The 2005 Jackson State Tigers football team represented
Jackson State University
Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of studen ...
as a member of the
Southwestern Athletic Conference
The Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) is a collegiate athletic conference headquartered in Birmingham, Alabama, which is made up of historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the Southern United States. It participates in t ...
(SWAC) during the
2005 NCAA Division I-AA football season
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. Third-year head coach
James Bell, led the Tigers to an overall record of 2–6 prior to him being fired on October 31. Quarterbacks coach
Daryl Jones was elevated to interim head coach for the final three game of the season and went winless with a record of 0–3. Overall, the Tigers compiled a record of 2–9 and a mark of 2–7 in conference play, and finished fifth in the SWAC East Division.
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Jackson State
Jackson State University (Jackson State or JSU) is a public historically black research university in Jackson, Mississippi. It is one of the largest HBCUs in the United States and the fourth largest university in Mississippi in terms of studen ...
Jackson State Tigers football seasons
Jackson State Tigers football
The Jackson State Tigers football team represents Jackson State University in college football at the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) level as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
After joining the So ...
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