1974 Jackson State Tigers football team

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.

1974 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	7–3 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Robert Hill (4th season)
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1973 1975 →

1974 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	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

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	vs. Morgan State*	Veterans Stadium Philadelphia, PA (OIC Classic)	L 6–10	20,500	[1]
September 21	Prairie View A&M	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 67–7	18,000	[2]
September 28	Mississippi Valley State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 25–6	21,000	[3]
October 5	Nebraska–Omaha*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 75–0	18,000	[4]
October 12	at Bishop*	Dallas, TX	W 36–10	10,000	[5]
October 19	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	L 19–21	21,000	[6]
October 26	at No. 6 Grambling State	Grambling Stadium Grambling, LA	L 13–26	16,000–18,727	[7][8]
November 2	vs. Bethune–Cookman*	Tampa Stadium Tampa, FL	W 23–7	8,000	[9]
November 9	Texas Southern	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 34–28	20,000	[10]
November 23	at No. 8 Alcorn State	Henderson Stadium Lorman, MS (rivalry)	W 19–13	18,000–24,000	[11][12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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Roster

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 DT   Oakley Dalton So 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 Redshirt

Game summaries

At Grambling State

See also: 1974 Grambling State Tigers football team

1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 0 7 6 13 • No. 6 Tigers 0 7 12 7 26 Date: October 26 Location: Grambling Stadium, Grambling, LA

Scoring summary 2 GSU Scales 14-yard pass from Williams (Zeno kick) GSU 7–0 3 GSU Williams 1-yard run (kick failed) GSU 13–0 JSU Wadley 41-yard pass from Lewis (Perry kick) GSU 13–7 GSU Pennywell 22-yard pass from Williams (kick failed) GSU 19–7 4 JSU Payton 1-yard run (kick failed) GSU 19–13 GSU Martin 1-yard run (Zeno kick) GSU 26–13

1975 NFL Draft

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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