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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 ...
, Jackson, Mississippi, in
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.


Conference affiliation

Jackson State University's athletic teams participate in the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) which is a part of the
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. Football participates in the Football Championship Subdivision (formerly Division I-AA). Jackson State University's colors are
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and
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. The nickname of the men's teams is the
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; the nickname of the women's teams is the Lady Tigers.


Sports

For men's teams, Jackson State University sponsors Football, Basketball, Baseball, Track, and Tennis. For women's teams, Jackson State University sponsors Basketball, Softball, Track, Tennis, Volleyball, Soccer, and Bowling.


Football


Annual Football Classics

*Every late November, Jackson State plays in-state rival the Alcorn State Braves in the "Soul Bowl" (formerly the Capital City Classic). *The Tigers play their Louisiana archrival the Southern Jaguars in the popular
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(also known as the BoomBox Classic). *The Tigers take part in the annual
Southern Heritage Classic The Southern Heritage Classic presented by FedEx is an annual historically black college football game between the Golden Lions of University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) and the Tigers of Tennessee State University. UAPB replaced the Jacks ...
against the Tennessee State Tigers in
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. *For the
Orange Blossom Classic The Orange Blossom Classic is an annual college football game first held between 1933 and 1978 and again since 2021. In its first incarnation, it featured Florida A&M and another historically black school in an unofficial ''de facto'' championsh ...
, Jackson State is matched against the
Florida A&M Rattlers The Florida A&M Rattlers represent Florida A&M University (FAMU) in college athletics. Florida A&M is a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference and participates in NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). FAMU offers men's ...
during Labor Day Weekend in
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at the Hard Rock Stadium


Notable alumni

*
Coy Bacon Lander McCoy Bacon (August 30, 1942 – December 22, 2008) was a professional American football defensive lineman in the National Football League (NFL) for the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams, San Diego Chargers, Cincinnati Bengals, and Wash ...
*
Lem Barney Lemuel Joseph Barney (September 8, 1945) is a former American football player. A native of Gulfport, Mississippi, he played college football at Jackson State from 1964 to 1966. He was drafted by the Detroit Lions of the National Football Leag ...
* Corey Bradford * Robert Brazile *
Louis Bullard Louis Eugene Bullard (May 6, 1956 - April 18, 2010) was an American football offensive tackle who played three seasons with the Seattle Seahawks of the National Football League (NFL). He was drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in the fifth round of ...
* Leslie "Speedy" Duncan * Harold Jackson *
Eddie Payton Edward Charles Payton Jr. (born August 3, 1951 in Columbia, Mississippi) is a former American football running back and kick returner who played five seasons in the NFL from 1977 to 1982 for the Cleveland Browns, Detroit Lions, Kansas City Chie ...
*
Walter Payton Walter Jerry Payton (July 25, 1953Although most sources at the time of his death gave Payton's birth year as 1954, reliable sources subsequently state he was born in 1953. – November 1, 1999) was an American football running back who played ...
* Jackie Slater * Jimmy Smith


Men's basketball

The Tigers have appeared in five NCAA tournaments: 1978, 1991, 1997, 2000, & 2007. As of 2015, the Tigers ranks 4th in the SWAC for number of NCAA appearances. All home games are held at the Williams Assembly Center.


Notable alumni

*
Lindsey Hunter Lindsey Benson Hunter Jr. (born December 3, 1970) is an American former professional basketball player and coach. He played in the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1993 to 2010, spending most of his career with the Detroit Pistons. He ...
*
Trey Johnson Clinton "Trey" Johnson III (born August 30, 1984) is an American-Qatari former professional basketball player and coach. He played college basketball with the Alcorn State Braves and the Jackson State Tigers in the Southwestern Athletic Conference ...
* Ed Manning *
Audie Norris Audie James Norris (born December 18, 1960) is an American retired professional basketball player and coach. Norris played for the NBA's Portland Trail Blazers, from 1982 to 1985. His former teammate Mychal Thompson, who is the father of Klay Tho ...
*
Purvis Short Purvis Short (born July 2, 1957) is a retired American professional basketball player who played with the Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets and New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) from 1978 to 1990. A 6'7" small for ...
* Dwayne Whitfield * Gene Short * Cleveland Buckner *
Cornell Warner Cornell Warner (born August 12, 1948) is an American former professional basketball player. A 6'9" forward/center from Jackson State University, Warner played seven seasons (1970–1977) in the National Basketball Association as a member of ...
* Marcus Benard


Women's basketball


Baseball

JSU plays their home games at
Braddy Field Robert "Bob" Braddy Field is a baseball venue in Jackson, Mississippi, United States. It is home to the Jackson State Tigers baseball team of the NCAA Division I Southwestern Athletic Conference. Originally known as Jackson State University Ba ...
, constructed in 2006.


Notable alumni

*
Oil Can Boyd Dennis Ray "Oil Can" Boyd (born October 6, 1959) is a former starting pitcher in Major League Baseball. Boyd played for the Boston Red Sox (1982–1989), Montreal Expos (1990–1991), and Texas Rangers (1991). In a 10-season career, Boyd collect ...
* Robert Braddy * Wes Chamberlain * Dave Clark * Dewon Day * Howard Farmer * Mike Farmer * Curt Ford * Marvin Freeman *
Kelvin Moore Kelvin David Moore (born 15 August 1950) is a former Australian rules footballer who played for the Hawthorn Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL). Moore was one of the best full-backs of his era and played in three Hawthorn p ...


Golf

The men's and women's golf teams have dominated the SWAC championships. The men have won 21 championships (1989–2006, 2008–09, 2011), include 18 consecutive, and the women have won nine (1996–97, 2001, 2005–09, 2012).


Athletic traditions


Sonic Boom of the South

Often accompanying the JSU athletic teams is the university's
marching band A marching band is a group of musical instrument, instrumental musicians who perform while marching, often for entertainment or competition. Instrumentation typically includes brass instrument, brass, woodwind instrument, woodwind, and percus ...
and dance line. They are nicknamed the Sonic Boom of the South and Prancing J-Settes. The band was first organized in the early 1940s. As early as the mid-1920s, the University had a well-organized orchestra. The group was given the nickname, “The Sonic Boom of the South” by band members in 1971. In 1971, the majorettes abandoned their batons and became a dance team known as the Prancing J-Settes. In 1974, “Get Ready,” an old Motown favorite was selected as the band’s theme song. Also, during the mid-1970s, the “Tiger Run-On” was perfected. The “Tiger Run-On” is a fast, eye-catching shuffle step that blends an adagio step with an up-tempo shuffle (200 steps per minute), then back to adagio—a “Sonic Boom” trademark that brings fans to their feet during halftime performances. In 2003 the marching band was in enshrined in the NCAA Hall of Champions. Also, the marching band was filmed by Electronic Art Sports (EA Sports) for inclusion in the 2005 version of the video game "EA Sports NCAA Football 2005". The band performs at most football games and most basketball home games.


NFL Halftime appearances

* Atlanta Falcons * Detroit Lions *
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* New York Jets *
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* Cincinnati Bengals * Indianapolis Colts


Other appearances

* The 1991 NBA All-Star Game * The Motown’s 30th Anniversary television special. * The NAACP 34th Image Awards television special.


See also

* List of black college football classics *
Honda Battle of the Bands The Honda Battle of the Bands (sometimes abbreviated The Honda or HBOB) is an annual marching band exhibition in the United States which features performances by bands from historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Sponsored by the Amer ...


References


External links

* {{Mississippi Sports