1963 Jackson State Tigers football team
| 1963 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 4–5 (2–5 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Prairie View A&M $^ | 7 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 1 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Grambling | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 2 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn A&M | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1963 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson College for Negro Teachers (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1963 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Edward Clemons, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 4–5, with a conference record of 2–5, and finished tied for sixth in the SWAC.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 21 | at Prairie View A&M | L 12–28 | [1] | ||
| September 28 | at Mississippi Vocational* | W 18–13 | [2] | ||
| October 5 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| L 6–20 | 2,200 | [3] |
| October 12 | Alcorn A&M |
| W 22–13 | [4] | |
| October 19 | Southern |
| L 16–17 | [5] | |
| October 26 | Grambling |
| L 16–62 | [6] | |
| November 2 | Wiley |
| W 34–12 | [7] | |
| November 9 | at Texas Southern | L 0–6 | 8,400 | [8] | |
| November 16 | Mississippi Industrial* |
| W 56–6 | [9] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Jackson dumped by Prairie View". The Pittsburgh Courier. September 28, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSC in come-from-behind 18–13 victory". Jackson Advocate. October 5, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Arkansas AM&N Lions top Jackson State Tigers 20–6". Alexandria News Leader. October 12, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bobby Thompson stars as JSC Tigers beat Alcorn Braves 22–13". Jackson Advocate. October 19, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern claws Jackson". The Pittsburgh Courier. October 26, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling rips Jackson St., 62–16". The Clarion-Ledger. October 27, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State is 34–12 winner". The Corpus Christi Caller-Times. November 3, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Prairie View leading league". Sun Herald. November 11, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson St. rips Miss. Industrial". The Clarion-Ledger. November 17, 1963. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report (1963)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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