2014 Jackson State Tigers football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
| mode = football
| year = 2014
| team = Jackson State Tigers
| image= Jackson State athletics logo.svg
| image_size= 150
| conference= Southwestern Athletic Conference
| division=East Division
| short_conf= SWAC
| record = 5–7
| conf_record = 3–6
| head_coach= Harold Jackson
| hc_year = 1st
| off_coach= Timmy Chang
| oc_year= 1st
| def_coach= Derrick Burroughs
| dc_year= 1st
| off_scheme= Run and shoot
| def_scheme= 4–3
| stadium= Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
}}
{{2014 SWAC football standings}}
The 2014 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Tigers were led by first-year head coach Harold Jackson and played their home games at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium. They were a member of the East Division of the Southwestern Athletic Conference. They finished the season 5–7, 3–6 in SWAC play to finish in a tie for third place in the East Division.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| timezone = Central
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = August 30
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Florida A&M
| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Jackson, MS
| tv =
| score = 22–17
| attend = 5,193
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 6
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=2014|team=Virginia–Lynchburg Dragons|title=Virginia–Lynchburg}}
| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Jackson, MS
| tv =
| score = 59–0
| attend = 8,101
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 13
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| neutral = y
| opponent = Tennessee State
| site_stadium = Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Memphis, TN
| gamename = Southern Heritage Classic
| tv =
| score = 7–35
| attend = 46,914
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 20
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Grambling State
| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Jackson, MS
| tv =
| score = 35–40
| attend = 18,522
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 27
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Arkansas–Pine Bluff
| site_stadium = Golden Lion Stadium
| site_cityst = Pine Bluff, AR
| tv =
| score = 33–30
| overtime = OT
| attend = 8,344
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 4
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Prairie View A&M
| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Jackson, MS
| tv =
| score = 30–48
| attend = 7,881
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 11
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = l
| homecoming = y
| opponent = Mississippi Valley State
| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Jackson, MS
| tv =
| score = 23–27
| attend = 21,078
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 25
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Southern
| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Jackson, MS
| gamename = rivalry
| tv =
| score = 28–42
| attend = 29,521
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 1
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = l
| opponent = Alabama A&M
| site_stadium = Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Jackson, MS
| tv =
| score = 14–25
| attend = 4,327
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 8
| time = 1:00 pm
| w/l = l
| away = y
| opponent = Alabama State
| site_stadium = New ASU Stadium
| site_cityst = Montgomery, AL
| tv =
| score = 10–26
| attend = 17,560
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 15
| time = 6:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Texas Southern
| site_stadium = BBVA Compass Stadium
| site_cityst = Houston, TX
| tv =
| score = 15–10
| attend = 2,824
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 22
| time = 2:00 pm
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Alcorn State
| site_stadium = Casem-Spinks Stadium
| site_cityst = Lorman, MS
| gamename = Soul Bowl
| tv =
| score = 34–31
| attend = 27,533
}}
}}