1979 Jackson State Tigers football team

1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
	+ – Conference co-champions; Rankings from Associated Press poll

Jackson State Tigers football
1979 Jackson State Tigers football
Conference	[[Southwestern Athletic Conference]]
1979 record	8–3 (4–2 SWAC)
Head coach	W. C. Gorden (4th season)
Home stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
	Seasons ← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season.

Schedule[edit]

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 1	[[{{{school}}}\|Alabama State]]*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	W 14–7
September 8	Tennessee State*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	W 27–21
September 15	at [[{{{school}}}\|Prairie View A&M]]	Edward L. Blackshear Field Prairie View, Texas	W 24–6
September 22	at [[{{{school}}}\|Mississippi Valley State]]	Rice–Totten Stadium Itta Bena, Mississippi	W 36–14
October 6	at [[{{{school}}}\|Arkansas–Pine Bluff]]*	Pine Bluff, Arkansas	W 49–7
October 13	[[{{{school}}}\|Southern]]	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	W 34–0
October 20	Grambling State	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	L 13–25
November 3	at [[{{{school}}}\|Texas Southern]]	Alexander Durley Sports Complex Houston, Texas	W 34–7
November 10	at Eastern Kentucky*	Hanger Field Richmond, KY	L 21–27
November 17	[[{{{school}}}\|Langston]]*	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	W 49–6
November 22	[[{{{school}}}\|Alcorn State]]	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, Mississippi	L 7–9
*Non-conference game

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Venues	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (1941–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Southern Southern Heritage Classic (Tennessee State)
Culture & lore	Sonic Boom of the South
People	Head coaches NFL draftees
Seasons	1911 1912 1913 1914–1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940–1945 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 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021
National championship seasons in bold

1979 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
No. 1 Grambling State +		5	–	1		8	–	3
No. 6 [[{{{school}}}\|Alcorn State]] +		5	–	1		8	–	2
No. 8 Jackson State		4	–	2		8	–	3
No. T–10 [[{{{school}}}\|Southern]]		4	–	2		7	–	4
[[{{{school}}}\|Mississippi Valley State]]		2	–	4		4	–	5
[[{{{school}}}\|Texas Southern]]		1	–	5		3	–	8
[[{{{school}}}\|Prairie View A&M]]		0	–	6		0	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions Rankings from Associated Press poll