1974 Jackson State Tigers football team

1974 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record7–3 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Grambling State + 5 – 1 – 0 11 – 1 – 0
No. 14 Alcorn State +^ 5 – 1 – 0 9 – 2 – 0
No. 10 Jackson State 4 – 2 – 0 7 – 3 – 0
No. 12 Southern 3 – 3 – 0 8 – 3 – 0
Texas Southern 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 4 – 0
Mississippi Valley State 1 – 5 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
Prairie View A&M 0 – 6 – 0 0 – 10 – 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP small college poll for Grambling State and Alconrn State and NAIA Division I poll for Jackson State and Southern

The 1974 Jackson State Tigers football team represented the Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Robert Hill, The Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a conference mark of 4–2, placing third in the SWAC. Jackson State played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 7vs. Morgan State*
L 6–1020,500[1]
September 21Prairie View A&M
W 67–718,000[2]
September 28Mississippi Valley State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 25–621,000[3]
October 5Nebraska–Omaha*
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 75–018,000[4]
October 12at Bishop*Dallas, TXW 36–1010,000[5]
October 19at Southern
L 19–2121,000[6]
October 26at No. 6 Grambling State
L 13–2616,000–18,727[7][8]
November 2vs. Bethune–Cookman*
W 23–78,000[9]
November 9Texas Southern
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
W 34–2820,000[10]
November 23at No. 8 Alcorn State
W 19–1318,000–24,000[11][12]
  • *Non-conference game
  • Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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1974 Jackson State Tigers football team roster
Players Coaches
Offense
Pos. # Name Class
RB 34 Walter Payton Sr
RB   Rickey Young Sr
Defense
Pos. # Name Class
LB 80 Robert Brazile Sr
DB   Charles James Sr
LB   John Tate Sr
Special teams
Pos. # Name Class
Head coach
  • Robert Hill
Coordinators/assistant coaches
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • Injured Injured
  • Redshirt Redshirt

Game summaries

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At Grambling State

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See also: 1974 Grambling State Tigers football team
1 234Total
Tigers 0 076 13
• No. 6 Tigers 0 7127 26
   
Scoring summary
2GSUScales 14-yard pass from Williams (Zeno kick)GSU 7–0
3GSUWilliams 1-yard run (kick failed)GSU 13–0
JSUWadley 41-yard pass from Lewis (Perry kick)GSU 13–7
GSUPennywell 22-yard pass from Williams (kick failed)GSU 19–7
4JSUPayton 1-yard run (kick failed)GSU 19–13
GSUMartin 1-yard run (Zeno kick)GSU 26–13

1975 NFL Draft

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Main article: 1975 NFL draft
Player Position Round Pick NFL club
Walter Payton Running back 1 4 Chicago Bears
Robert Brazile Linebacker 1 6 Houston Oilers
Rickey Young Running back 7 164 San Diego Chargers
John Tate Linebacker 8 183 New York Giants
Charles James Defensive back 10 249 New York Jets

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References

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  1. ^ "Morgan converts mistake into TD and beats Jackson". The Philadelphia Inquirer. September 8, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jackson State drowns PVA&M". San Angelo Standard-Times. September 22, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jackson St. romps past Devils 25–6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Tigers slash UNO in 75–0 tromping". Omaha World-Herald. October 6, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "J-State whips Bishop 36–10". The Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Southern, 21–19". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 20, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Grambling Raps J-State 26-13". The Clarion-Ledger and Jackson Daily News. October 27, 1974. p. D1 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  9. ^ "Jackson State buries Bethune–Cookman 23–7". St. Petersburg Times. November 3, 1974. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "J-State notches 34–28 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1974. Retrieved June 23, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jackson St stuns Alcorn". Hattiesburg American. Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Associated Press. November 24, 1974. p. 22. Retrieved May 22, 2020 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  12. ^ "College-Division Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  13. ^ "Final 1974 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 22, 2022.
  14. ^ "Jackson St. Yearly Results". CFB Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on February 1, 2016. Retrieved April 20, 2019.
  15. ^ "1975 NFL Draft". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on December 21, 2007. Retrieved November 8, 2020.
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