1974 Jackson State Tigers football team
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.
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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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| No. 7 Grambling State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 14 Alcorn State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 7 | vs. Morgan State* | L 6–10 | 18,000 | ||
| September 21 | Prairie View A&M | W 67–7 | 18,000 | ||
| September 28 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 25–6 | 21,000 | |
| October 5 | Nebraska–Omaha* |
| W 75–0 | 18,000 | |
| October 12 | at Bishop* | Dallas, TX | W 36–10 | 10,000 | |
| October 19 | at Southern | L 19–21 | 21,000 | ||
| October 26 | at No. 6 Grambling State | L 13–26 | 16,000–18,727 | [1][2] | |
| November 2 | at Bethune–Cookman* | Daytona Beach, FL | W 23–7 | 8,000 | |
| November 9 | Texas Southern |
| W 34–28 | 20,000 | |
| November 23 | at No. 8 Alcorn State | W 19–13 | 18,000–24,000 | [3][4] | |
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Roster
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Defense
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Special teams
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Game summaries
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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 |
References
- "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 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.
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