Southern Heritage Classic

Southern Heritage Classic
Southern Heritage Classic

Stadium	Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium
Location	Memphis, Tennessee
Conference tie-ins	Southwestern Athletic Conference & Ohio Valley Conference
Sponsors
FedEx
2012 matchup
Tennessee State University vs. Jackson State University (38-12)
2013 matchup
Jackson State University vs. Tennessee State University

The Southern Heritage Classic presented by FedEx is the annual college football game between the Tigers of Jackson State University and the Tigers of Tennessee State University since 1994.

Tennessee State leads the Southern Heritage Classic series, 12-9.

Location

The Memphis Classic has drawn in about one million fans since 1990. The record for attendance, 61,171, was set in 1997.

**College Comparison**
School	JSU	TnSU
Logo
Ownership	Mississippi University System	Tennessee University System
Location	Jackson, MS	Nashville, TN
Conference	Southwestern Athletic Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Students	8,351	10,389
School Colors
Nickname	Tigers	Tigers
Football Stadium	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium	LP Field

The series between the two schools began in 1990, with Tennessee State winning 23-14. JSU’s first win came 2 years later, 38-18 in 1992.

Jackson State victories
Tennessee State victories

#	Date	Location	Winner	Score		Series
#	Date	Location	Winner	JSU	TSU	Series
1	September 8, 1990	Memphis, TN	Tennessee State	14	23	TSU 1–0
2	September 14, 1991	Birmingham, AL	Jackson State	41	19	Tied 1–1
3	September 12, 1992	Memphis, TN	Jackson State	38	18	JSU 2–1
4	September 11, 1993	Chicago, IL	Jackson State	24	18	JSU 3–1
5	September 10, 1994	Memphis, TN	Jackson State	31	12	JSU 4–1
6	September 9, 1995	Memphis, TN	Jackson State	24	19	JSU 5–1
7	September 14, 1996	Memphis, TN	Jackson State	21	14	JSU 6–1
8	September 13, 1997	Memphis, TN	Jackson State	31	28	JSU 7–1
9	September 12, 1998	Memphis, TN	Tennessee State	21	33	JSU 7–2
10	September 11, 1999	Memphis, TN	Tennessee State	33	48	JSU 7–3
11	September 16, 2000	Memphis, TN	Jackson State	42	39	JSU 8–3
12	November 22, 2001	Memphis, TN	Tennessee State	33	64	JSU 8–4
13	September 14, 2002	Memphis, TN	Jackson State	31	28	JSU 9–4
14	September 13, 2003	Nashville, TN	Tennessee State	14	44	JSU 9–5
15	September 18, 2004	Memphis, TN	Tennessee State	20	21	JSU 9–6
16	September 10, 2005	Memphis, TN	Tennessee State	14	20	JSU 9–7
17	September 16, 2006	Memphis, TN	Tennessee State	30	31	JSU 9–8
18	September 8, 2007	Memphis, TN	Tennessee State	13	16	Tied 9–9
19	September 13, 2008	Memphis, TN	Tennessee State	18	41	TSU 10–9
20	September 12, 2009	Memphis, TN	Tennessee State	7	14	TSU 11–9
21	September 11, 2010	Memphis, TN	Jackson State	33	26	TSU 11–10
22	September 10, 2011	Memphis, TN	Jackson State	35	29	Tied 11–11
23	September 8, 2012	Memphis, TN	Tennessee State	12	38	TSU 12–11
24	September 14, 2013	Memphis, TN	Tennessee State	16	26	TSU 13–11
	Totals			596	669	TSU 13–11

Jackson State Tigers football

Venues	Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium (1941–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Boombox Classic (Southern) Southern Heritage Classic (Tennessee State) Soul Bowl (Alabama A&M)

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

Tennessee State Tigers football

Venues	Hale Stadium (1953–1998) LP Field (1999–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Southern Heritage Classic (Jackson State) Sgt. York Trophy (Austin Peay, Tennessee Tech, Tennessee–Martin)

Culture & lore	Tigre

People	Head coaches NFL draftees

Seasons	1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

National championship seasons in bold

Southwestern Athletic Conference football rivalries

Conference	Bayou Classic (Grambling State–Southern) Boombox Classic (Jackson State–Southern) Magic City Classic (Alabama A&M–Alabama State) State Fair Classic (Grambling State–Prairie View A&M)

Non-conference	Southern Heritage Classic (Jackson State–Tennessee State) Turkey Day Classic (Alabama State–Tuskegee)

Ohio Valley Conference football rivalries

Conference	Sgt. York Trophy (Austin Peay–Tennessee State–Tennessee Tech–Tennessee–Martin)

Non-conference	Battle for the Ol' School Bell (Jacksonville State–Troy) Battle for the Red Belt (Murray State–Western Kentucky) Battle of the Bluegrass (Eastern Kentucky–Western Kentucky) Jacksonville State–Samford Mid-America Classic (Eastern Illinois–Illinois State) Old Hawg Rifle (Eastern Kentucky–Morehead State) Southern Heritage Classic (Jackson State–Tennessee State)