1958 Jackson State Tigers football team

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1958 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceMidwest Athletic Association
Record6–2–1 (2–0 MAA)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1957
1959 →
1958 Midwest Athletic Association football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Lincoln (MO) $ 3 0 0 7 1 0
No. 8 Jackson State 2 0 0 6 2 1
No. 14 Tennessee A&I 2 1 0 4 4 0
Central State (OH)
1 2 0 5 2 0
Kentucky State 0 3 0 0 7 1
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from Pittsburgh Courier[1]

The 1958 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State College (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Midwest Athletic Association (MAA) during the 1958 NCAA College Division football season. Led by seventh-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–2–1.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 22vs.
Mississippi Industrial*
Tupelo, MSW 26–0[2]
September 27Prairie View A&M*
T 14–14[3]
October 4at
Mississippi Vocational*
W 42–0[4]
October 13
Alcorn A&M*
W 69–6[5]
October 25at Southern*L 6–30[6]
November 1at Grambling*L 18–21[7]
November 8Wiley*dagger
  • Alumni Field
  • Jackson, MS
W 23–4[8]
November 15at Kentucky StateFrankfort, KYW 18–0[9]
November 22Tennessee A&I
W 18–13[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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