1989 Jackson State Tigers football team
American college football season
1989 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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NCAA Division I-AA First Round
, L 7–48 vs.
Montana
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Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 8–4 (5–2 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||
No. 13 Grambling State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 9 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||
No. 17 Jackson State ^ | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||
Alcorn State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||
Southern | 4 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||
Alabama State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||
Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||
Mississippi Valley State | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||
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The 1989 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1989 NCAA Division I-AA football season . Led by 14th-year head coach W. C. Gorden , the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–4 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished tied for second in the SWAC. Jackson State finished their season with a loss against Montana in the Division I-AA playoffs.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 2 | Stephen F. Austin * | L 28–41 | [1] | |||
September 9 | Tennessee State * |
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W 33–7 | [2] | ||
September 16 | at Prairie View A&M | W 66–0 | [3] | |||
September 23 | Mississippi Valley State | No. 18 |
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W 49–0 | [4] | |
September 30 | vs. Bethune–Cookman * | No. 15 | W 27–7 | 53,822 | [5] | |
October 7 | Alabama State | No. 13 |
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W 35–14 | [6] | |
October 14 | Southern | No. 12 |
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L 7–21 | [7] | |
October 21 | Grambling State |
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L 17–27 | [8] | ||
November 4 | at Texas Southern | W 45–6 | [9] | |||
November 9 | at Northwestern State * | W 27–14 | 13,100 | [10] | ||
November 18 | Alcorn State |
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W 23–20 | [11] | ||
November 25 | at No. 6 Montana * | No. 17 | L 7–48 | 11,854 | [12] | |
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References
- ↑ "SFA finds soft spot, picks J-State apart" . The Clarion-Ledger . September 3, 1989 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Jackson defeats TSU 33–7" . The Tennessean . September 10, 1989 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Jackson State scores at winn in 66–0 victory" . Hattiesburg American . September 17, 1989 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "JSU's potent offense doesn't surprise Valley" . The Clarion-Ledger . September 24, 1989 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Jackson St. takes Circle City Classic" . The Indianapolis Star . October 1, 1989 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "JSU extends SWAC streak" . Hattiesburg American . October 8, 1989 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Tigers reel, Second-half mistakes lead to the end of JSU's 28-game SWAC winning streak" . The Clarion-Ledger . October 15, 1989 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Grambling State stops Jackson St" . Sun Herald . October 22, 1989 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "J-State plays old-fashioned way, spoils the day for Texas Southern" . The Clarion-Ledger . November 5, 1989 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "Demons sputter and lose again" . The Shreveport Times . November 10, 1989 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "JSU rallies tobeat Alcorn State, 23–20" . Hattiesburg American . November 19, 1989 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
- ↑ "UM, you are in quarterfinals" . The Montana Standard . November 26, 1989 . Retrieved August 3, 2023 – via Newspapers.com .
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