American college football season
The 2017 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2017 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). They finished the season 3–8, 3–4 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at TCU* | | FSN | L 0–63 | 42,709 |
September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 23 Tennessee State* | | FSS | L 15–17 | 47,407 |
September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Grambling State* | | ESPN3 | L 21–36 | 16,513 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | | | L 27–34 OT | 14,855 |
September 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M | | | L 9–38 | 6,601 |
October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Tuskegee* | | | L 7–33 | |
October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern | | | L 17–35 | 14,000 |
October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Mississippi Valley State | | | W 24–5 | 7,925 |
November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Alabama State | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| | L 3–13 | 18,585 |
November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | | | W 10–7 | 5,755 |
November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| | W 7–3 | 12,903 |
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Game summaries
At TCU
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
0 |
Horned Frogs
|
21
|
14
|
21
|
7 |
63 |
vs Tennessee State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 23 TSU Tigers
|
10
|
0
|
0
|
7 |
17 |
JSU Tigers
|
3
|
6
|
0
|
6 |
15 |
At Grambling State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
JSU Tigers
|
7
|
7
|
7
|
0 |
21 |
No. 22 GSU Tigers
|
9
|
10
|
3
|
14 |
36 |
Arkansas–Pine Bluff
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 | OT |
Total |
Golden Lions
|
7
|
9
|
0
|
11 | 7 |
34 |
Tigers
|
7
|
10
|
10
|
0 | 0 |
27 |
At Prairie View A&M
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
6 |
9 |
Panthers
|
17
|
0
|
14
|
7 |
38 |
vs Tuskegee
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Golden Tigers
|
6
|
7
|
14
|
6 |
33 |
Tigers
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
Southern
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Jaguars
|
7
|
14
|
14
|
0 |
35 |
Tigers
|
10
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
17 |
At Mississippi Valley State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
0
|
10
|
7
|
7 |
24 |
Delta Devils
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
2 |
5 |
Alabama State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Hornets
|
3
|
3
|
7
|
0 |
13 |
Tigers
|
0
|
3
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
At Alabama A&M
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
10 |
10 |
Bulldogs
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
Alcorn State
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Braves
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
3 |
Tigers
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
References
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