1969 Jackson State Tigers football team

The 1969 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State College (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1969 NCAA College Division football season. Led by first-year head coach Ulysses S. McPherson, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 2–6, with a conference record of 1–6, and finished tied for seventh in the SWAC.

1969 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Record	2–6 (1–6 SWAC)
Head coach	Ulysses S. McPherson (1st season)
Home stadium	Alumni Field Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons ← 1968 1970 →

1969 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		T			W		L		T
No. 9/8 Alcorn A&M $	6	–	0	–	1			8	–	0	–	1
Southern	5	–	1	–	1			6	–	2	–	1
Grambling	5	–	2	–	0			6	–	4	–	0
Texas Southern	3	–	3	–	1			4	–	3	–	2
Prairie View A&M	3	–	4	–	0			4	–	5	–	0
Arkansas AM&N	2	–	4	–	1			3	–	6	–	1
Jackson State	1	–	6	–	0			2	–	6	–	0
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	6	–	0			1	–	8	–	0
$ – Conference champion Rankings from NAIA poll and AP small college poll

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 20	at Prairie View A&M	Blackshear Field Prairie View, TX	L 13–21		[1]
October 4	at Arkansas AM&N	Pumphrey Stadium Pine Bluff, AR	L 25–34		[2]
October 11	Bishop*	Alumni Field Jackson, MS	W 27–16	13,000	[3]
October 18	Southern	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 20–47		[4]
October 25	Grambling	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	L 13–62	13,992	[5][6]
November 8	at Texas Southern	Jeppesen Stadium Houston, TX	L 8–35		[7]
November 22	at Mississippi Valley State	Magnolia Stadium Itta Bena, MS	W 51–2		[8]
November 27	No. 5 Alcorn A&M	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS (rivalry)	L 8–50	20,000	[9]
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from AP Poll released prior to the game

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