1977 Jackson State Tigers football team

1977 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record8–3 (5–1 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
1977 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Grambling State $ 6 0 010 1 0
Jackson State 5 1 08 3 0
Texas Southern 3 2 16 4 1
Mississippi Valley State 2 4 05 5 0
Alcorn State 2 4 03 8 0
Southern 1 4 13 7 1
Prairie View A&M 1 5 03 8 0
  • $ Conference champion
  • The Conference was a hybrid of Division I and II programs. Mississippi Valley State and Prairie View A&M were classified as Division II. All the others were classified as Division I.

The 1977 Jackson State Tigers football team represented the Jackson State University during the 1977 NCAA Division I football season as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC). Led by second-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a mark of 5–1 in conference play, placing second in the SWAC. It was their first season as a member of Division I.