1974_Jackson_State_Tigers_football_team
1974 Jackson State Tigers football team
American college football season
The 1974 Jackson State Tigers football team represented the Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Robert Hill, The Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a conference mark of 4–2, placing third in the SWAC. Jackson State played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.
Quick Facts Jackson State Tigers football, Conference ...
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (4–2 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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More information Conf, Overall ...
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Grambling State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Alcorn State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Jackson State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 12 Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 0 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | vs. Morgan State* |
| L 6–10 | 20,500 | [1] |
| September 21 | Prairie View A&M | W 67–7 | 18,000 | [2] | |
| September 28 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 25–6 | 21,000 | [3] |
| October 5 | Nebraska–Omaha* |
| W 75–0 | 18,000 | [4] |
| October 12 | at Bishop* | Dallas, TX | W 36–10 | 10,000 | [5] |
| October 19 | at Southern | L 19–21 | 21,000 | [6] | |
| October 26 | at No. 6 Grambling State | L 13–26 | 16,000–18,727 | [7][8] | |
| November 2 | vs. Bethune–Cookman* | W 23–7 | 8,000 | [9] | |
| November 9 | Texas Southern |
| W 34–28 | 20,000 | [10] |
| November 23 | at No. 8 Alcorn State | W 19–13 | 18,000–24,000 | [11][12] | |
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More information Players, Coaches ...
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Main article: 1975 NFL Draft
| Player | Position | Round | Pick | NFL club |
| Walter Payton | Running back | 1 | 4 | Chicago Bears |
| Robert Brazile | Linebacker | 1 | 6 | Houston Oilers |
| Rickey Young | Running back | 7 | 164 | San Diego Chargers |
| John Tate | Linebacker | 8 | 183 | New York Giants |
| Charles James | Defensive back | 10 | 249 | New York Jets |
- "Morgan converts mistake into TD and beats Jackson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 8, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson State drowns PVA&M". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson St. romps past Devils 25–6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Tigers slash UNO in 75–0 tromping". Omaha World-Herald. October 6, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "J-State whips Bishop 36–10". The Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern, 21–19". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 20, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grambling Raps J-State 26-13". The Clarion-Ledger and Jackson Daily News. October 27, 1974. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
- "Jackson State buries Bethune–Cookman 23–7". St. Petersburg Times. November 3, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "J-State notches 34–28 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson St stuns Alcorn". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Associated Press. November 24, 1974. p. 22. Retrieved May 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com
. - "College-Division Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
- "Jackson St. Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
- "1975 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
