2017 Jackson State Tigers football team

American college football season

2017 Jackson State Tigers football

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	3–8 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Tony Hughes (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Chad Germany (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Hendrick (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons← 2016 2018 →

2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
Alcorn State xy	5	–	2	7	–	5
Alabama State	4	–	3	5	–	6
Alabama A&M	3	–	4	4	–	7
Jackson State	3	–	4	3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	6	2	–	9
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$	7	–	0	11	–	2
Southern	5	–	2	7	–	4
Prairie View A&M	4	–	3	6	–	5
Texas Southern	2	–	5	2	–	9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	6	2	–	9
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	L 0–63	42,709
September 9	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 23 Tennessee State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	FSS	L 15–17	47,407
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Grambling State*	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	ESPN3	L 21–36	16,513
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		L 27–34	14,855
September 30	4:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX		L 9–38	6,601
October 14	6:00 p.m.	vs. Tuskegee*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL		L 7–33
October 21	6:00 p.m.	Southern	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (BoomBox Classic)		L 17–35	14,000
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS		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	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		W 10–7	5,755
November 18	2:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 7–3	12,903
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Horned Frogs	21	14	21	7	63

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 TSU Tigers	10	0	0	7	17
JSU Tigers	3	6	0	6	15

	1	2	3	4	Total
JSU Tigers	7	7	7	0	21
No. 22 GSU Tigers	9	10	3	14	36

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Golden Lions	7	9	0	11	7	34
Tigers	7	10	10	0	0	27

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	0	0	6	9
Panthers	17	0	14	7	38

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Tigers	6	7	14	6	33
Tigers	0	7	0	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	14	14	0	35
Tigers	10	0	7	0	17

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	10	7	7	24
Delta Devils	3	0	0	2	5

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	3	7	0	13
Tigers	0	3	0	0	3

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	10	10
Bulldogs	0	0	7	0	7

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	3	0	0	0	3
Tigers	0	7	0	0	7

v t e Jackson State Tigers football
Venues	Alumni Field (1922–1968) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (1967–present)
Bowls & rivalries	2021 Celebration Bowl 2024 Celebration Bowl Alcorn State: Soul Bowl Southern Tennessee State: Southern Heritage Classic
Culture & lore	Sonic Boom of the South Coach Prime
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
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