2024 Jackson State Tigers football team explained

Year:	2024
Team:	Jackson State Tigers
Sport:	football
Conference:	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Short Conf:	SWAC
Division:	East Division
Statsrank:	18
Fcscoachrank:	15
Record:	10–2
Conf Record:	8–0
Head Coach:	T. C. Taylor
Hc Year:	2nd
Def Coach:	Torenzo Quinn
Dc Year:	1st
Champion:	SWAC East Division champion
Conf Champ:	SWAC Championship Game
Conf Champ Result:	TBD vs Southern

The 2024 Jackson State Tigers football team will represent Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers will be coached by second-year head coach T. C. Taylor and play at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.

Schedule

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The games against Grambling State and Southern, fellow members of the SWAC, were played as non-conference games and were not counted in the league standings.

Game summaries

at Louisiana-Monroe (FBS)

Statistics	JKST	ULM
First downs	16	17
Total yards	51–288	56–336
Rushing yards	22–61	41–204
Passing yards	227	132
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	24–29–1	11–15–0
Time of possession	25:11	34:49

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing	Jacobian Morgan	23/28, 228 yards, TD, INT
Rushing	Ahmad Miller	9 carries, 46 yards
Receiving	Joanes Fortillen	2 receptions, 51 yards, TD
Louisiana-Monroe	Passing		10/14, 104 yards, TD
Rushing		19 carries, 103 yards, TD
Receiving	Javon Campbell	4 receptions, 83 yards, TD

Lane (DII)

Statistics	LANE	JKST
First downs	10	16
Total yards	106	434
Rushing yards	75	184
Passing yards	31	250
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	6–23–2	14–20–0
Time of possession	28:18	31:42

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Lane	Passing	Jerick Gaston	2/9, 21 yards
Rushing	Ike Brown	10 carries, 52 yards, TD
Receiving	Kylan Duhe	1 reception, 11 yards
Jackson State	Passing	Jacobian Morgan	9/11, 150 yards, 2 TD
Rushing	Cam'Ron McCoy	6 carries, 107 yards, 2 TD
Receiving	Isaiah Spencer	4 receptions, 107 yards, TD

Southern (rivalry)

Statistics	SOU	JKST
First downs	18	19
Total yards	416	399
Rushing yards	29	201
Passing yards	387	198
Passing: Comp–Att–Int	23–39–2	14–25–0
Time of possession	28:45	31:15

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern	Passing	Noah Bodden	17/29, 352 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing	Kendric Rhymes	8 carries, 18 yards
Receiving	Tyler Kirkwood	3 receptions, 121 yards
Jackson State	Passing	Jacobian Morgan	12/21, 153 yards, TD
Rushing	Irv Mulligan	13 carries, 51 yards, TD
Receiving	Joanes Fortilien	3 receptions, 60 yards

at Grambling State

Statistics	JKST	GRAM
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Grambling State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Texas Southern

Statistics	JKST	TXSO
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Texas Southern	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

vs. Alabama A&M

Statistics	JKST	AAMU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Alabama A&M	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

No. 25т Florida A&M

Statistics	FAMU	JKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Florida A&M	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Jackson State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Bethune–Cookman

Statistics	JKST	BCU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Bethune–Cookman	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Arkansas–Pine Bluff

Statistics	UAPB	JKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Jackson State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Mississippi Valley State

Statistics	MVST	JKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Mississippi Valley State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Jackson State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Alabama State

Statistics	JKST	ALST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Alabama State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Alcorn State (Soul Bowl)

Statistics	JKST	ALCN
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Jackson State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Alcorn State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Southern (SWAC Championship / rivalry)

Statistics	SOU	JKST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession

Team	Category	Player	Statistics
Southern	Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Jackson State	Passing
Rushing
Receiving

Notes and References

Web site: Jackson State announces 2024 football schedule. Kevin. Kelley. FBSchedules. January 23, 2024. April 14, 2024.
Web site: Jackson State football 2024 schedule is complete: See full list of opponents, dates. Mississippi Clarion Ledger. J.T.. Keith. January 24, 2024. April 14, 2024.
Web site: The 2024 SWAC Football Schedule is out. WAPT. Joe. Cook. January 23, 2024. April 14, 2024.