During the SWAC football media day held in Birmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Tigers were predicted to finish third in the East Division.[ 1]
East Division
Predicted finish
Team
Votes
1
Alcorn State
95
2
Alabama State
72
3
Jackson State 55
4
Alabama A&M
51
5
Mississippi Valley State
27
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. at Southern Miss * ESPN+ L 7–5529,176 September 8 6:00 p.m. vs. Tennessee State * Cancelled [ a] September 15 4:30 p.m. at Florida A&M * W 18–1617,643 September 29 4:00 p.m. Alabama A&M L 16–2130,472 October 6 2:30 p.m. at Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 30–274,200 October 13 2:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS W 23–729,500 October 20 2:00 p.m. North Alabama * Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS L 7–2419,750 October 27 6:00 p.m. at Southern L 7–4120,575 November 3 2:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS W 34–2821,729 November 10 2:00 p.m. at Alabama State W 20–214,428 November 17 2:00 p.m. at Alcorn State L 3–2421,312 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
^ The Tennessee State game was cancelled due to inclement weather.
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
7
0
7
Golden Eagles
14
27
7
7
55
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
6
9
3
18
Rattlers
7
0
9
0
16
1
2
3
4
Total
Bulldogs
0
7
14
0
21
Tigers
10
6
0
0
16
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1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
3
3
10
14
30
Golden Lions
7
0
13
7
27
Mississippi Valley State
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1
2
3
4
Total
Delta Devils
0
0
7
0
7
Tigers
14
6
0
3
23
1
2
3
4
Total
Lions
7
7
10
0
24
Tigers
0
0
0
7
7
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
7
0
7
Jaguars
14
7
20
0
41
1
2
3
4
Total
Panthers
0
7
7
14
28
Tigers
17
7
3
7
34
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
10
7
0
3
20
Hornets
0
0
0
2
2
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
3
0
0
3
Braves
0
3
14
7
24
