1982 Jackson State Tigers football team
The 1982 Jackson State Tigers football team represented the Jackson State University during the 1982 NCAA Division I-AA football season as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Led by seventh-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–3 with an undefeated mark of 6–0 in conference play, winning the SWAC title. They advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, but suffered a 13–16 overtime loss against Eastern Illinois in the first round.
| 1982 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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SWAC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 13–16 at Eastern Illinois | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 8 |
| Record | 9–3 (6–0 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
| 1982 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 8 Jackson State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 10 Grambling State | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 10 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Source |
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| September 4 | at Alabama State* | W 21–7 | [1] | ||
| September 11 | at Tennessee State* | L 0–21 | [2][3] | ||
| September 18 | Prairie View A&M | W 14–6 | |||
| September 25 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 44–17 | ||
| October 2 | Nicholls State* |
| L 17–21 | ||
| October 9 | No. 14 Florida A&M* |
| W 15–14 | ||
| October 16 | at No. 17 Southern | W 17–10 | |||
| October 23 | at No. T–5 Grambling State | No. T–15 | W 22–6 | [4] | |
| October 30 | Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 10 |
| W 30–13 | |
| November 6 | Texas Southern | No. 11 |
| W 34–28 | |
| November 20 | at Alcorn State | No. 8 | W 20–16 | ||
| November 27 | at No. 5 Eastern Illinois* | No. 8 | L 13–16 OT | ||
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Roster
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Offense
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Defense
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Special teams
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References
- Webb, Donnie (September 5, 1982). "Jackson State stings Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser – via Newspapers.com.
- Climer, David (September 13, 1982). "Merritt Savors TSU Win". The Tennessean – via Newspapers.com.
- "TSU blanks Jackson State". The Tennessean. September 12, 1982. Retrieved April 7, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "JSU gets honey of a victory over Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. October 24, 1982. Retrieved March 19, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- "Jackson State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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