2020 Jackson State Tigers football team explained
The 2020 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by Pro Football Hall of Famer and first-year head coach Deion Sanders and played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi as members of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
On July 20, 2020, the Southwestern Athletic Conference announced that it would not play fall sports due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which includes the football program.[1] The conference ultimately moved its football schedule to the 2021 spring semester.
Schedule
Due to the SWAC's postponement of the 2020 football season to spring 2021, games against Florida A&M, Langston, Southern Miss, and Tennessee State were canceled.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] The SWAC released updated spring schedules on August 17.[8] [9] [10]
Staff
| Deion Sanders | Head Coach | 1st |
| Otis Riddley | Director of player personnel | 1st |
| Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 1st |
| Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach | 1st |
| Defensive Coordinator | 1st |
| Special teams coordinator | 1st |
| Tight ends coach | 2nd |
| Offensive line coach | 1st |
| Running Backs Coach | 1st |
| Defensive line coach | 1st |
| Linebackers Coach | 1st |
| Kevin Mathis | Defensive backs coach | 1st |
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Game summaries
Edward Waters
| Statistics | Edward Waters | Jackson State |
|---|
| First downs | 8 | 27 |
| Total yards | 104 | 435 |
| Rushing yards | 21 | 183 |
| Passing yards | 83 | 252 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 28:35 | 31:25 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Edward Waters | Passing | Roshard Branch | 9/21, 83 yards |
| Rushing | De'Shaun Hugee | 6 carries, 10 yards |
| Receiving | Samuel Thompson | 3 receptions, 28 yards |
| Jackson State | Passing | Jalon Jones | 17/19, 163 yards, 2 TDs |
| Rushing | Kymani Clarke | 18 carries, 92 yards, 2 TDs |
| Receiving | Warren Newman | 8 receptions, 76 yards, 1 TD | |
At Grambling State
See also: 2020 Grambling State Tigers football team.
| Statistics | Jackson State | Grambling State |
|---|
| First downs | 21 | 29 |
| Total yards | 473 | 422 |
| Rushing yards | 293 | 182 |
| Passing yards | 180 | 240 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 28:06 | 31:54 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Jackson State | Passing | Jalon Jones | 12/18, 180 yards, 3 TDs |
| Rushing | Tyson Alexander | 17 carries, 184 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Daylen Baldwin | 4 receptions, 95 yards, 1 TD |
| Grambling State | Passing | | 24/35, 237 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Geremy Hickbottom | 16 carries, 81 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Dorrell James | 6 receptions, 87 yards | |
Mississippi Valley State
See also: 2020 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team.
| Statistics | Mississippi Valley State | Jackson State |
|---|
| First downs | 15 | 21 |
| Total yards | 271 | 456 |
| Rushing yards | 147 | 153 |
| Passing yards | 124 | 303 |
| Turnovers | 4 | 2 |
| Time of possession | 34:08 | 25:52 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Mississippi Valley State | Passing | Jalani Eason | 17/34, 117 yards, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Darius Williams | 9 carries, 65 yards |
| Receiving | Jarius Clayton | 5 receptions, 35 yards |
| Jackson State | Passing | Jalon Jones | 14/27, 250 yards, 3 TDs |
| Rushing | Tyson Alexander | 6 carries, 136 yards, 3 TDs |
| Receiving | Daylen Baldwin | 6 receptions, 136 yards, 3 TDs | |
At Alabama State
See also: 2020 Alabama State Hornets football team.
| Statistics | Jackson State | Alabama State |
|---|
| First downs | 24 | 21 |
| Total yards | 350 | 466 |
| Rushing yards | 170 | 209 |
| Passing yards | 180 | 257 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 29:56 | 30:04 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Jackson State | Passing | Jalon Jones | 19/50, 180 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs |
| Rushing | Jalon Jones | 22 carries, 94 yards, 2 TDs |
| Receiving | Corey Reed Jr. | 8 receptions, 99 yards, 1 TD |
| Alabama State | Passing | Ryan Nettles | 27/42, 257 yards, 2 TDs, 2 INTs |
| Rushing | Ezra Gray | 23 carries, 195 yards, 3 TDs |
| Receiving | | 8 receptions, 76 yards | |
Southern
See also: 2020 Southern Jaguars football team and Boombox Classic.
| Statistics | Southern | Jackson State |
|---|
| First downs | 26 | 16 |
| Total yards | 474 | 309 |
| Rushing yards | 294 | 66 |
| Passing yards | 180 | 243 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 42:49 | 17:11 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Southern | Passing | John Lampley | 9/14, 116 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Jerodd Sims | 17 carries, 79 yards |
| Receiving | Ethan Howard | 4 receptions, 54 yards |
| Jackson State | Passing | Jalon Jones | 17/29, 243 yards, 2 TDs, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Tyson Alexander | 8 carries, 38 yards |
| Receiving | Daylen Baldwin | 3 receptions, 91 yards, 1 TD | |
Alabama A&M
| Statistics | Alabama A&M | Jackson State |
|---|
| First downs | 28 | 26 |
| Total yards | 533 | 463 |
| Rushing yards | 93 | 140 |
| Passing yards | 440 | 323 |
| Turnovers | 0 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 29:12 | 30:48 |
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| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Alabama A&M | Passing | Aqeel Glass | 27/40, 440 yards, 6 TDs |
| Rushing | Gary Quarles | 16 carries, 86 yards |
| Receiving | Zabrian Moore | 4 receptions, 114 yards, 1 TD |
| Jackson State | Passing | Quincy Casey | 30/47, 323 yards, 4 TDs |
| Rushing | Santee Marshall | 19 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Daylen Baldwin | 6 receptions, 135 yards, 1 TD | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Stephenson . Creg . SWAC becomes latest FCS conference to postpone 2020 football season to spring. AL.com. 21 July 2020 . 20 July 2020.
- Web site: Visser . David . SWAC Suspends Fall Football Season. FBSchedules.com . July 20, 2020 . July 21, 2020.
- Web site: Kelley . Kevin . 2020 Southern Heritage Classic canceled due to COVID-19 . FBSchedules.com . June 18, 2020 . 17 June 2020.
- Web site: Carpenter . Mark . NAIA issues update on 2020 fall sports . People's Defender . June 18, 2020 . 17 June 2020.
- Web site: Witz . Billy . First Cancellations Emerge for Major College Football . The New York Times . June 18, 2020 . 17 June 2020.
- Web site: Wilmer . Brian . FAMU adds Jackson State to 2020 football schedule . FBSchedules.com . 27 June 2020 . 25 June 2020.
- Web site: MEAC suspends all fall sports for indefinite period . ESPN.com . 16 July 2020 . en . 16 July 2020.
- Web site: SWAC Releases 2021 Spring Football Schedule . swac.org . 18 August 2020 . en.
- Web site: Spring 2021 Schedule. 15 August 2021.
- Web site: Jackson State Tigers . ESPN . 15 August 2021.
