1977 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 1977 Jackson State Tigers football team represented the Jackson State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Led by second-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWAC. It was their first season as a member of Division I.

1977 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	8–3 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach	W. C. Gorden (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1976 1978 →

1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
Grambling State $	6	–	0	–	0			10	–	1	–	0
Jackson State	5	–	1	–	0			8	–	3	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	2	–	1			6	–	4	–	1
Mississippi Valley State	2	–	4	–	0			5	–	5	–	0
Alcorn State	2	–	4	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
Southern	1	–	4	–	1			3	–	7	–	1
Prairie View A&M	1	–	5	–	0			3	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion The Conference was a hybrid of Division I and II programs. Mississippi Valley State and Prairie View A&M were classified as Division II.[1][2] All the others were classified as Division I.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	Alabama State*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 17–6		[3]
September 10	Tennessee State*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 7–17		[4]
September 17	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	W 27–2		[5]
September 24	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 37–13		[6]
October 8	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff*	Pine Bluff, AR	W 31–0		[7]
October 15	Southern	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 38–0		[8]
October 22	Grambling State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 7–34		[9]
October 29	vs. Bethune–Cookman*	Miami Orange Bowl Miami, FL	L 3–10	12,500	[10]
November 5	at Texas Southern	Astrodome Houston, TX	W 10–0		[11]
November 12	Morgan State*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 31–14		[12]
November 24	Alcorn State*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	W 23–16		[13]
*Non-conference game