2002 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 2002 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2002 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Judge Hughes, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 7–4 and a mark of 5–2 in conference play, and finished second in the SWAC East Division.

2002 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Record	7–4 (5–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Judge Hughes (4th season)
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 2001 2003 →

2002 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
East Division
Alabama A&M xy		6	–	1					8	–	4
Jackson State		5	–	2					7	–	4
Alcorn State		3	–	4					6	–	5
Mississippi Valley State		3	–	4					5	–	6
Alabama State		2	–	5					6	–	6
West Division
No. 8 Grambling State xy$		6	–	1					11	–	2
Southern		5	–	2					6	–	6
Texas Southern		3	–	4					4	–	7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		2	–	5					3	–	8
Prairie View A&M		0	–	7					1	–	10
Championship: Grambling State 31, Alabama A&M 19
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from The Sports Network Poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
August 31	at Southern Miss*	M. M. Roberts Stadium Hattiesburg, MS	L 7–55	35,169	[1]
September 7	at North Carolina A&T*	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	L 36–42	18,436	[2]
September 14	vs. Tennessee State*	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)	W 31–28	38,496	[3]
September 21	vs. Southern	Louisiana Superdome New Orleans, LA (rivalry)	W 36–14	35,505	[4]
September 28	Mississippi Valley State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 36–12		[5]
October 12	vs. Alabama State	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL (Gulf Coast Classic)	L 24–20	13,293	[6]
October 26	at No. 7 Grambling State	Eddie G. Robinson Memorial Stadium Grambling, LA	L 31–52	9,462	[7]
November 2	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Golden Lion Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	W 42–0		[8]
November 9	Alabama A&M	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 13–11	10,200	[9]
November 16	Prairie View A&M	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	W 44–9		[10]
November 23	Alcorn State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (Capital City Classic)	W 34–20		[11]
*Non-conference game Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game

References

1. "Record crowd sees USM turn rematch into romp". The Clarion-Ledger. September 1, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
2. "This time, Aggies stop comeback". News and Record. September 8, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
3. "Late FG gives JSU Classic". The Commercial Appeal. September 15, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
4. "Southern doesn't take advantage of Jackson State's generosity". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. September 22, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
5. "QB Kent sets JSU passing record". The Sun Herald. September 29, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
6. "Hornets pull plug on Tigers". The Clarion-Ledger. October 13, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
7. "Grambling passes by Jackson St". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
8. "42–0: JSU bounces back from losses". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
9. "Jackson St. slips by with 13–11 win". Enterprise-Journal. November 10, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
10. "Jackson State 44, Prairie View 9". Longview News-Journal. November 17, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
11. "Kent passes JSU to victory". The Greenwood Commonwealth. November 24, 2002. Retrieved August 6, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.