2011 Jackson State Tigers football team

2011 Jackson State Tigers football

Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference
Division	East Division
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 21
FCS Coaches	No. 18
2011 record	9–2 (7–2 SWAC)
Head coach	Rick Comegy (6th year)
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium

2011 SWAC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
East
Alabama A&M xy		7	–	2		8	–	4
Alabama State x		7	–	2		8	–	3
#21 Jackson State x		7	–	2		9	–	2
Alcorn State		1	–	8		2	–	8
Mississippi Valley State		1	–	8		1	–	10
West
Grambling State xy$		6	–	3		8	–	4
Arkansas–Pine Bluff		5	–	4		6	–	5
Prairie View A&M		5	–	4		5	–	6
Southern		4	–	5		4	–	7
Texas Southern		2	–	7		4	–	7
Championship: December 10, 2011
$ – Conference champion x – Division champion/co-champions y – Championship game participant Jackson State and Southern are ineligible to participate in the SWAC Championship Game due to low APR scores. Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2011 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2011 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by sixth year head coach Rick Comegy and played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the East Division Southwestern Athletic Conference and finished the 2011 season with an overall record of 9–2.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 3	1:30 PM	Concordia College (AL)*		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		W 42–2	4,911
September 10	6:00 PM	vs. Tennessee State*		Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium • Memphis, TN (Southern Heritage Classic)		W 35–29	43,532
September 17	6:00 PM	at Southern		Ace W. Mumford Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA (Boombox Classic)		W 28–24	21,734
September 24	4:00 PM	Alabama State		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		L 14–21	16,286
September 29	6:30 PM	Texas Southern		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS	ESPNU	W 58–13	26,000
October 8	4:00 PM	Arkansas-Pine Bluff		Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		W 48–10	38,722
October 15	2:00 PM	at Mississippi Valley State	No. 25	Rice–Totten Field • Itta Bena, MS		W 17–16	9,420
October 29	4:00 PM	vs. Prairie View A&M	No. 19	Independence Stadium • Shreveport, LA (Shreveport Classic)		W 44–14	17,743
November 5	2:00 PM	Grambling State	No. 15	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS		L 23–26	21,576
November 12	1:00 PM	at Alabama A&M	No. 21	Louis Crews Stadium • Huntsville, AL		W 34–6	5,831
November 19	1:00 PM	Alcorn State	No. 21	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium • Jackson, MS (Capital City Classic)		W 51–7	31,501
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Jackson State Tigers football

Venues	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (1941–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Boombox Classic (Southern) Southern Heritage Classic (Tennessee State) Soul Bowl (Alabama A&M)

Culture & lore	Sonic Boom of the South

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 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

National championship seasons in bold

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