1959 Jackson State Tigers football team

1959 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
Seasons
← 1958
1960 →
1959 Southwestern Athletic Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Southern $ 7 0 0 8 2 0
No. 16 Prairie View A&M 6 1 0 9 2 0
Texas Southern 5 2 0 7 3 0
Jackson State 4 3 0 6 4 0
Arkansas AM&N 2 5 0 4 6 0
Grambling 2 5 0 4 6 0
Texas College 2 5 0 4 6 0
Wiley 0 7 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA poll

The 1959 Jackson State Tigers football team represented Jackson College for Negro Teachers (now known as Jackson State University) as a member of the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) during the 1959 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach John Merritt, the Tigers compiled an overall record of 6–4, with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, and finished fourth in the SWAC.