American college football season
The2018 Jackson State Tigers football team representedJackson State University in the2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . The Tigers were led by second-year head coachTony Hughes and played their home games atMississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium inJackson, Mississippi as members of the East Division of theSouthwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC).
SWAC football media day [ edit ] During the SWAC football media day held inBirmingham, Alabama on July 13, 2018, the Tigers were predicted to finish third in the East Division.[ 1] They did not have any players selected to any of the Presason All-SWAC Teams.
Date Time Opponent Site TV Result Attendance September 1 6:00 p.m. atSouthern Miss * ESPN+ L 7–5529,176 September 8 6:00 p.m. vs.Tennessee State * Cancelled [ a] September 15 4:30 p.m. atFlorida A&M * W 18–1617,643 September 29 4:00 p.m. Alabama A&M L 16–2130,472 October 6 2:30 p.m. atArkansas–Pine Bluff W 30–274,200 October 13 2:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS W 23–729,500 October 20 2:00 p.m. North Alabama * Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS L 7–2419,750 October 27 6:00 p.m. atSouthern L 7–4120,575 November 3 2:00 p.m. Prairie View A&M Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Jackson, MS W 34–2821,729 November 10 2:00 p.m. atAlabama State W 20–214,428 November 17 2:00 p.m. atAlcorn State L 3–2421,312
^ The Tennessee State game was cancelled due to inclement weather. 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 0 7 0 7 Golden Eagles 14 27 7 7 55
Statistics JKST USM First downs 10 29 Total yards 199 457 Rushing yards 101 202 Passing yards 98 255 Turnovers 4 3 Time of possession 23:27 36:33
Team Category Player Statistics Jackson State Passing Derrick Ponder 12/29, 62 yards, 2 INT Rushing Keshawn Harper 9 rushes, 69 yards Receiving Kennen Young 3 receptions, 24 yards Southern Miss Passing Jack Abraham 21/27, 242 yards, 4 TD Rushing Trivenskey Mosley 12 rushes, 49 yards Receiving Quez Watkins 8 receptions, 138 yards, 3 TD
1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 6 9 3 18 Rattlers 7 0 9 0 16
Statistics JKST FAMU First downs 18 23 Total yards 379 463 Rushing yards 109 123 Passing yards 270 340 Turnovers 1 3 Time of possession 28:54 31:06
Team Category Player Statistics Jackson State Passing Derrick Ponder 25/41, 270 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jordan Johnson 10 rushes, 93 yards Receiving Jordan Johnson 6 receptions, 64 yards Florida A&M Passing Ryan Stanley 26/37, 340 yards, TD Rushing Hans Supre 5 receptions, 45 yards Receiving Chad Hunter 8 receptions, 117 yards
1 2 3 4 Total Bulldogs 0 7 14 0 21 Tigers 10 6 0 0 16
Statistics AAMU JKST First downs 23 9 Total yards 352 242 Rushing yards 108 119 Passing yards 244 123 Turnovers 2 3 Time of possession 39:00 21:00
Team Category Player Statistics Alabama A&M Passing Aqeel Glass 25/42, 244 yards, INT Rushing Trevon Walters 15 rushes, 71 yards, 2 TD Receiving Brian Jenkins Jr. 10 receptions, 112 yards Jackson State Passing Derrick Ponder 8/19, 91 yards, INT Rushing Jordan Johnson 16 rushes, 88 yards, 2 TD Receiving Rameik Wallace 2 receptions, 41 yards
At Arkansas–Pine Bluff[ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 3 3 10 14 30 Golden Lions 7 0 13 7 27
Statistics JKST UAPB First downs 15 25 Total yards 400 514 Rushing yards 154 214 Passing yards 246 300 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 26:16 33:44
Team Category Player Statistics Jackson State Passing Jarrad Hayes 15/25, 247 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Rushing Keshawn Harper 6 rushes, 93 yards, TD Receiving Warren Newman 3 receptions, 72 yards, TD Arkansas–Pine Bluff Passing Skyler Perry 27/41, 300 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Taeyler Porter 31 rushes, 167 yards, TD Receiving Dejuan Miller 8 receptions, 89 yards
Mississippi Valley State [ edit ] 1 2 3 4 Total Delta Devils 0 0 7 0 7 Tigers 14 6 0 3 23
Statistics MVSU JKST First downs 13 18 Total yards 194 335 Rushing yards -23 206 Passing yards 217 129 Turnovers 1 1 Time of possession 24:52 35:08
Team Category Player Statistics Mississippi Valley State Passing Jett Even 16/35, 182 yards, INT Rushing Henry Isaiah Robinson 2 rushes, 4 yards Receiving Booker Chambers 7 receptions, 74 yards Jackson State Passing Jarrad Hayes 16/22, 129 yards, TD, INT Rushing Jordan Johnson 22 rushes, 134 yards Receiving Kennen Young 3 receptions, 40 yards
1 2 3 4 Total Lions 7 7 10 0 24 Tigers 0 0 0 7 7
Statistics NOR JKST First downs 19 10 Total yards 365 163 Rushing yards 153 41 Passing yards 212 122 Turnovers 0 0 Time of possession 32:55 27:05
Team Category Player Statistics North Alabama Passing Christian Lopez 14/23, 212 yards, 2 TD Rushing Christian Lopez 12 rushes, 50 yards, TD Receiving Cortez Hall 4 receptions, 80 yards, TD Jackson State Passing Jarrad Hayes 17/24, 122 yards Rushing Jordan Johnson 10 rushes, 36 yards Receiving Kobe Gates 1 reception, 28 yards
1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 0 7 0 7 Jaguars 14 7 20 0 41
Statistics JKST SOU First downs 13 13 Total yards 229 259 Rushing yards 32 198 Passing yards 197 61 Turnovers 3 0 Time of possession 30:23 29:37
Team Category Player Statistics Jackson State Passing Derrick Ponder 9/20, 99 yards Rushing Jordan Johnson 7 rushes, 20 yards Receiving Cameron Hines 3 receptions, 57 yards Southern Passing Ladarius Skelton 5/14, 61 yards, TD Rushing Ladarius Skelton 13 rushes, 89 yards, TD Receiving Trey Smith 2 receptions, 38 yards, TD
1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 0 7 7 14 28 Tigers 17 7 3 7 34
Statistics PVAM JKST First downs 19 19 Total yards 361 335 Rushing yards 184 185 Passing yards 177 150 Turnovers 3 2 Time of possession 21:34 38:26
Team Category Player Statistics Prairie View A&M Passing Trazon Connley 19/30, 165 yards, 3 TD, INT Rushing Trazon Connley 12 rushes, 110 yards, TD Receiving Zarrion Holcombe 9 receptions, 77 yards, 2 TD Jackson State Passing Jarrad Hayes 17/27, 150 yards, TD Rushing Jordan Johnson 8 rushes, 74 yards, TD Receiving Warren Newman 3 receptions, 38 yards
1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 10 7 0 3 20 Hornets 0 0 0 2 2
Statistics JKST ALST First downs 19 11 Total yards 269 180 Rushing yards 139 71 Passing yards 130 109 Turnovers 1 2 Time of possession 37:15 22:45
Team Category Player Statistics Jackson State Passing Jarrad Hayes 12/28, 130 yards, TD Rushing Keshawn Harper 16 rushes, 74 yards Receiving Romello Shumake 3 receptions, 70 yards Alabama State Passing Chris Scott 8/25, 78 yards, INT Rushing Chris Scott 5 rushes, 32 yards Receiving Michael Jefferson 1 reception, 24 yards
1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 0 3 0 0 3 Braves 0 3 14 7 24
Statistics JKST ALCN First downs 7 23 Total yards 195 394 Rushing yards 92 217 Passing yards 103 177 Turnovers 2 1 Time of possession 24:54 35:06
Team Category Player Statistics Jackson State Passing Jarrad Hayes 9/17, 103 yards, INT Rushing Keshawn Harper 11 rushes, 54 yards Receiving Ramone Ward 2 receptions, 53 yards Alcorn State Passing Noah Johnson 14/20, 177 yards, TD Rushing Deshawn Waller 22 rushes, 124 yards Receiving Juan Anthony Jr. 4 receptions, 67 yards, TD
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