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After a 35-21 win over Florida A&M, Jackson State football leads the SWAC East Division and is the only undefeated team in the conference.

Florida A&M football travels to Jackson State on Saturday. The Week 8 Southwestern Athletic Conference game winner will take the East division’s lead.

HOUSTON — Florida A&M and Jackson State are two of HBCU football's top teams this season. In Week 7, the jungle predators will rest before their epic SWAC East clash in Week 8 in Jackson, Mississippi.

Jackson State football is coming off its bye week and heading straight into what is seemingly its biggest game of the year: a matchup with 2023 SWAC Champion and Celebration Bowl Champion FAMU. The game is at home this year (as compared to the Orange Blossom Classic,

Jackson State and Florida A&M have played 22 times with Jackson State holding a 12-8-2 lead all-time since 1961, including a 5-2-1 record all-time in Jackson. The two have met six times in Tallahassee (3-3) and eight times at neutral sites (4-3-1).