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
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record5–5 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorHal Mumme (1st season; first 4 games)
Derrick McCall (interim; remainder of season)
Offensive schemeAir raid
Defensive coordinatorJohn Hendrick (3rd season)
Base defense3–4
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2017
2019 →
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

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SWAC football media day

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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.[1] They did not have any players selected to any of the Presason All-SWAC Teams.

Media poll

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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

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 p.m.at Southern Miss*ESPN+L 7–5529,176
September 86:00 p.m.vs. Tennessee State* Cancelled[a]
September 154:30 p.m.at Florida A&M*W 18–1617,643
September 294:00 p.m.Alabama A&ML 16–2130,472
October 62:30 p.m.at Arkansas–Pine BluffW 30–274,200
October 132:00 p.m.Mississippi Valley State 
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 23–729,500
October 202:00 p.m.North Alabama*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 7–2419,750
October 276:00 p.m.at SouthernL 7–4120,575
November 32:00 p.m.Prairie View A&M
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 34–2821,729
November 102:00 p.m.at Alabama StateW 20–214,428
November 172:00 p.m.at Alcorn StateL 3–2421,312
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time
  1. ^ The Tennessee State game was cancelled due to inclement weather.

Game summaries

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At Southern Miss

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

At Florida A&M

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

Alabama A&M

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

At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

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

Mississippi Valley State

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

North Alabama

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

At Southern

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

Prairie View A&M

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

At Alabama State

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

At Alcorn State

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

References

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  1. ^ "Swac Football All-Conference Preseason Teams Released".