2017 Jackson State Tigers football team

2017 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	3–8 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach	Tony Hughes (2nd season)
Offensive coordinator	Chad Germany (2nd season)
Defensive coordinator	John Hendrick (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

2017 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State xy		5	–	2					7	–	5
Alabama State		4	–	3					5	–	6
Alabama A&M		3	–	4					4	–	7
Jackson State		3	–	4					3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					2	–	9
West Division
No. 16 Grambling State xy$		7	–	0					11	–	2
Southern		5	–	2					7	–	4
Prairie View A&M		4	–	3					6	–	5
Texas Southern		2	–	5					2	–	9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	6					2	–	9
Championship: Grambling State 40, Alcorn State 32
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Tony Hughes and played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 3–8, 3–4 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 2	7:00 p.m.	at TCU*	Amon G. Carter Stadium Fort Worth, TX	FSN	L 0–63	42,709
September 9	6:00 p.m.	vs. No. 23 Tennessee State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	FSS	L 15–17	47,407
September 16	6:00 p.m.	at No. 22 Grambling State*	Eddie Robinson Stadium Grambling, LA	ESPN3	L 21–36	16,513
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		L 27–34 OT	14,855
September 30	4:00 p.m.	at Prairie View A&M	Panther Stadium Prairie View, TX		L 9–38	6,601
October 14	6:00 p.m.	vs. Tuskegee*	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL		L 7–33
October 21	6:00 p.m.	Southern	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (BoomBox Classic)		L 17–35	14,000
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Field Itta Bena, MS		W 24–5	7,925
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Alabama State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		L 3–13	18,585
November 11	1:00 p.m.	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Huntsville, AL		W 10–7	5,755
November 18	2:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 7–3	12,903
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

• Source: Schedule

Game summaries

At TCU

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	0	0
Horned Frogs	21	14	21	7	63

See also: 2017 TCU Horned Frogs football team

vs Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 23 TSU Tigers	10	0	0	7	17
JSU Tigers	3	6	0	6	15

See also: 2017 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Grambling State

	1	2	3	4	Total
JSU Tigers	7	7	7	0	21
No. 22 GSU Tigers	9	10	3	14	36

See also: 2017 Grambling State Tigers football team

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Golden Lions	7	9	0	11	7	34
Tigers	7	10	10	0	0	27

See also: 2017 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

At Prairie View A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	0	0	6	9
Panthers	17	0	14	7	38

See also: 2017 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

vs Tuskegee

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Tigers	6	7	14	6	33
Tigers	0	7	0	0	7

See also: Tuskegee Golden Tigers football

Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Jaguars	7	14	14	0	35
Tigers	10	0	7	0	17

See also: 2017 Southern Jaguars football team

At Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	10	7	7	24
Delta Devils	3	0	0	2	5

See also: 2017 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Hornets	3	3	7	0	13
Tigers	0	3	0	0	3

See also: 2017 Alabama State Hornets football team

At Alabama A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	0	10	10
Bulldogs	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2017 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Braves	3	0	0	0	3
Tigers	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2017 Alcorn State Braves football team