1977-78 Jackson State Tigers — schedule and results

The 1977-78 Jackson State Tigers went 21-5 (9-3 in the SWAC) under head coach Paul Covington. Simple Rating System: -3.43.

Game-by-game results (9 games)

DateOpponentResultArena
1978-01-06vs Alcorn State BravesL 81–95
1978-01-10vs Grambling TigersW 109–79
1978-01-14vs Texas Southern TigersL 71–72
1978-01-17vs Southern JaguarsW 104–93
1978-01-31at Southern JaguarsW 85–75
1978-02-03at Texas Southern TigersW 79–62
1978-02-11at Alcorn State BravesL 61–91
1978-02-13at Grambling TigersW 66–64
1978-02-25neutral Southern JaguarsW 85–76

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