American college football season
The 1972 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Robert Hill, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished as SWAC co-champion.
Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Prairie View A&M | | W 16–3 | 7,000 | [1] |
September 23 | Lane* | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| W 72–0 | | [2] |
September 30 | Kentucky State* | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| W 28–14 | | [3] |
October 7 | at Bishop* | | W 35–10 | | [4] |
October 14 | at Southern | | W 22–17 | | [5] |
October 21 | at Grambling | | L 13–26 | 22,000 | [6] |
October 28 | vs. Bethune–Cookman* | | L 17–22 | 12,200 | [7] |
November 4 | Texas Southern | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| W 29–7 | | [8] |
November 11 | at Morris Brown* | | L 14–20 | | [9] |
November 18 | Mississippi Valley State | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| W 27–6 | | [10] |
November 23 | Alcorn A&M | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS (rivalry)
| W 28–14 | 12,816–14,981 | [11][12] |
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- ^ "J-Staters cruise by Panthers 16–3". The Clarion-Ledger. September 17, 1972. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Payton paces Jackson State in 72–0 romp over Dragons". The Clarion-Ledger. September 24, 1972. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State rips 'Tucky State, 28–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 1, 1972. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Richardson brothers pace J-State to 35–10 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. October 8, 1972. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State tips Southern". The Shreveport Times. October 15, 1972. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling bounces another unbeaten; J-State victimized". The Shreveport Times. October 22, 1972. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "B–C upsets Jackson St". The Palm Beach Post. October 29, 1972. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson whips Texas Southern". Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 5, 1972. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Morris Brown, 20–14". The Atlanta Constitution. November 12, 1972. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson St. downs MVSC". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 19, 1972. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSC beats Alcorn, 28–14". The Clarion-Ledger. November 24, 1972. Retrieved April 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report (Alcorn A&M)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 8, 2024.
- ^ "Final 1972 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved April 18, 2022.
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- Wiley (1921)
- Paul Quinn (1922)
- Wiley (1923)
- Paul Quinn (1924)
- Bishop (1925)
- Samuel Huston (1926)
- Wiley (1927)
- Wiley (1928)
- Wiley (1929)
- Wiley (1930)
- Prairie View (1931)
- Wiley (1932)
- Langston & Prairie View (1933)
- Texas College (1934)
- Texas College (1935)
- Texas College & Langston (1936)
- Texas College (1937)
- Southern & Langston (1938)
- Langston (1939)
- Southern & Langston (1940)
- No champion (1941)
- Texas College (1942)
- No champion (1943)
- Wiley, Texas College, & Langston (1944)
- Wiley (1945)
- Southern (1946)
- Southern (1947)
- Southern (1948)
- Southern & Langston (1949)
- Southern (1950)
- Prairie View (1951)
- Prairie View (1952)
- Prairie View (1953)
- Prairie View (1954)
- Southern (1955)
- Texas Southern & Wiley (1956)
- Wiley (1957)
- Prairie View (1958)
- Southern (1959)
- Southern, Prairie View, & Grambling (1960)
- Jackson State (1961)
- Jackson State (1962)
- Prairie View (1963)
- Prairie View (1964)
- Grambling (1965)
- Grambling, Southern, & Texas Southern (1966)
- Grambling (1967)
- Alcorn A&M, Grambling, & Texas Southern (1968)
- Alcorn A&M (1969)
- Alcorn A&M (1970)
- Grambling (1971)
- Grambling & Jackson State (1972)
- Grambling & Jackson State (1973)
- Grambling State & Alcorn State (1974)
- Grambling State, Jackson State, & Southern (1975)
- Alcorn State (1976)
- Grambling State (1977)
- Grambling State (1978)
- Grambling State & Alcorn State (1979)
- Grambling State & Jackson State (1980)
- Jackson State (1981)
- Jackson State (1982)
- Grambling State (1983)
- Alcorn State (1984)
- Jackson State & Grambling State (1985)
- Jackson State (1986)
- Jackson State (1987)
- Jackson State (1988)
- Grambling State (1989)
- Jackson State (1990)
- Alabama State (1991)
- Alcorn State (1992)
- Southern (1993)
- Alcorn State & Grambling State (1994)
- Jackson State (1995)
- Jackson State (1996)
- Southern (1997)
- Southern (1998)
- Southern (1999)
- Grambling State (2000)
- Grambling State (2001)
- Grambling State (2002)
- Southern (2003)
- Alabama State (2004)
- Grambling State (2005)
- Alabama A&M (2006)
- Jackson State (2007)
- Grambling State (2008)
- Prairie View (2009)
- Texas Southern (2010) vacated
- Grambling State (2011)
- Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2012)
- Southern (2013)
- Alcorn State (2014)
- Alcorn State (2015)
- Grambling State (2016)
- Grambling State (2017)
- Alcorn State (2018)
- Alcorn State (2019)
- Alabama A&M (2020)
- Jackson State (2021)
- Jackson State (2022)
- Florida A&M (2023)
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