# 2017 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 2017 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Tony Hughes and played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They finished the season 3–8, 3–4 in SWAC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 2 | 7:00 p.m. | at TCU* | Amon G. Carter StadiumFort Worth, TX | FSN | L 0–63 | 42,709 |
| September 9 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. No. 23 Tennessee State* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic) | FSS | L 15–17 | 47,407 |
| September 16 | 6:00 p.m. | at No. 22 Grambling State* | Eddie Robinson StadiumGrambling, LA | ESPN3 | L 21–36 | 16,513 |
| September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | | L 27–34 $^{OT}$ | 14,855 |
| September 30 | 4:00 p.m. | at Prairie View A&M | Panther StadiumPrairie View, TX | | L 9–38 | 6,601 |
| October 14 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Tuskegee* | Ladd–Peebles StadiumMobile, AL | | L 7–33 | |
| October 21 | 6:00 p.m. | Southern | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS (BoomBox Classic) | | L 17–35 | 14,000 |
| October 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Mississippi Valley State | Rice–Totten FieldItta Bena, MS | | W 24–5 | 7,925 |
| November 4 | 2:00 p.m. | Alabama State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | | L 3–13 | 18,585 |
| November 11 | 1:00 p.m. | at Alabama A&M | Louis Crews StadiumHuntsville, AL | | W 10–7 | 5,755 |
| November 18 | 2:00 p.m. | Alcorn State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | | W 7–3 | 12,903 |
| *Non-conference gameRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
* Source: Schedule

## Game summaries
### At TCU

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Horned Frogs | 21 | 14 | 21 | 7 | 63 |

### vs Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 23 TSU Tigers | 10 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 17 |
| JSU Tigers | 3 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 15 |

### At Grambling State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| JSU Tigers | 7 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 |
| No. 22 GSU Tigers | 9 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 36 |

### Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Golden Lions | 7 | 9 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 34 |
| Tigers | 7 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 27 |

### At Prairie View A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 9 |
| Panthers | 17 | 0 | 14 | 7 | 38 |

### vs Tuskegee

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Tigers | 6 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 33 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |

### Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Jaguars | 7 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 35 |
| Tigers | 10 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 17 |

### At Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 24 |
| Delta Devils | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 |

### Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hornets | 3 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 13 |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |

### At Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |

### Alcorn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Braves | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tigers | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |