1976 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 1976 Jackson State Tigers football team represented the Jackson State University during the 1976 NCAA Division II football season as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). The Tigers were led by fifth-year head coach Robert Hill for the first seven games of the season, before he was fired and replaced by W. C. Gorden.[1] Jackson State compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the SWAC.

1976 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record5–4 (3–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1976 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. T–8 Alcorn State $ 5 –1 –08 –2 –0
Southern 4 –2 –08 –3 –0
Grambling State 4 –2 –08 –4 –0
Prairie View A&M 3 –3 –06 –5 –0
Jackson State 3 –3 –05 –4 –0
Mississippi Valley State 1 –5 –04 –6 –0
Texas Southern 1 –5 –02 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Associated Press poll

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4at Alabama State*
W 25–7[2]
September 11at Tennessee State*
L 20–2318,106–18,601[3][4]
September 18Prairie View A&M
W 14–320,000[5][6]
September 25Mississippi Valley State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 13–1221,000[7][8]
October 9Nebraska–Omaha*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 35–2712,000[9]
October 16at No. 3 Southern
L 6–20[10]
October 23at Grambling State
L 6–2831,625[11]
November 6Texas Southern
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 16–1226,000[12][13]
November 20No. T–8 Alcorn State*
L 7–1911,000[14][15]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

References
  1. "Jackson State coach relieved of duties". The Greenwood Commonwealth. Greenwood, Mississippi. United Press International. October 31, 1976. p. 14. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com .
  2. Heitholt, Kent (September 5, 1976). "JSU Gets Off To Fast Start". Clarion-Ledger – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "TSU avenges humiliation, tops Jackson". The Tennessean. September 12, 1976. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Tennessee State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved February 25, 2024.
  5. "Tillman's passing brings JSU 14–3 win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 19, 1976. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Prairie View A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  7. "JSU's Harris passes way to 13–12 win". The Delta Democrat-Times. September 26, 1976. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Mississippi Valley State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 17, 2023.
  9. "Plucky Mavs lose 35–27 to Jackson". Omaha World-Herald. October 10, 1976. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Southern wins SAC contest". The Daily Advertiser. October 17, 1976. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Grambling explodes for 28–6 victory". Alexanderia Daily Town Talk. October 24, 1976. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. "JSU just barely gives Gorden his first victory". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1976. Retrieved June 22, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Texas Southern)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  14. "Alcorn clinches tie for SWAC title". Sun Herald. November 21, 1976. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. "Final 1976 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn State)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2023.
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