2015 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 2015 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Harold Jackson for the first five games of the season before he was fired.[1] Wide receivers coach Derrick McCall was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

2015 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2015 record3–8 (3–6 SWAC)
Head coach
  • Harald Jackson (2nd season; fired on October 6)
    Derrick McCall (interim HC)
Offensive coordinatorTimmy Chang (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorAlonzo Lee (1st season)
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,492)
2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East
Alcorn State xy$  7 2     9 4  
Alabama State*  5 4     6 5  
Alabama A&M  3 6     3 8  
Jackson State  3 6     3 8  
Mississippi Valley State  1 8     1 10  
West
No. 24 Grambling State xy  9 0     9 3  
Prairie View A&M  8 1     8 2  
Southern  6 3     6 5  
Texas Southern  2 7     3 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff  1 8     2 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 49, Grambling State 21
December 5, 2015
  • $ Conference champion
  • x Division champion/co-champions
  • y Championship game participant
  • Alabama State ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat Middle Tennessee*GBRL 14–7015,908
September 126:00 pmvs. Tennessee State*SPSOL 25–3548,385
September 196:00 pmat SouthernESPN3L 31–5026,413
September 266:00 pmTexas SouthernJSUtvW 34–308,517[2]
October 36:00 pmGrambling State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
JSUtvL 27–5916,753
October 171:00 pmat Alabama A&ML 22–2810,110
October 242:00 pmArkansas–Pine Bluff
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
JSUtvW 37–324,579
October 314:00 pmat Mississippi Valley StateW 26–163,827
November 76:00 pmAlabama State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
JSUtvL 12–171,649
November 214:00 pmat Prairie View A&M
YouTubeL 14–564,719
November 282:00 pmAlcorn State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)
JSUtvL 10–1423,101

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References

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