1980 Jackson State Tigers football team

American college football season

1980 Jackson State Tigers football

SWAC co-champion

Conference| Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record| 8–3 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach|

* W. C. Gorden (5th season)

Home stadium| Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

Seasons

<- 1979

1981 ->

1980 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

* v
* t
* e

| Conf |  |  | Overall

|
|
|
|

Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
No. 2 Grambling State +^  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 10  | - | 2  | - | 0
Jackson State \+  | 5  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | 8  | - | 3  | - | 0
Alcorn State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 4  | - | 0
Mississippi Valley State | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 5  | - | 0
Southern | 3  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 6  | - | 1
Texas Southern | 2  | - | 4  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 9  | - | 0
Prairie View A&M | 0  | - | 6  | - | 0 |  |  | 2  | - | 8  | - | 0

* $ - Conference champion
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from Associated Press poll

The 1980 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled and overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the SWAC title with Grambling State.

## Schedule

[edit]

Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

|
|
|
|
|

September 6| at Alabama State*|

* Cramton Bowl
* Montgomery, AL

| W 16–13| | [1]
September 13| at Tennessee State*|

* Dudley Field
* Nashville, TN

| L 0–20| | [2]
September 20| Prairie View A&M|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| W 57–6| | [3]
September 27| Mississippi Valley State|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| W 40–0| | [4]
October 4| Southeastern Louisiana*|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| L 16–17| | [5]
October 11| Florida A&M*|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| W 10–0| | [6]
October 18| at Southern|

* University Stadium
* Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)

| W 7–6| | [7]
October 25| at No. T–10 Grambling State|

* Grambling Stadium
* Grambling, LA

| L 14–24| | [8]
November 1| Texas Southern|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| W 50–7| 12,000| [9]
November 15| North Carolina Central*|

* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Jackson, MS

| W 29–10| 11,400| [10]
November 22| at Alcorn State|

* Henderson Stadium
* Lorman, MS (rivalry)

| W 37–16| | [11]

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from Associated Press Poll released prior to the game

[12]

## References

[edit]

1. ^ Mayes, Bob (September 6, 1980). "Alabama State seeks first victory over Jackson State since '11". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 9. Retrieved October 12, 2021 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Adams to rescue, TSU posts victory". The Tennessean. September 14, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Payday...JSU finds offensive punch in 57–6 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Valley falls 40–0 to Jackson State". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "SE edges Jackson St". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "FAMU falls to Jackson". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Southern one short". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Jackson State comes back, but comes up short, 24–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 26, 1980. Retrieved March 18, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "JSU rains points to drown Texas Southern, 50–7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Eagles caged in second half". The Herald-Sun. November 6, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "JSU downs Alcorn State". Hattiesburg American. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Jackson State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.

* v
* t
* e

Jackson State Tigers football

Venues|

* Alumni Field (1922–1968)
* Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (1967–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* 2021 Celebration Bowl
* Alcorn State: Soul Bowl
* Southern
* Tennessee State: Southern Heritage Classic

Culture & lore|

* Sonic Boom of the South

People|

* Head coaches
* NFL draftees

Seasons|

* 1911
* 1912
* 1913
* 1914–1919
* 1920
* 1921
* 1922
* 1923
* 1924
* 1925
* 1926
* 1927
* 1928
* 1929
* 1930
* 1931
* 1932
* 1933
* 1934
* 1935
* 1936
* 1937
* 1938
* 1939
* 1940–1945
* 1946
* 1947
* 1948
* 1949
* 1950
* 1951
* 1952
* 1953
* 1954
* 1955
* 1956
* 1957
* 1958
* 1959
* 1960
* 1961
* 1962
* 1963
* 1964
* 1965
* 1966
* 1967
* 1968
* 1969
* 1970
* 1971
* 1972
* 1973
* 1974
* 1975
* 1976
* 1977
* 1978
* 1979
* 1980
* 1981
* 1982
* 1983
* 1984
* 1985
* 1986
* 1987
* 1988
* 1989
* 1990
* 1991
* 1992
* 1993
* 1994
* 1995
* 1996
* 1997
* 1998
* 1999
* 2000
* 2001
* 2002
* 2003
* 2004
* 2005
* 2006
* 2007
* 2008
* 2009
* 2010
* 2011
* 2012
* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

National championship seasons in bold

* v
* t
* e

Southwestern Athletic Conference football champions

* 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)

*[v]: View this template
*[t]: Discuss this template
*[e]: Edit this template
*[Conf]: Conference record
*[W]: Wins
*[L]: Losses
*[T]: Ties
*[No.]: Number