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2014 Jackson State

5–⁠7 (3–⁠6 Southwestern Athletic Conference).

Schedule and results

Jackson State in 2014, game by game: won vs. Florida A&M 22–17; won vs. Virginia Lynchburg 59–0; lost vs. Tennessee State 7–35; lost vs. Grambling 35–40; won at Arkansas–Pine Bluff 33–30; lost vs. Prairie View A&M 30–48; lost vs. Mississippi Valley State 23–27; lost vs. Southern 28–42; lost vs. Alabama A&M 14–25; lost at Alabama State 10–26; won at Texas Southern 15–10; won at Alcorn State 34–31+59−28Won 22–17 vs. Florida A&M+5Florida A&MWon 59–0 vs. Virginia Lynchburg+59Virginia Lynchb…Lost 7–35 vs. Tennessee State-28Tennessee StateLost 35–40 vs. Grambling-5GramblingWon 33–30 at Arkansas–Pine Bluff+3Arkansas–Pine B…Lost 30–48 vs. Prairie View A&M-18Prairie View A&MLost 23–27 vs. Mississippi Valley State-4Mississippi Val…Lost 28–42 vs. Southern-14SouthernLost 14–25 vs. Alabama A&M-11Alabama A&MLost 10–26 at Alabama State-16Alabama StateWon 15–10 at Texas Southern+5Texas SouthernWon 34–31 at Alcorn State+3Alcorn State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 30vsFlorida A&MW 22–⁠1774%
Sep 6vsVirginia LynchburgW 59–⁠082%
Sep 13vsTennessee StateL 7–⁠3550%
Sep 20vsGramblingL 35–⁠4082%
Sep 27atArkansas–Pine BluffW 33–⁠3055%
Oct 4vsPrairie View A&ML 30–⁠4873%
Oct 11vsMississippi Valley StateL 23–⁠2778%
Oct 25vsSouthernL 28–⁠4251%
Nov 1vsAlabama A&ML 14–⁠2560%
Nov 8atAlabama StateL 10–⁠2626%
Nov 15atTexas SouthernW 15–⁠1040%
Nov 22atAlcorn StateW 34–⁠3114%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Beat Alcorn State 34–⁠31; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 6th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.

In program history: The 21st-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 27 on file).

Record
5–⁠7
Conference
3–⁠6 tied for 6th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
310–⁠331
Coach
—
Elo
1221 −130 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−44.7 No. 107 of 124 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 188
Offensive coordinator
Timmy Chang
Defensive coordinator
Derrick Burroughs
Offense
Run and shoot
Defense
4–⁠3

Top recruits in the 2014 class

Frank Carter OG★★No. 2624
Romello Shumake WR★★No. 3124
Brent Lyles PRO★★No. 3507

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2014 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Quarterbacks12.00.720
Receivers12.00.756
Offensive line12.00.768
Whole class32.00.748

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2014 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Alcorn State8–⁠210–⁠3
Southern8–⁠29–⁠4
Grambling7–⁠27–⁠5
Alabama State5–⁠47–⁠5
Prairie View A&M5–⁠45–⁠5
Texas Southern3–⁠65–⁠6
Jackson State3–⁠65–⁠7
Arkansas–Pine Bluff3–⁠64–⁠7
Alabama A&M3–⁠64–⁠8
Mississippi Valley State1–⁠82–⁠9

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.