The 1965 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson College for Negro Teachers (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1965 NCAA College Division football season. Led by second-year head coach Rod Paige, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 5–3–1, with a conference record of 3–3–1, and finished tied for fourth in the SWAC.
| 1965 Jackson State Tigers football | |
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| Conference | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Record | 5–3–1 (3–3–1 SWAC) |
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| Home stadium | Alumni Field |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 13 Grambling $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Texas Southern | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jackson State | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Prairie View A&M | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 5 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Arkansas AM&N | 3 | – | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Alcorn A&M | 2 | – | 4 | – | 1 | 3 | – | 5 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wiley | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 1 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
edit| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 18 | at Prairie View A&M | T 7–7 | 8,500 | [1] | |
| September 25 | Alcorn A&M |
| W 21–6 | 9,300 | [2] |
| October 2 | at Arkansas AM&N |
| W 24–21 | 3,500 | [3] |
| October 9 | at Alabama State* |
| W 56–6 | 2,000 | [4][5] |
| October 16 | Southern |
| L 21–24 | 7,500 | [6] |
| October 23 | Grambling |
| L 20–51 | 6,400–21,000 | [7][8] |
| October 30 | at Wiley |
| W 35–14 | 1,620 | |
| November 6 | at Texas Southern | L 14–26 | 6,150 | [9] | |
| November 20 | at Mississippi Valley State* | W 18–14 | 5,176 | [10] | |
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References
edit- ^ "Jackson State ties Prairie View, 7–7". Abilene Reporter-News. September 19, 1965. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State beats Alcorn". The Clarion-Ledger. September 26, 1965. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson St. nips AM&N". The Clarion-Ledger. October 3, 1965. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alabama State faces tough test, entertains Jackson State tonight". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 9, 1965. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson St. wallops Alabama State, 56–6". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 10, 1965. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Clayton's field goal gives SU, 24–21 win". The Louisiana Weekly. October 23, 1965. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Grambling Tigers upend Jackson State 51–20". Alexandria News Leader. October 31, 1965. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Grambling)". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 16, 2023.
- ^ "Jackson St. beaten 26–14". The Clarion-Ledger. November 7, 1965. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson tops MVC". The Pittsburgh Courier. November 27, 1965. Retrieved August 10, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved August 10, 2023.
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