1980-81 Jackson State Tigers — schedule and results

The 1980-81 Jackson State Tigers went 16-13 (7-5 in the SWAC) under head coach Paul Covington. Simple Rating System: -7.41.

Game-by-game results (29 games)

Date	Opponent	Result
1980-12-03	vs South Carolina State Bulldogs	W 83–64
1980-12-05	vs North Carolina A&T Aggies	W 80–78
1980-12-06	vs Howard Bison	W 91–74
1980-12-10	vs Tennessee State Tigers	L 71–75
1980-12-20	vs Florida A&M Rattlers	W 89–73
1980-12-23	vs Prairie View A&M Panthers	W 121–69
1981-01-03	vs Alcorn State Braves	L 70–73
1981-01-05	vs Grambling Tigers	W 77–67
1981-01-09	at Prairie View A&M Panthers	W 61–53
1981-01-10	at Texas Southern Tigers	L 67–75
1981-01-13	at Florida A&M Rattlers	L 73–86
1981-01-15	vs Nicholls Colonels	W 89–82
1981-01-19	vs Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils	L 66–69
1981-01-21	vs New Orleans Privateers	L 55–56
1981-01-24	at Tennessee State Tigers	L 58–94
1981-01-26	vs Southern Jaguars	W 89–85
1981-01-29	vs Texas Southern Tigers	W 68–63
1981-01-31	vs Prairie View A&M Panthers	W 67–53
1981-02-04	at North Carolina A&T Aggies	L 55–75
1981-02-05	at South Carolina State Bulldogs	L 76–82
1981-02-07	at Southern Jaguars	L 68–71
1981-02-11	at Nicholls Colonels	W 66–65
1981-02-14	at Alcorn State Braves	L 57–65
1981-02-17	at Grambling Tigers	W 100–91
1981-02-21	at Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils	W 75–66
1981-02-25	at New Orleans Privateers	L 66–67
1981-03-05	neutral Mississippi Valley State Delta Devils	W 83–70
1981-03-06	neutral Alcorn State Braves	W 71–69 (OTOT)
1981-03-08	at Southern Jaguars	L 63–69

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