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American college football season
The 1985 Jackson State Tigers football team represented
Jackson State University as a member of the
Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the
1985 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by 10th-year head coach
W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as SWAC co-champion. Jackson State finished their season with a loss against
Georgia Southern in the Division I-AA playoffs. At the conclusion of the season, the Tigers were also recognized as co-
black college national champion, along with the
Hampton Pirates.
Schedule
Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 |
Alabama State | | | W 28–14 | 19,486 |
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September 14 |
Tennessee State* | | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| L 31–44 | 25,417 |
[2] |
September 21 | at
Prairie View A&M | | | W 21–3 | 5,120 |
[3] |
September 28 |
Mississippi Valley State | | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| L 14–35 | 56,978 |
[4] |
October 12 | at
Florida A&M* | | | W 28–23 | 7,283 |
[5] |
October 19 |
Southern | | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| W 27–9 | 39,000 |
[6] |
October 26 | No. 2
Grambling State | | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| W 35–26 | 21,765 |
[7] |
November 2 |
Morgan State* | | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS
| W 42–6 | 3,100 |
[8] |
November 9 | at
Texas Southern | | | W 28–7 | 8,500 |
[9] |
November 24 | No. 15
Alcorn State | No. 14 | - Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
- Jackson, MS (
Soul Bowl)
| W 31–20 | 34,019 |
[10] |
November 30 | at No. 9
Georgia Southern* | No. 15 | | L 0–27 | 4,128 |
[11] |
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References
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"Freshman leads Jackson St. to 28–14 win over Hornets". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 8, 1985. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"TSU awakens to post 44–31 win". The Tennessean. September 15, 1985. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Jackson State embarrasses Prairie View". The Clarion-Ledger. September 22, 1985. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"MVSU blitzes Tigers". Enterprise-Journal. September 29, 1985. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Jackson State defeats FAMU". Tallahassee Democrat. October 13, 1985. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Jags' win skein dies in Jackson". The Shreveport Times. October 20, 1985. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"J-State upsets G-Men". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1985. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"J-State buries Morgan State". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1985. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"JSU tops TSU, still shares lead". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1985. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Boys carries J-State past Alcorn". Hattiesburg American. November 25, 1985. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Georgia Southern advances". The Columbus Ledger. December 1, 1985. Retrieved April 8, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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Wiley (1923)
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Samuel Huston (1926)
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Texas College &
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Texas College (1937)
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Southern &
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Langston (1939)
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Southern &
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Texas College (1942)
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Wiley,
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Wiley (1945)
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Southern (1946)
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Southern (1947)
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Southern (1948)
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Southern &
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Southern (1950)
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Prairie View (1952)
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Prairie View (1953)
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Prairie View (1954)
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Southern (1955)
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Texas Southern &
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Wiley (1957)
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Prairie View (1958)
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Southern (1959)
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Southern,
Prairie View, &
Grambling (1960)
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Jackson State (1961)
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Jackson State (1962)
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Prairie View (1963)
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Prairie View (1964)
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Grambling (1965)
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Grambling,
Southern, &
Texas Southern (1966)
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Grambling (1967)
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Alcorn A&M,
Grambling, &
Texas Southern (1968)
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Alcorn A&M (1969)
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Alcorn A&M (1970)
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Grambling (1971)
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Grambling &
Jackson State (1972)
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Grambling &
Jackson State (1973)
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Grambling State &
Alcorn State (1974)
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Grambling State,
Jackson State, &
Southern (1975)
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Alcorn State (1976)
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Grambling State (1977)
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Grambling State (1978)
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Grambling State &
Alcorn State (1979)
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Grambling State &
Jackson State (1980)
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Jackson State (1981)
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Jackson State (1982)
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Grambling State (1983)
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Alcorn State (1984)
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Jackson State &
Grambling State (1985)
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Jackson State (1986)
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Jackson State (1987)
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Jackson State (1988)
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Grambling State (1989)
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Jackson State (1990)
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Alabama State (1991)
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Alcorn State (1992)
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Southern (1993)
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Alcorn State &
Grambling State (1994)
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Jackson State (1995)
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Jackson State (1996)
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Southern (1997)
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Southern (1998)
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Southern (1999)
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Grambling State (2000)
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Grambling State (2001)
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Grambling State (2002)
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Southern (2003)
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Alabama State (2004)
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Grambling State (2005)
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Alabama A&M (2006)
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Jackson State (2007)
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Grambling State (2008)
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Prairie View (2009)
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Texas Southern (2010) vacated
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Grambling State (2011)
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Arkansas–Pine Bluff (2012)
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Southern (2013)
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Alcorn State (2014)
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Alcorn State (2015)
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Grambling State (2016)
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Grambling State (2017)
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Alcorn State (2018)
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Alcorn State (2019)
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Alabama A&M (2020)
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Jackson State (2021)
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Jackson State (2022)
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Florida A&M (2023)
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