1981 Jackson State Tigers football team
American college football season
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The 1981 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1981 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by sixth-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled and overall record of 9–2–1 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, winning the SWAC title. Jackson State advanced to the NCAA Division I-AA Championship playoffs, where they lost to Boise State in the quarterfinals.
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record9–2–1 (5–1 SWAC)
Headcoach
- W. C. Gorden (6th season)
HomestadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| 1981 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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SWAC champion | |
NCAA Division I-AA First Round, L 7–19 at Boise State | |
| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 9–2–1 (5–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 4 Jackson State $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 5 | Alabama State* | T 14–14 | [1] | |||
| September 12 | Tennessee State* |
| W 31–23 | [2] | ||
| September 19 | at Prairie View A&M | W 29–0 | [3] | |||
| September 26 | vs. Mississippi Valley State | No. 4 | W 42–0 | [4] | ||
| October 3 | at Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 4 | W 51–14 | [5] | ||
| October 10 | at Florida A&M* | No. 3 | W 14–6 | [6] | ||
| October 17 | Southern | No. 3 |
| W 41–0 | [7] | |
| October 24 | Grambling State | No. T–1 |
| L 7–15 | 35,467 | [8] |
| November 7 | at Texas Southern | No. T–7 | W 37–21 | [9] | ||
| November 14 | Kentucky State* | No. 7 |
| W 34–0 | [10] | |
| November 26 | Alcorn State | No. 4 |
| W 13–10 | [11] | |
| December 5 | No. 5 Boise State* | No. 4 |
| L 7–19 | 11,500 | [12] |
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