1974 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 1974 Jackson State Tigers football team represented the Jackson State University during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. The Tigers were led by fourth-year head coach Robert Hill and played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.

1974 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
1974 record7–3 (4–2 SAC)
Head coach
  • Robert Hill (4th season)
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 14 AP / #13 UPI Alcorn State +^  5 1     9 2  
No. 7 AP / #6 UPI Grambling State +  5 1     11 1  
Jackson State  4 2     7 3  
Southern  3 3     8 3  
Texas Southern  3 3     6 4  
Mississippi Valley State  1 5     5 5  
Prairie View A&M  0 6     0 10  
  • + Conference co-champions
  • ^ – College Division playoff participant
Rankings from College Division poll

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 7vs. Morgan State*L 6–10
September 21Prairie View A&MW 67–7
September 28Mississippi Valley State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 25–6
October 5Nebraska–Omaha*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 75–0
October 12at Bishop*Dallas, TXW 36–10
October 19at SouthernL 19–21
October 26at No. 6 Grambling StateL 13–26
November 2at Bethune–Cookman*Daytona Beach, FLW 23–7
November 9Texas Southern
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 34–28
November 23at No. 8 Alcorn StateW 19–13[1]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

1974 Jackson State Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos.#NameClass
RB 34 Walter Payton Sr
RB   Rickey Young Sr
Defense
Pos.#NameClass
LB 80 Robert Brazile Sr
DB   Charles James Sr
LB   John Tate Sr
Special teams
Pos.#NameClass
Head coach
  • Robert Hill
Coordinators/assistant coaches

    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • Injured
    • Redshirt

    Game summaries

    at Grambling State

    1 234Total
    Tigers 0 076 13
    No. 6 Tigers 0 7127 26
       

    1975 NFL Draft

    PlayerPositionRoundPickNFL Club
    Walter PaytonRunning back14Chicago Bears
    Robert BrazileLinebacker16Houston Oilers
    Rickey YoungRunning back7164San Diego Chargers
    John TateLinebacker8183New York Giants
    Charles JamesDefensive back10249New York Jets

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    References

    1. "Jackson St stuns Alcorn". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Associated Press. November 24, 1974. p. 22. Retrieved May 22, 2020 via Newspapers.com .
    2. "Jackson St. Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
    3. "1975 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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