American college football season
The 2015 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Harold Jackson for the first five games of the season before he was fired.[1] Wide receivers coach Derrick McCall was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 6:00 pm | at Middle Tennessee* | | GBR | L 14–70 | 15,908 |
September 12 | 6:00 pm | vs. Tennessee State* | | SPSO | L 25–35 | 48,385 |
September 19 | 6:00 pm | at Southern | | ESPN3 | L 31–50 | 26,413 |
September 26 | 6:00 pm | Texas Southern | | JSUtv | W 34–30 | 8,517[2] |
October 3 | 6:00 pm | Grambling State | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| JSUtv | L 27–59 | 16,753 |
October 17 | 1:00 pm | at Alabama A&M | | | L 22–28 | 10,110 |
October 24 | 2:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| JSUtv | W 37–3 | 24,579 |
October 31 | 4:00 pm | at Mississippi Valley State | | | W 26–16 | 3,827 |
November 7 | 6:00 pm | Alabama State | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| JSUtv | L 12–17 | 1,649 |
November 21 | 4:00 pm | at Prairie View A&M | | YouTube | L 14–56 | 4,719 |
November 28 | 2:00 pm | Alcorn State | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)
| JSUtv | L 10–14 | 23,101 |
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