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American college football season
The 1979 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1979 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach W. C. Gorden, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 8–3 and a conference record of 4–2, placing third in the SWAC and ranking eighth nationally.
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- ^ "QB Taylor sparks Jackson State". The Tennessean. September 2, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Late TD gives JSU win; Chocs down Jacksonville". Hattiesburg American. September 9, 1979 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State posts victory". The Commercial Appeal. September 16, 1979. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Letter, ground attack give J-State win". The Clarion-Ledger. September 23, 1979. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Harrington rambles for three JSU touchdowns". Hattiesburg American. October 7, 1979. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson St., 34–0". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 14, 1979. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "J-State again brings out the best in Grambling". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1979. Retrieved March 18, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson St. runs wild in 34–7 win". The Clarion-Ledger. November 4, 1979. Retrieved June 2, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Eastern wins 27–21 to retain its hopes for playoff berth". The Courier-Journal. November 11, 1979. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson St. drubs Langston despite lackadaisical effort". The Clarion-Ledger. November 18, 1979. Retrieved August 1, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Alcorn gives JSU a kick in the mud". The Clarion-Ledger. November 23, 1979. Retrieved April 17, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jackson State Yearly Results (1975-1979)". College Football Data Warehouse. Archived from the original on September 6, 2015. Retrieved December 8, 2019.
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