2007 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 2007 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2007 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach Rick Comegy, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–4 and a mark of 7–2 in conference play, and finished as SWAC champion after they defeated Grambling State in the SWAC Championship Game.

2007 Jackson State Tigers football
SWAC champion SWAC East Division champion
SWAC Championship Game, W 42–31 vs. Grambling State
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	8–4 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Rick Comegy (2nd season)
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2006 2008 →

2007 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Jackson State xy$		7	–	2					8	–	4
Alabama A&M		6	–	3					3	–	3
Alabama State		4	–	5					5	–	6
Mississippi Valley State		2	–	7					3	–	8
Alcorn State		2	–	7					2	–	8
West Division
No. 25 Grambling State xy		8	–	1					8	–	4
Southern		6	–	3					8	–	3
Prairie View A&M		6	–	3					7	–	3
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		4	–	5					4	–	7
Texas Southern		0	–	9					0	–	11
Championship: Jackson State 42, Grambling State 31
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 2	Delta State*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 15–27	12,667	[1]
September 8	vs. Tennessee State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	L 13–16		[2]
September 13	Texas Southern	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 28–7		[3]
September 22	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 50–16	11,700	[4]
October 6	Alabama State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 32–20		[5]
October 13	at Southern	A. W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA (rivalry)	W 32–26	24,600	[6]
October 20	No. 23 Grambling State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 20–30	14,501	[7]
October 27	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 17–6		[8]
November 3	at Alabama A&M	Louis Crews Stadium Normal, AL	W 43–40 OT	7,527	[9]
November 10	at Prairie View A&M	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 27–30	7,224	[10]
November 17	Alcorn State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)	W 31–19		[11]
December 15	vs. Grambling State	Legion Field Birmingham, AL (SWAC Championship Game)	W 42–31	43,206	[12]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

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