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The 1972 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1972 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Robert Hill, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3, with a conference record of 5–1, and finished as SWAC co-champion.
1972 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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SWAC co-champion | |
Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
Record | 8–3 (5–1 SWAC) |
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Home stadium | Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium |
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Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 / T–8 Grambling + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jackson State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Alcorn A&M | 4 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Texas Southern | 3 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mississippi Valley State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Prairie View A&M | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 7 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 16 | Prairie View A&M | W 16–3 | 7,000 | [1] | |
September 23 | Lane* |
| W 72–0 | [2] | |
September 30 | Kentucky State* |
| W 28–14 | [3] | |
October 7 | at Bishop* | W 35–10 | [4] | ||
October 14 | at Southern | W 22–17 | [5] | ||
October 21 | at Grambling | L 13–26 | 22,000 | [6] | |
October 28 | vs. Bethune–Cookman* | L 17–22 | 12,200 | [7] | |
November 4 | Texas Southern |
| W 29–7 | [8] | |
November 11 | at Morris Brown* | L 14–20 | [9] | ||
November 18 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 27–6 | [10] | |
November 23 | Alcorn A&M |
| W 28–14 | 12,816–14,981 | [11][12] |
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