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2015 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record3–8 (3–6 SWAC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorTimmy Chang (2nd season)
Offensive schemeRun and shoot
Defensive coordinatorAlonzo Lee (1st season)
Base defense4–3
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
Seasons
← 2014
2016 →
2015 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
East Division
Alcorn State xy$   7 – 2     9 – 4  
Alabama State *   5 – 4     6 – 5  
Alabama A&M   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Jackson State   3 – 6     3 – 8  
Mississippi Valley State   1 – 8     1 – 10  
West Division
No. 24 Grambling State xy   9 – 0     9 – 3  
Prairie View A&M   8 – 1     8 – 2  
Southern   6 – 3     6 – 5  
Texas Southern   2 – 7     3 – 7  
Arkansas–Pine Bluff   1 – 8     2 – 9  
Championship: Alcorn State 49, Grambling State 21
  • $ – Conference champion
  • x – Division champion/co-champions
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason due to APR violations
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2015 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by second-year head coach Harold Jackson for the first five games of the season before he was fired.[1] Wide receivers coach Derrick McCall was named the interim head coach for the remainder of the season. They played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 3–8, 3–6 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
September 56:00 pmat Middle Tennessee*
GBRL 14–7015,908
September 126:00 pmvs. Tennessee State*
SPSOL 25–3548,385
September 196:00 pmat Southern
ESPN3L 31–5026,413
September 266:00 pmTexas Southern
JSUtvW 34–308,517[2]
October 36:00 pmGrambling State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
JSUtvL 27–5916,753
October 171:00 pmat Alabama A&M
L 22–2810,110
October 242:00 pmArkansas–Pine Bluffdagger
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
JSUtvW 37–324,579
October 314:00 pmat Mississippi Valley State
W 26–163,827
November 76:00 pmAlabama State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS
JSUtvL 12–171,649
November 214:00 pmat Prairie View A&M
YouTubeL 14–564,719
November 282:00 pmAlcorn State
  • Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Jackson, MS (Soul Bowl)
JSUtvL 10–1423,101

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References

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  1. ^ "Jackson State University fires football coach Harold Jackson | gulflive.com". www.gulflive.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015.
  2. ^ "Texas Southern vs Jackson State Game Summary". tsuball.com. September 26, 2015. Retrieved October 1, 2015.
  3. ^ Schedule
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