1978 Jackson State Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1978 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1978 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWAC. Jackson State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Football Championship playoffs, where the lost in the semifinals to the eventual national champion, Florida A&M.
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
APNo. 2 (NCAA Division I-AA)
Record10–2 (5–1 SWAC)
Headcoach
- W. C. Gorden (3rd season)
| 1978 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA Semifinal, L 10–15 vs. Florida A&M | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Ranking | |
| AP | No. 2 (NCAA Division I-AA) |
| Record | 10–2 (5–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State $ | 5 | – | 0 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 1 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 2 Jackson State ^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 2 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 1 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 2 | at Alabama State* | W 20–6 | [3] | ||||
| September 9 | at Tennessee State* | W 35–24 | 17,000 | [4] | |||
| September 16 | Prairie View A&M | W 41–14 | [5] | ||||
| September 23 | Mississippi Valley State | No. 4 |
| W 27–16 | 23,833 | [6][7] | |
| October 7 | Arkansas–Pine Bluff* | No. 4 |
| W 54–14 | [8] | ||
| October 14 | at Southern | No. 4 | W 41–14 | [9][10] | |||
| October 21 | at Grambling State | No. 2 | L 7–13 | [11] | |||
| October 28 | Bethune–Cookman* | No. 4 |
| W 35–6 | [12] | ||
| November 4 | Texas Southern | No. 2 |
| W 41–0 | [13] | ||
| November 11 | Morgan State* | No. 2 |
| W 21–6 | 5,000–11,000 | [14][15] | |
| November 18 | at Alcorn State | No. 2 | W 38–8 | [16] | |||
| December 9 | No. 3 Florida A&M* | No. 2 |
| ABC | L 10–15 | 12,000 | [17][18] |
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