1971 Jackson State Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1971 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State College (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1971 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Robert Hill, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 9–1–1, with a conference record of 4–1–1, and finished second in the SWAC.
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–1–1 (4–1–1 SWAC)
Headcoach
- Robert Hill (1st season)
HomestadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| 1971 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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Azalea Classic champion | |
Azalea Classic, W 40-21 vs. Alabama A&M | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–1–1 (4–1–1 SWAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home stadium | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 9 Grambling $ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 16 Alcorn A&M | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Prairie View A&M | L 12–13 | [1] | ||
| October 2 | at Kentucky State* | W 42–33 | 4,000 | [2] | |
| October 9 | Bishop* | W 40–7 | [3] | ||
| October 16 | Southern |
| W 49–28 | [4] | |
| October 23 | Grambling |
| W 13–7 | 20,000–26,000 | [5][6] |
| October 30 | Texas Lutheran* |
| W 48–20 | [7] | |
| November 6 | at Texas Southern | T 7–7 | [8] | ||
| November 13 | Morgan State* |
| W 34–29 | 6,573 | [9][10] |
| November 20 | at Mississippi Valley State | W 17–7 | [11] | ||
| November 25 | Alcorn A&M |
| W 35–29 | [12] | |
| December 4 | vs. Alabama A&M* |
| W 40–21 | [13] | |
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