2016 — The 2016 Season

Jackson State's 2016 season (3-8) is a middle chapter: table-stakes progress, no crown in the ledger, the program still writing the book.

Record 3-8
Final Result Non-bowl season
AP Final — post-bowls
SP+ -10.7 last-week
Era —
The Shape — week-by-week · cumulative W–L below
L @ UNLV 13-63 L @ Tenn Sta 26-40 L vs Grambl 14-35 W @ Arka Blu 32-20 W vs Miss Sta 16-14 L vs Southern 24-28 W @ Texa Sou 21-13 L vs Prai A&M 14-28 L @ Alab Sta 7-14 L vs Alab A&M 20-27 L @ Alco Sta 16-35
Defining Moments
The Statement

The 2016 season's largest margin: Jackson State 32, Arkansas-Pine Bluff 20. A 12-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The Setback

The season's deepest loss: Jackson State 13, UNLV 63. A 50-point margin the season is remembered by.

"JSU"
— Jackson State fanbase voice · 2016· synthesized
What It Meant

2016 is a middle chapter for Jackson State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.