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It will be the 26th edition of the SWAC Championship Game and will determine the champion of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) for the 2024 season. The game will begin at 3:00 p.m. CST on ESPN2. [3] The game will feature the Jackson State Tigers, the East Division champions, and the Southern Jaguars, the West Division champions.
The inaugural game was played on December 11, with Southern defeating Jackson State 31–30 before 47,621 fans at Legion Field. [8] The following week, Southern lost to Hampton in the Heritage Bowl; however, the meeting would be the only one for the SWAC champion following the championship game.
Since 1958, Jackson State has won about 25 percent of the conference's football championships (19) and is a perennial powerhouse program among HBCUs. The Tigers have produced 101 professional football players and four Pro Football Hall of Famers : Lem Barney , Walter Payton , Robert Brazile , and Jackie Slater .
Jackson State football fell short of the SWAC title in 2023. ... Here is a look at three critical games JSU must win to earn a chance in the berth in the Black national championship game for the ...
Jackson State football claimed the SWAC East title with a 16-10 win over Alabama State Saturday night. Tigers will face Southern in the SWAC title game.
Jackson State comes into the game at 7-3 after winning 21-19 vs. Texas Southern on Nov. 4. Jackson State will face Alcorn State at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. ... SWAC championship game ...
The 2024 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were coached by second-year head coach T. C. Taylor and played at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi .
The Jackson State Tigers defeated Alabama A&M 27-13 in Mobile, Alabama to clinch the SWAC East Division Title. The division title in hand JSU will host the SWAC Championship game on Dec. 3. The ...