1959 Jackson State Tigers football team

1959 Jackson State Tigers football
ConferenceSouthwestern Athletic Conference
Record6–4 (4–3 SWAC)
Head coach
Home stadiumAlumni Field
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.