The 1980 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1980 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fifth-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled and overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 5–1 in conference play, sharing the SWAC title with Grambling State.
| 1980 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. 2 Grambling State +^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State + | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi Valley State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 9 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 6 | at Alabama State* | W 16–13 | [1] | ||
| September 13 | at Tennessee State* | L 0–20 | [2] | ||
| September 20 | Prairie View A&M | W 57–6 | [3] | ||
| September 27 | Mississippi Valley State |
| W 40–0 | [4] | |
| October 4 | Southeastern Louisiana* |
| L 16–17 | [5] | |
| October 11 | Florida A&M* |
| W 10–0 | [6] | |
| October 18 | at Southern | W 7–6 | [7] | ||
| October 25 | at No. T–10 Grambling State | L 14–24 | [8] | ||
| November 1 | Texas Southern |
| W 50–7 | 12,000 | [9] |
| November 15 | North Carolina Central* |
| W 29–10 | 11,400 | [10] |
| November 22 | at Alcorn State | W 37–16 | [11] | ||
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References
edit- ^ Mayes, Bob (September 6, 1980). "Alabama State seeks first victory over Jackson State since '11". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. p. 9. Retrieved October 12, 2021 – via Newspapers.com
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- ^ "Adams to rescue, TSU posts victory". The Tennessean. September 14, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Payday...JSU finds offensive punch in 57–6 victory". The Clarion-Ledger. September 21, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Valley falls 40–0 to Jackson State". The Greenwood Commonwealth. September 28, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "SE edges Jackson St". The Crowley Post-Signal. October 5, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "FAMU falls to Jackson". The Tampa Tribune-Times. October 12, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Southern one short". The Shreveport Times. October 19, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State comes back, but comes up short, 24–14". The Clarion-Ledger. October 26, 1980. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU rains points to drown Texas Southern, 50–7". The Clarion-Ledger. November 9, 1980. Retrieved June 8, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eagles caged in second half". The Herald-Sun. November 6, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU downs Alcorn State". Hattiesburg American. November 23, 1980. Retrieved August 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State Yearly Results (1980-1984)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
