1984 Jackson State Tigers football team

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1984 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record4–5–1 (3–4 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1983
1985 →
1984 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Alcorn State $^ 7 0 0 9 1 0
No. 6 Mississippi Valley State ^ 6 1 0 9 2 0
Grambling State 5 2 0 7 4 0
Southern 4 3 0 6 5 0
Jackson State 3 4 0 4 5 1
Texas Southern 2 5 0 5 6 0
Alabama State 1 6 0 2 9 0
Prairie View A&M 0 7 0 0 11 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division I-AA Football Committee poll

The 1984 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1984 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by ninth-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 and a mark of 3–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 1at Alabama StateW 23–7[1]
September 8vs. Tennessee State*L 14–3440,000[2]
September 15Prairie View A&MW 34–14[3]
September 22No. T–18 Mississippi Valley State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
L 32–4950,337[4]
October 6Florida A&M*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
T 10–10[5]
October 13at SouthernL 28–34[6]
October 20at Grambling StateL 3–196,000[7]
October 27at Morgan State*W 28–14[8]
November 3Texas Southern
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 47–0[9]
November 17at No. 2 Alcorn StateL 13–17[10]

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