2020 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 2020 Jackson State Tigers football team will represent Jackson State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers will be led by Pro Football Hall of Famer and first-year head coach Deion Sanders and will play their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

2020 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
2020 record0–0 (0–0 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorMichael Pollock (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinatorJason Phillips (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDennis Thurman (1st season)
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
(Capacity: 60,492)
2020 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
East Division
Alabama A&M   –      –  
Alabama State   –      –  
Alcorn State   –      –  
Jackson State   –      –  
Mississippi Valley State   –      –  
West Division
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   –      –  
Grambling State   –      –  
Prairie View A&M *   –      –  
Southern   –      –  
Texas Southern   –      –  
  • Note: SWAC playing a spring conference-only schedule (February–May 2021) due to COVID-19 pandemic.
    * – Ineligible for FCS postseason play due to NCAA sanctions
As of January 31, 2021; Rankings from STATS Poll

On July 20, 2020, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes the football program.[1] The conference is formalizing plans to conduct a competitive schedule for football during the 2021 spring semester.

Schedule

Due to the SWAC's postponement of the 2020 football season to spring 2021, games against Florida A&M, Langston, Southern Miss, and Tennessee State were canceled.[2][3][4][5][6][7] The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.[8]

DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
February 21 Edward Waters*
February 27 Mississippi Valley State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
March 6 at Grambling State
March 20 at Alabama State
March 27 Prairie View A&M
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
April 3 Southern
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
April 10 Alabama A&M
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
April 17 at Alcorn State

[9]

References
  1. Stephenson, Creg (20 July 2020). "SWAC becomes latest FCS conference to postpone 2020 football season to spring". AL.com. Retrieved 21 July 2020.
  2. Visser, David (July 21, 2020). "SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. Kelley, Kevin (17 June 2020). "2020 Southern Heritage Classic canceled due to COVID-19". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  4. Carpenter, Mark (17 June 2020). "NAIA issues update on 2020 fall sports". People's Defender. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  5. Witz, Billy (17 June 2020). "First Cancellations Emerge for Major College Football". The New York Times. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
  6. Wilmer, Brian (25 June 2020). "FAMU adds Jackson State to 2020 football schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  7. "MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period". ESPN.com. 16 July 2020. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  8. "SWAC Releases 2021 Spring Football Schedule". swac.org. Retrieved 18 August 2020.
  9. "2020 Jackson State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 18, 2020.
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