2001 Jackson State Tigers football team
Appearance
2001 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
East Division | |
Record | 8–3 (6–1 SWAC) |
Head coach |
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Home stadium | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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Alabama State xy | 6 | – | 1 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alabama A&M | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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No. 8 Grambling State xy$ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 5 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 2 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Championship: Grambling State 38, Alabama State 31 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2001 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2001 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach Judge Hughes, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC East Division.
Schedule
[edit]Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 1 | vs. Howard* |
| W 27–17 | [1] | |
September 22 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 66–36 | [2] | ||
September 29 | at Alabama A&M | W 26–14 | [3] | ||
October 6 | Alabama State | W 58–61 (forfeit win) | [4][5] | ||
October 13 | Southern |
| W 24–21 | [6] | |
October 20 | No. 6 Grambling State |
| L 16–30 | 25,600 | [7] |
October 27 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff |
| W 14–9 | 15,500 | [8] |
November 3 | vs. North Carolina A&T* |
| L 35–42 | 35,742 | [9] |
November 10 | at Prairie View A&M | W 38–20 | 2,109 | [10] | |
November 17 | Alcorn State |
| W 52–28 | [11] | |
November 22 | vs. Tennessee State* | L 33–64 | 28,690 | [12] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Taylor demonstrates this is his kind of town". Chicago Tribune. September 2, 2001. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State overcomes Valley, 66–36". Hattiesburg American. September 23, 2001. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Kent propels JSU". Enterprise-Journal. September 30, 2001. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama State outlasts JSU in 61–58 shootout". The Greenwood Commonwealth. October 7, 2001. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama State placed on 5-year probation". The Selma Times-Journal. December 11, 2008. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU 24, Southern 21". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 14, 2001. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "G-Men feast on 8 turnovers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 2001. Retrieved August 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tigers do just enough to conquer Lions 14–9". The Clarion-Ledger. October 28, 2001. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Aggies capture Peach Classic". The Atlanta Constitution. November 4, 2001. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU clears the View". The Clarion-Ledger. November 11, 2001. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU puts 52–28 bite on Alcorn". The Sun Herald. November 18, 2001. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "TSU's Harris thrown 7 TD passes to beat JSU". The Commercial Appeal. November 23, 2001. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.