2023 Jackson State Tigers football team

2023 Jackson State Tigers football
2023 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
	East Division
Record	7–4 (5–3 SWAC)
Head coach	T. C. Taylor (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	Maurice Harris (1st season)
Co-offensive coordinator	Jason Onyebuagu (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Jonathan Bradley (1st season)
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 2022 2024 →

2023 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
East Division
No. 11 Florida A&M xy$	8	–	0	12	–	1
Alabama State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Jackson State	5	–	3	7	–	4
Alabama A&M	3	–	5	5	–	6
Bethune–Cookman	2	–	6	3	–	8
Mississippi Valley State	1	–	7	1	–	10
West Division
Prairie View A&M xy	6	–	2	6	–	6
Alcorn State x	6	–	2	7	–	4
Southern	5	–	3	6	–	5
Grambling State	4	–	4	5	–	6
Texas Southern	2	–	6	3	–	8
Arkansas–Pine Bluff	1	–	7	2	–	9
Championship: Florida A&M 35, Prairie View A&M 14
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2023 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach T. C. Taylor, the Tigers played home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	6:30 p.m.	vs. South Carolina State*	Center Parc Stadium Atlanta, GA (MEAC/SWAC Challenge)	ABC	W 37–7	24,238
September 3	3:00 p.m.	vs. Florida A&M	Hard Rock Stadium Miami Gardens, FL (Orange Blossom Classic)	ESPN	L 10–28	24,967
September 9	6:00 p.m.	at Southern*^{[note 1]}	Ace W. Mumford Stadium Baton Rouge, LA	ESPN+	W 27–14	29,986
September 16	7:30 p.m.	at Texas State*	Bobcat Stadium San Marcos, TX	ESPN+	L 34–77	24,118
September 23	6:00 p.m.	Bethune–Cookman	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN+	W 22–16	23,681
October 7	3:00 p.m.	Alabama A&M	Ladd–Peebles Stadium Mobile, AL	ESPN+	W 45–30	19,107
October 14	2:00 p.m.	Alabama State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN+	L 19–24	30,945
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Mississippi Valley State	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, MS	ESPN+	W 21–6	10,000
October 28	2:00 p.m.	at Arkansas–Pine Bluff	Simmons Bank Field Pine Bluff, AR	ESPN+	W 40–14	5,113
November 4	2:00 p.m.	Texas Southern	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN+	W 21–19	22,819
November 18	2:00 p.m.	Alcorn State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS	ESPN+	L 24–28	42,791
*Non-conference game Homecoming All times are in Central time

^{[note 1]}The game against Southern, a fellow member of the SWAC, was played as a non-conference game and did not count in the league standings.^[2]

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	10	17	3	37
Bulldogs	0	0	0	7	7

^ "2023 Jackson State Football Schedule". FBSchedules. Retrieved April 16, 2023.
^ "Jackson State, Southern Renew Rivalry" (Press release). Jackson State Tigers. September 8, 2023. Retrieved October 2, 2023.

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Venues	Alumni Field (1922–1968) Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (1967–present)
Bowls & rivalries	2021 Celebration Bowl Alcorn State: Soul Bowl Southern Tennessee State: Southern Heritage Classic
Culture & lore	Sonic Boom of the South
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1911 1912 1913 1914–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
National championship seasons in bold