2002_Jackson_State_Tigers_football_team
2002 Jackson State Tigers football team
American college football season
The 2002 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Judge Hughes, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC East Division.
Quick Facts Jackson State Tigers football, Conference ...
| 2002 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Division | East Division |
| Record | 7–4 (5–2 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 | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama A&M xy | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 4 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alabama State | 2 | – | 5 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Division | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Grambling State xy$ | 6 | – | 1 | 11 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 7 | 1 | – | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Championship: Grambling State 31, Alabama A&M 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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More information Date, Opponent ...
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| August 31 | at Southern Miss* | L 7–55 | 35,169 | [1] | |
| September 7 | at North Carolina A&T* | L 36–42 | 18,436 | [2] | |
| September 14 | vs. Tennessee State* | W 31–28 | 38,496 | [3] | |
| September 21 | vs. Southern | W 36–14 | 35,505 | [4] | |
| September 28 | Mississippi Valley State | W 36–12 | [5] | ||
| October 12 | vs. Alabama State |
| L 24–20 | 13,293 | [6] |
| October 26 | at No. 7 Grambling State | L 31–52 | 9,462 | [7] | |
| November 2 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 42–0 | [8] | ||
| November 9 | Alabama A&M |
| W 13–11 | 10,200 | [9] |
| November 16 | Prairie View A&M |
| W 44–9 | [10] | |
| November 23 | Alcorn State |
| W 34–20 | [11] | |
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- "Record crowd sees USM turn rematch into romp". The Clarion-Ledger. September 1, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "This time, Aggies stop comeback". News and Record. September 8, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Late FG gives JSU Classic". The Commercial Appeal. September 15, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Southern doesn't take advantage of Jackson State's generosity". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "QB Kent sets JSU passing record". The Sun Herald. September 29, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Hornets pull plug on Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Grambling passes by Jackson St". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "42–0: JSU bounces back from losses". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson St. slips by with 13–11 win". Enterprise-Journal. November 10, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson State 44, Prairie View 9". Longview News-Journal. November 17, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Kent passes JSU to victory". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 24, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
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