beasley	Fr
S	`29`	Jalen Alexander	GS
DL	`31`	Jason Mercier	Sr
LB	`32`	Jurriente Davis	Jr
CB	`33`	Delano Salgado	GS
S	`35`	Michael Thompson	Sr
CB	`36`	Marquis Johnson	Sr
S	`39`	Dazerick Patton	Fr
CB	`40`	Frankie Dunn	Fr
DL	`41`	Michael Pleas Jr.	So
LB	`42`	Jeremiah Brown	So
LB	`44`	Daelyn Dunn	Sr
LB	`45`	Aubrey Miller Jr.	Sr
LB	`47`	Baron Hopson	So
LB	`48`	Cole Cucitrone	Jr
DL	`50`	Charlton Goodell	So
LB	`51`	Jackson Barry	Fr
LB	`52`	Khalil Arrington	Jr
LB	`53`	Donald Turley	Fr
LB	`54`	Bobby Ragas	So
LB	`57`	Nyles Gaddy	So
DL	`60`	Tre'von Riggins	So
DL	`62`	Kejuan Barbee	So
DL	`65`	Timontre Graham	Sr
DL	`68`	Rufus Carl Jones	Fr
DL	`75`	Zyon Walker	So
DL	`90`	Katron Evans	So
DL	`91`	Josh Griffis	Jr
DL	`92`	Justin Ragin	GS
DL	`93`	Kris Cassel	Fr
DL	`94`	Tru Thompson	Jr
DL	`95`	Julius Reynolds	Fr
DL	`96`	Jelani Davis	Jr
DL	`97`	Devonta Davis	So
DL	`98`	Jacob Humphrey	So
DL	`99`	Jeremiah Williams	Fr

Special teams

Pos.	#	Name	Class
P	`30`	Lane McGregor	Sr
K	`35`	Glenn Misiak	So
LS	`37`	Jacob Politte	Fr
K	`39`	Gerardo Baeza	So
K	`43`	Alejandro Mata	Fr
P	`46`	Sam Johnson	Jr
LS	`58`	Aarion Hartman	GS

Head coach

Deion Sanders

Coordinators/assistant coaches

Brett Bartolone (Offensive coordinator / Quarterbacks)
Dennis Thurman (Defensive coordinator)
Alan Ricard (Special Teams coordinator)
Gary Harrell (Running backs)
Andre' Hart (Linebackers)
Mike Markuson (Offensive line)
Kevin Mathis (Cornerbacks)
Tim Brewster (Tight ends)
T. C. Taylor (Wide receiver)
Jeff Weeks (Defensive line)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible

Injured
Redshirt

Roster
Last update: August 28, 2022

References

↑ "2022 Jackson State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved July 26, 2022.
↑ "2022 Football Schedule". Jackson State Athletics. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

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[1] "2022 Jackson State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

[2] "2022 Football Schedule". Jackson State Athletics. Retrieved July 26, 2022.

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