JACKSON, Miss. | Jackson State closes out the regular season at home on Saturday afternoon against in-state rival Alcorn State at Veterans Memorial Stadium in a key Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) game; with a win, the Tigers clinch the SWAC East Division title and a berth in the conference championship game.

The game kicks off at 2:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

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OPENING KICK

• Jackson State controls its own destiny in the SWAC East Division heading into the final regular season game of the season. With a win, the Tigers would clinch the SWAC East Division and play in its fourth championship game in five years.
• Jackson State had three running backs go over 100 yards on the ground against Bethune-Cookman on Saturday - the most in one game for the Tigers. It is the third time this season that the Tigers have had at least two players top 100 yards in the same game.
• The Tigers have won 10 consecutive games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium - a streak that has spanned over the last two years. The last time Jackson State dropped a game at home came against Alcorn State [28-24] on 
• Jackson State had its streak of 13 consecutive wins against SWAC opponents and 14 consecutive games against FCS competition snapped in the loss to Grambling State, the only FCS team to have beat Jackson State in the last two years.
• Since the fall of 2021, Jackson State has won 59 of 70 games overall and are 35-4 in regular season games against conference competition. The Tigers have won three Southwestern Athletic Conference [SWAC] championships, played in three Celebration Bowls, and won the 2024 HBCU national championship.
• The Tigers have had four different players rush for over 100 yards this season [Ahmad Miller, JaCobian Morgan, Donerio Davenport and Travis Terrell Jr.]. The Tigers have rushed for over 200 yards in six games this season, all wins, while in the three games they have failed to reach that mark they are 1-2 on the season.
• Jared Lockhart completed 77.8 percent of his passes in his third career start against Mississippi Valley State. He also passed for a career-high two touchdowns [both to Nate Rembert] and was only sacked one time. He passed for 241 yards, his second-highest total in his career [four games].
• Jackson State went over two years without an interception return for a touchdown following Travis Hunter accomplishing the feat in 2022 against Alcorn State. The Tigers have had two in the last two weeks with Mike Smith III returning one 60 yards against Mississippi Valley State [11/8/25] and B.J. Washington returning one 82 yards against Bethune-Cookman [11/15/2025], the first defensive touchdowns since a fumble recovery against Florida A&M last season.

TIGERS JOIN ELITE COMPANY WITH 100-YARD RUSHERS
Jackson State has recorded three games this season with at least two players with over 100 yards rushing, joining 11 other schools at the FCS level. However, although there are 11 others schools, Jackson State is the only one who has done it more than one time. The Tigers accomplished that feat against Alabama A&M [Oct. 4], Florida A&M [Nov. 1], and Bethune-Cookman [Nov. 15]. There is only one other HBCU on the list, North Carolina Central who did it against North Carolina A&T [Sept. 20].

Jackson State is one of four schools this season to have had three different players go over 100 yards in the same game, joining Chattanooga, Sacramento State and UT Martin. Dating back to 2013, there have been 10 schools who have had three different players rush for 100 yards in the same game [Jacksonville State [twice], 2013; Cal Poly, 2015; McNeese State, 2015; The Citadel, 2015; Fordham [twice], 2016, Davidson, 2018; Jacksonville State, 2023; Chattanooga, 2025; Sacramento State, 2025; UT-Martin, 2025; Jackson State, 2025].

NEARLY 400 YARDS ON THE GROUND AGAINST FAMU, THEN AGAIN AGAINST BETHUNE-COOKMAN
Jackson State rushed for early 400 yards as Ahmad Miller and Donerio Davenport combined for 277 of the team's 392 rushing yards against Florida A&M, with Miller leading the way with 165 yards on 19 carries and a touchdown. Meanwhile, Davenport finished with 112 yards on 16 carries with a touchdown, and Nate Rembert picked up a rushing touchdown on a 40-yard jet sweep. Jared Lockhart finished with 37 yards rushing and Travis Terrell Jr. picked up 29 yards and a touchdown. They almost accomplished the feats again against Bethune-Cookman, running for 360 yards with three backs going over 100 yards. 

WASHINGTON JOINS ELITE COMPANY
B.J. Washington joined elite company with his interception return for a touchdown against Bethune-Cookman [11.15.2025] that sealed the game. It was the second interception return in as many weeks for the Tigers. 

RANKING AMONG THE NATION'S BEST
Quincy Ivory ranks among the nation's best through the first seven games of the season. He is ranked 40th in the nation in sacks, and third in the SWAC, with 0.60 per game. He also ranks 19th in tackles for loss and second in the SWAC, while also leading the team in tackles.

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