# 2018 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 2018 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2018 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).

## Preseason
### SWAC football media day

During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Tigers were predicted to finish third in the East Division. They did not have any players selected to any of the Presason All-SWAC Teams.

#### Media poll

East Division :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes |
| 1 | Alcorn State | 95 |
| 2 | Alabama State | 72 |
| 3 | Jackson State | 55 |
| 4 | Alabama A&M | 51 |
| 5 | Mississippi Valley State | 27 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| September 1 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern Miss* | M. M. Roberts StadiumHattiesburg, MS | ESPN+ | L 7–55 | 29,176 |
| September 8 | 6:00 p.m. | vs. Tennessee State* | Liberty Bowl Memorial StadiumMemphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic) | | Cancelled | |
| September 15 | 4:30 p.m. | at Florida A&M* | Bragg Memorial StadiumTallahassee, FL | | W 18–16 | 17,643 |
| September 29 | 4:00 p.m. | Alabama A&M | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | | L 16–21 | 30,472 |
| October 6 | 2:30 p.m. | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | Golden Lion StadiumPine Bluff, AR | | W 30–27 | 4,200 |
| October 13 | 2:00 p.m. | Mississippi Valley State | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | | W 23–7 | 29,500 |
| October 20 | 2:00 p.m. | North Alabama* | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | | L 7–24 | 19,750 |
| October 27 | 6:00 p.m. | at Southern | Ace W. Mumford StadiumBaton Rouge, LA (BoomBox Classic) | | L 7–41 | 20,575 |
| November 3 | 2:00 p.m. | Prairie View A&M | Mississippi Veterans Memorial StadiumJackson, MS | | W 34–28 | 21,729 |
| November 10 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alabama State | New ASU StadiumMontgomery, AL | | W 20–2 | 14,428 |
| November 17 | 2:00 p.m. | at Alcorn State | Casem-Spinks StadiumLorman, MS | | L 3–24 | 21,312 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time |||||||
* ↑ The Tennessee State game was cancelled due to inclement weather.

## Game summaries
### At Southern Miss

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Golden Eagles | 14 | 27 | 7 | 7 | 55 |

### At Florida A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| Rattlers | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 16 |

### Alabama A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bulldogs | 0 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 21 |
| Tigers | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 |

### At Arkansas–Pine Bluff

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 3 | 3 | 10 | 14 | 30 |
| Golden Lions | 7 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 27 |

### Mississippi Valley State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Delta Devils | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Tigers | 14 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 23 |

### North Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 7 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 24 |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 |

### At Southern

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| Jaguars | 14 | 7 | 20 | 0 | 41 |

### Prairie View A&M

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 | 28 |
| Tigers | 17 | 7 | 3 | 7 | 34 |

### At Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 10 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 20 |
| Hornets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |

### At Alcorn State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Braves | 0 | 3 | 14 | 7 | 24 |