1963 Jackson State Tigers football team

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1963 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–5 (2–5 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
  1962
1964  
1963 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Prairie View A&M $^ 7 0 010 1 0
Southern 5 2 07 3 0
Texas Southern 5 2 07 3 0
Grambling 3 3 15 3 1
Arkansas AM&N 3 3 15 4 1
Jackson State 2 5 04 5 0
Wiley 2 5 04 5 0
Alcorn A&M 0 7 03 7 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1963 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson College for Negro Teachers (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Edward Clemons, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Prairie View A&M L 12–28 [1]
September 28at Mississippi Vocational *W 18–13 [2]
October 5at Arkansas AM&N
L 6–202,200 [3]
October 12 Alcorn A&M
W 22–13 [4]
October 19 Southern
L 16–17 [5]
October 26 Grambling
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
L 16–62 [6]
November 2 Wiley
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 34–12 [7]
November 9at Texas Southern L 0–68,400 [8]
November 16 Mississippi Industrial *
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 56–6 [9]
  • *Non-conference game

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References

  1. "Jackson dumped by Prairie View". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 28, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "JSC in come-from-behind 18–13 victory". Jackson Advocate. October 5, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Arkansas AM&N Lions top Jackson State Tigers 20–6". Alexandria News Leader. October 12, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Bobby Thompson stars as JSC Tigers beat Alcorn Braves 22–13". Jackson Advocate. October 19, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Southern claws Jackson". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 26, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Grambling rips Jackson St., 62–16". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Jackson State is 34–12 winner". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 3, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Prairie View leading league". Sun Herald. November 11, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Jackson St. rips Miss. Industrial". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1963)". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved August 10, 2023.