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Southern Heritage Classic

The Southern Heritage Classic began as a rivalry between Tennessee State Tigers and Jackson State Tigers. The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) Golden Lions replaced Jackson State in the 2023 and 2024 seasons. The game is presented by FedEx and played at the Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium.

Southern Heritage Classic

No.

Date

Location

Winner

Score

1

September 8, 1990

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

23–14

2

August 31, 1991

Memphis, TN

Miss. Valley State

10–7

3

September 12, 1992

Memphis, TN

Jackson State

38–18

4

September 18, 1993

Memphis, TN

Grambling State

33–28

5

September 10, 1994

Memphis, TN

Jackson State

31–12

6

September 9, 1995

Memphis, TN

Jackson State

24–19

7

September 14, 1996

Memphis, TN

Jackson State

21–14

8

September 13, 1997

Memphis, TN

Jackson State

31–28

9

September 12, 1998

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

33–21

10

September 11, 1999

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

48–33

11

September 16, 2000

Memphis, TN

Jackson State

42–39

12

November 22, 2001

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

64–33

13

September 14, 2002

Memphis, TN

Jackson State

31–28

14

September 13, 2003

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

44–14

15

September 18, 2004

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

21–20

16

September 10, 2005

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

20–14

17

September 16, 2006

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

31–30

No.

Date

Location

Winner

Score

18

September 8, 2007

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

16–13

19

September 13, 2008

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

41–18

20

September 12, 2009

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

14–7

21

September 11, 2010

Memphis, TN

Jackson State

33–26

22

September 10, 2011

Memphis, TN

Jackson State

35–29

23

September 8, 2012

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

38–12

24

September 14, 2013

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

26–16

25

September 13, 2014

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

35–7

26

September 12, 2015

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

35–25

27

September 10, 2016

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

40–26

28

September 9, 2017

Memphis, TN

Tennessee State

17–15

29

September 14, 2019

Memphis, TN

Jackson State

49–44

30

September 11, 2021

Memphis, TN

Jackson State

38–16

31

September 10, 2022

Memphis, TN

Jackson State

16–3

Series: Tennessee State leads 17–12

† Jackson State did not play in 1991 or 1993
The 2018 game was cancelled due to inclement weather
The 2020 game was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

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