2018 Jackson State
5–5 (4–3 Southwestern Athletic Conference), coached by Tony Hughes, then John Hendrick (interim, remainder of season). Share
Schedule and results
- Biggest winBeat Alabama State 20–2Nov 10
By 18 points, its widest win.
- Most excitingLost to Southern Miss 7–55Sep 1
The win probability swung the most, by CollegeFootballData.com’s excitement index.
| Date | Opponent | Result | Elo |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 1 | at Southern Miss | L 7–55 | 13% |
| Sep 15 | at Florida A&M | W 18–16 | 38% |
| Sep 29 | vs Alabama A&M | L 16–21 | 60% |
| Oct 6 | at Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 30–27 | 52% |
| Oct 13 | vs Mississippi Valley State | W 23–7 | 73% |
| Oct 20 | vs North Alabama | L 7–24 | 61% |
| Oct 27 | at Southern | L 7–41 | 19% |
| Nov 3 | vs Prairie View A&M | W 34–28 | 39% |
| Nov 10 | at Alabama State | W 20–2 | 38% |
| Nov 17 | at Alcorn State | L 3–24 | 21% |
Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.
How it ended: Lost to Alcorn State 24–3; unranked in the final AP poll; tied for 5th in the Southwestern Athletic Conference.
In program history: The 22nd-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 27 on file).
- Record
- 5–5
- Conference
- 4–3 tied for 5th in Southwestern Athletic Conference
- AP final
- Unranked
- Points
- 165–245
- Coach
- Tony Hughes, then John Hendrick (interim, remainder of season)
- Elo
- 1217 +12 this season
- SP+ rating
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- SRS
- −40.3 No. 102 of 125 in FCS
- Recruiting class
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- Offensive coordinators
- Hal Mumme and Derrick McCall
- Defensive coordinator
- John Hendrick
- Offense
- Air raid
- Defense
- 3–4
Leaders
| Passing yards | Derrick Ponder QB | 62 yds |
| Passing touchdowns | Jarrad Hayes QB | 1 TD |
| Rushing yards | Keyshawn Harper RB | 69 yds |
| Receiving yards | Keenan Young WR | 24 yds |
| Receiving touchdowns | Kobe Gates WR | 1 TD |
| Tackles | Charles Anderson DL | 7 tkl |
| Sacks | Leroy Roddy DL | 1 sacks |
| Interceptions | Tyler Rogers DB | 1 INT |
Top recruits in the 2018 class
| Dallas Daniels WR | ★★★ | No. 2284 |
| TiMontre Graham ILB |
247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.
The 2018 class by position
| Signed | Stars | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Receivers | 1 | 3.0 | 0.800 |
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.
2018 Southwestern Athletic Conference standings
Conference page| Team | Conf. | Overall | AP final |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alcorn State | 8–1 | 9–4 | |
| Southern | 6–2 | 7–4 | |
 Grambling | 5–3 | 6–5 | |
| Alabama A&M | 5–3 | 5–5 | |
 Jackson State | 4–3 | 5–5 | |
| Prairie View A&M | 4–3 | 5–6 | |
| Alabama State | 3–4 | 3–7 | |
| Arkansas–Pine Bluff | 1–6 | 2–8 | |
| Mississippi Valley State | 1–6 | 1–10 | |
 Texas Southern | 1–7 | 1–9 |
Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.