Jackson State Tigers football

Jackson State Tigers football
2024 Jackson State Tigers football team
First season	1911
Athletic director	Ashley Robinson
Head coach	T. C. Taylor 1st season, 7–4 (.636)
Stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (capacity: 60,000)
Field surface	Natural grass
Location	Jackson, Mississippi
Conference	SWAC (Since 1958)
Division	East
All-time record	494–336–22 (.593)
Bowl record	3–2 (.600)
Claimed national titles	4 (black college national championships: 1962, 1985, 1996, 2021)[1]
Conference titles	19 (SWAC: Championships 1961, 1962, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1995, 1996, 2007, 2021, 2022)
Division titles	8 (SWAC East: 1999, 2007, 2008, 2010*, 2011*, 2012, 2013, 2021, 2022)
Colors	Navy blue, white, and light blue[2]
Fight song	Cheer Boys
Marching band	Sonic Boom of the South
Website	www.gojsutigers.com

The Jackson State Tigers football team represents Jackson State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).

After joining the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) in 1958, the program exploded into national prominence. In the 1980s, the program enjoyed its greatest success. Under head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers won eight conference championships between 1980 and 1990, including four straight from 1985 to 1988.^[3]

Since 1958, Jackson State has won about 25 percent of the conference's football championships (19) and is a perennial powerhouse program among HBCUs. The Tigers have produced 93 professional football players and four Pro Football Hall of Famers: Lem Barney, Walter Payton, Robert Brazile, and Jackie Slater. Only 13 college football teams at any level have produced more Pro Football Hall of Famers than Jackson State.