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1994 Jackson State Tigers football team

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1994 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–4 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1993
1995 →
1994 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Grambling State + 6 1 0 9 3 0
No. 15 Alcorn State +^ 6 1 0 8 3 1
Southern 5 2 0 6 5 0
Jackson State 4 3 0 7 4 0
Alabama State 3 4 0 6 5 0
Mississippi Valley State 2 5 0 4 6 0
Texas Southern 2 5 0 4 7 0
Prairie View A&M 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1994 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1994 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by third-year head coach James Carson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 4vs. Alabama A&M*
W 34–24[1]
September 11vs. Tennessee State*W 31–1250,047[2]
September 17Florida A&M*W 35–3420,105[3]
September 24Mississippi Valley State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 16–1838,500[4]
October 1vs. South Carolina State*L 22–2621,594[5]
October 8vs. Alabama State
W 24–644,366[6]
October 15at SouthernW 24–2127,801[7]
October 22at No. 6 Grambling StateL 17–2820,344[8]
November 5Texas Southern
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 47–41[9]
November 12Prairie View A&M
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 52–710,500[10]
November 19No. 16 Alcorn State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 34–5262,500[11]

References

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  1. ^ "Tigers top A&M in classic". Birmingham Post-Herald. September 5, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jackson St. struts in Heritage". The Commercial Appeal. September 11, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Rattlers come up point short". Tallahassee Democrat. September 18, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Delta Devils defense rules". The Sun Herald. September 25, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "S.C. State's Marshall rewards patient fans with wild finish". The State. October 2, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Game goes on, but real show rained out". Chicago Tribune. October 9, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Tigers erase Jagged edges". The Clarion-Ledger. October 16, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "JSU falls prey to G-Men, 28–17". Enterprise-Journal. October 23, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Asberry leads JSU to SWAC victory". The Clarion-Ledger. November 6, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Prairie View makes history; Arnold romps to help Tigers hand Panthers 45th straight loss". The Clarion-Ledger. November 13, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Alcorn's McNair does it to Jackson State again". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 20, 1994. Retrieved August 4, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.