2018 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 2018 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2018 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).

2018 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	5–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach	Tony Hughes (3rd season; first 7 games) John Hendrick (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive coordinator	Hal Mumme (1st season; first 4 games) Derrick McCall (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive scheme	Air raid
Defensive coordinator	John Hendrick (3rd season)
Base defense	3–4
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alcorn State x$		6	–	1					9	–	4
Alabama A&M		5	–	2					6	–	5
Jackson State		4	–	3					5	–	5
Alabama State		3	–	4					4	–	7
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	6					1	–	10
West Division
Southern xy		6	–	1					7	–	4
Grambling State		4	–	3					6	–	5
Prairie View A&M		4	–	3					5	–	6
Texas Southern		1	–	6					2	–	9
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		1	–	6					2	–	9
Championship: Alcorn State 37, Southern 28
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant

Preseason

SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Tigers were predicted to finish third in the East Division. They did not have any players selected to any of the Presason All-SWAC Teams.

Media poll

East Division
Predicted finish	Team	Votes
1	Alcorn State	95
2	Alabama State	72
3	Jackson State	55
4	Alabama A&M	51
5	Mississippi Valley State	27

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 p.m.	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	ESPN+	L 7–55	29,176
September 8	6:00 p.m.	vs. Tennessee State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)		Cancelled
September 15	4:30 p.m.	at Florida A&M*	Bragg Memorial Stadium Tallahassee, FL		W 18–16	17,643
September 29	4:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		L 16–21	30,472
October 6	2:30 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR		W 30–27	4,200
October 13	2:00 p.m.	Mississippi Valley State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 23–7	29,500
October 20	2:00 p.m.	North Alabama*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		L 7–24	19,750
October 27	6:00 p.m.	at Southern	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (BoomBox Classic)		L 7–41	20,575
November 3	2:00 p.m.	Prairie View A&M	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS		W 34–28	21,729
November 10	2:00 p.m.	at Alabama State	New ASU Stadium Montgomery, AL		W 20–2	14,428
November 17	2:00 p.m.	at Alcorn State	Casem-Spinks Stadium Lorman, MS		L 3–24	21,312
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Southern Miss

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	7	0	7
Golden Eagles	14	27	7	7	55

See also: 2018 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team

At Florida A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	6	9	3	18
Rattlers	7	0	9	0	16

See also: 2018 Florida A&M Rattlers football team

Alabama A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Bulldogs	0	7	14	0	21
Tigers	10	6	0	0	16

See also: 2018 Alabama A&M Bulldogs football team

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	3	3	10	14	30
Golden Lions	7	0	13	7	27

See also: 2018 Arkansas–Pine Bluff Golden Lions football team

Mississippi Valley State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	0	7	0	7
Tigers	14	6	0	3	23

See also: 2018 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team

North Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	7	7	10	0	24
Tigers	0	0	0	7	7

See also: 2018 North Alabama Lions football team

At Southern

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	7	0	7
Jaguars	14	7	20	0	41

See also: 2018 Southern Jaguars football team and Jackson State–Southern University rivalry

Prairie View A&M

	1	2	3	4	Total
Panthers	0	7	7	14	28
Tigers	17	7	3	7	34

See also: 2018 Prairie View A&M Panthers football team

At Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	10	7	0	3	20
Hornets	0	0	0	2	2

See also: 2018 Alabama State Hornets football team

At Alcorn State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	3	0	0	3
Braves	0	3	14	7	24

See also: 2018 Alcorn State Braves football team