JACKSON, Miss. | No. 20 Jackson State will play its final regular season game at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium on Saturday when it hosts Mississippi Valley State on Senior Day.
 
The game is scheduled for a 2 p.m. kickoff on HBCUGO.
 
Jackson State (7-2, 5-0 SWAC) enters the game on a five-game winning streak, averaging 40.2 points per game during that stretch with three games of 40-plus points. Irv Mulligan, who missed the first two games of the season, has rushed 100-plus yards in the last three games and has totaled 619 yards during the stretch with six touchdowns.
 
During the same stretch, Jacobian Morgan has averaged 178 yards passing with nine touchdowns spreading the ball around to seven different receivers.
 
Defensively, the Tigers have held their last three opponents scoreless in the second half including scoring 15 points in the final three minutes to defeat Florida A&M. They also had stretches against Bethune-Cookman (scoring 27 unanswered points) and UAPB (41 unanswered) in the last two games.
 
Game Info – Mississippi Valley State at Jackson State
Saturday, Nov. 9 | 2 p.m. | Veterans Memorial Stadium
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Game Notes

• Jackson State is 4-0 at home this season, averaging 41.8 points per game in those four games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. They give up an average of 11.5 points per game at home.
• The Tigers have outscored their opponents 30-0 in the second half in the last three weeks.
• Jackson State appeared in the AFCA FCS Coaches Poll four weeks ago at No. 25 and moved up to No. 23 where they sat for two weeks before moving to No. 20 this week.
• Travis Terrell Jr. continues to lead the conference and the country in kickoff returns for touchdowns with two and has not had a chance to return a kickoff in the last two games as opponents have kicked away from him.
• Matt Noll did not record a punt last week against UAPB, however, he still averages 42.39 yards per punt. He has punted the ball 18 times this season, averaging just two punts per game.
• Gerardo Baeza is perfect on extra point attempts this season and is 15-of-20 on field goals with four of his five misses coming from 40-plus yards.

Series History
Jackson State leads the all-time series 63-5-2
First Meeting: 1956 - tied 6-6
Last Meeting: Oct. 21, 2023 – Jackson State def. MVSU, 21-6
Jackson: 36-5 | Itta Bena: 24-0 | Neutral: 3-0-2 | Jackson State, W9

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