Jackson State released its 2017 football schedule on Monday. The Tigers will open the season on the road in Fort Worth, Texas to face TCU. The Tigers will also travel to Grambling, La., for the first time in four years, to take on Grambling State in a game that will not count in the conference standings.
In another first for JSU, the Tigers will travel to Mobile, Ala. to play in the second annual 5th Quarter Classic. The Tigers will take on Tuskegee in the nonconference game at Ladd Peoples Stadium.
2017 Jackson State University Football Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Location |
| Sept. 2 | TCU | Fort Worth, Texas |
| Sept. 9 | Tennessee State | Memphis |
| Sept. 16 | Grambling State | Grambling, La. |
| Sept. 23 | Arkansas-Pine Bluff | Jackson, Miss. |
| Sept. 30 | Prairie View A&M | Prairie View, Texas |
| Oct. 14 | Tuskegee | Mobile, Ala. |
| Oct. 21 | Southern | Jackson, Miss. |
| Oct. 28 | Mississippi Valley State | Itta Bena, Miss. |
| Nov. 4 | Alabama State | Jackson, Miss. |
| Nov. 11 | Alabama A&M | Huntsville, Ala. |
| Nov. 18 | Alcorn State | Jackson, Miss. |
| Dec. 2 | SWAC Championship | Houston, Texas |
