2021 Jackson State Tigers football team explained
| Year: | 2021 |
| Team: | Jackson State Tigers |
| Sport: | football |
| Conference: | Southwestern Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | SWAC |
| Division: | East Division |
| Statsrank: | 22 |
| Fcscoachrank: | 19 |
| Record: | 11–2 |
| Conf Record: | 8–0 |
| Hc Year: | 2nd |
| Cooff Coach1: | Michael Pollock |
| Cooc1 Year: | 2nd |
| Cooc2 Year: | 2nd |
| Dc Year: | 2nd |
| Champion: | SWAC champion
SWAC East Division champion |
| Bowl Result: | L 10–31 vs. South Carolina State |
The 2021 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi, and competed in the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). They were led by second-year head coach Deion Sanders.
Schedule
[1]
Staff
Staff[2] | Deion Sanders | Head Coach | 2nd |
| Otis Riddley | Director of player personnel | 2nd |
| Co-offensive coordinator/quarterbacks | 2nd |
| Co-offensive coordinator/wide receivers coach | 2nd |
| Defensive Coordinator | 2nd |
| Special teams coordinator | 2nd |
| Tight ends coach | 3rd |
| Offensive line coach | 2nd |
| Running Backs Coach | 2nd |
| Defensive line coach | 2nd |
| Linebackers Coach | 2nd |
| Kevin Mathis | Defensive backs coach | 2nd |
|
Game summaries
Vs. Florida A&M
See also: Orange Blossom Classic.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|
| FAMU –7.5 | 61 | |
| Statistics | Florida A&M | Jackson State |
|---|
| First downs | 17 | 15 |
| Total yards | 234 | 292 |
| Rushing yards | 109 | 71 |
| Passing yards | 125 | 221 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 3 |
| Time of possession | 32:18 | 27:42 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Florida A&M | Passing | Rasean McKay | 18/29, 78 yards, 0 TD |
| Rushing | Bishop Bonnett | 15 carries, 76 yards |
| Receiving | Chad Hunter | 7 receptions, 49 yards |
| Jackson State | Passing | | 18/24, 221 yards, 0 TD |
| Rushing | Peytton Pickett | 15 carries, 62 yards |
| Receiving | Trevonte Rucker | 3 receptions, 83 yards | |
Vs. Tennessee State
See also: 2021 Tennessee State Tigers football team and Southern Heritage Classic.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|
| TSU -2.5 | 50 | |
| Statistics | Tennessee State | Jackson State |
|---|
| First downs | 19 | 19 |
| Total yards | 264 | 404 |
| Rushing yards | 70 | 42 |
| Passing yards | 194 | 362 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 1 |
| Time of possession | 31:52 | 28:08 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Tennessee State | Passing | | 9/15, 138 yards, 1 TD |
| Rushing | Devon Starling | 11 carries, 35 yards |
| Receiving | Rodell Rahmaan | 4 receptions, 94 yards, 1 TD |
| Jackson State | Passing | Shedeur Sanders | 30/40, 362 yards, 3 TD |
| Rushing | Peytton Pickett | 11 carries, 55 yards, 1 TD |
| Receiving | Trevonte Rucker | 5 receptions, 72 yards | |
At Louisiana–Monroe
See also: 2021 Louisiana–Monroe Warhawks football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|
| ULM -4.5 | 52.0 | |
| Statistics | Jackson State | Louisiana–Monroe |
|---|
| First downs | 16 | 17 |
| Total yards | 285 | 250 |
| Rushing yards | 26 | 94 |
| Passing yards | 259 | 156 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| Time of possession | 26:27 | 33:40 |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Jackson State | Passing | Shedeur Sanders | 28/41, 259 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT |
| Rushing | Peytton Pickett | 5 carries, 10 yards |
| Receiving | Joshua Lanier | 7 receptions, 72 Yards, 1 TD |
| Louisiana–Monroe | Passing | Rhett Rodriguez | 16/29, 150 yards |
| Rushing | Andrew Henry | 9 carries, 52 yards |
| Receiving | Boogie Knight | 6 receptions, 78 yards | |
Delta State
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|
| | |
| Statistics | Delta State | Jackson State |
|---|
| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Delta State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Jackson State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
At Alabama A&M
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|
| | |
| Statistics | Jackson State | Alabama A&M |
|---|
| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Jackson State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Alabama A&M | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Alabama State
See also: 2021 Alabama State Hornets football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|
| | |
| Statistics | Alabama State | Jackson State |
|---|
| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Alabama State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Jackson State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Bethune–Cookman
See also: 2021 Bethune–Cookman Wildcats football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|
| | |
| Statistics | Bethune–Cookman | Jackson State |
|---|
| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Bethune–Cookman | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Jackson State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
At Mississippi Valley State
See also: 2021 Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|
| | |
| Statistics | Jackson State | Mississippi Valley State |
|---|
| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Jackson State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Mississippi Valley State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Texas Southern
See also: 2021 Texas Southern Tigers football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|
| | |
| Statistics | Texas Southern | Jackson State |
|---|
| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Texas Southern | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Jackson State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
At Southern
See also: 2021 Southern Jaguars football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|
| | |
| Statistics | Jackson State | Southern |
|---|
| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Jackson State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Southern | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Alcorn State
See also: 2021 Alcorn State Braves football team.
| style= | Pregame line! | style= | Over/under |
|---|
| | |
| Statistics | Alcorn State | Jackson State |
|---|
| First downs | | |
| Total yards | | |
| Rushing yards | | |
| Passing yards | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Time of possession | | |
|
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
|---|
| Alcorn State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | |
| Jackson State | Passing | | |
| Rushing | | |
| Receiving | | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 2021 Jackson State Football Schedule. FBSchedules. May 15, 2021.
- Web site: Football Coaches. 2021-06-13. Jackson State University. en. 2021-06-13. https://web.archive.org/web/20210613131710/https://gojsutigers.com/sports/football/coaches. dead.
