Soul Bowl

The Soul Bowl is an American college football rivalry between Jackson State and Alcorn State. Mississippi's two largest historically black colleges and universities have played over 80 times in the game dating back to the late 1920s. The game has carried the unofficial moniker "the Soul Bowl" since the late 1970s. JSU currently holds a 49–38–2 lead in the series which has included some of the greatest names in college football. From 1993 to 2011, the game was dubbed the "Capital City Classic" and held in Jackson annually before it was moved to an alternating schedule between Jackson and Lorman in 2012. During the 2020 season, Alcorn State, after choosing to forgo its season, the SWAC ruled that all their scheduled games would result in forfeits.

Soul Bowl

Alcorn State Braves Jackson State Tigers
Sport	Football
First meeting	1927 Alcorn A&M, 25–12
Latest meeting	November 23, 2024 Jackson State, 48–10
Next meeting	2025 Jackson, MS
Stadiums	Casem-Spinks Stadium Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium Alumni Field (Jackson, MS) King Field (Vicksburg, MS) City Park (Vicksburg) Henderson Stadium (Lorman, MS)
Statistics
Meetings total	89
All-time series	Jackson State leads, 49–38–2
Largest victory	Alcorn A&M, 52–0 (1932) Jackson State, 58–6 (1999)
Longest win streak	Jackson College, 9 (1955–1963)
Current win streak	Jackson State, 1 (2024–present)

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Jackson State

Alcorn State

  

Locations of Alcorn State at Jackson State

Results

Jackson State victories

Alcorn State victories

Tie games

Vacated wins

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
1	1927		Alcorn A&M	25–12
2	1928		Alcorn A&M	12–0
3	1929		Alcorn A&M	17–12
4	1931	Jackson, MS	Jackson College	19–6
5	1932		Alcorn A&M	19–7
6	1932		Alcorn A&M	52–0
7	1933		Alcorn A&M	6–0
8	1934		Alcorn A&M	7–6
9	1938	Jackson, MS	Alcorn A&M	29–0
10	1939		Tie	0–0
11	1946	Jackson, MS (Alumni Field)	Jackson College	6–0
12	1947	Vicksburg, MS (King Field)	Alcorn A&M	13–0
13	1948	Jackson, MS (Alumni Field)	Jackson College	12–0
14	1949	Vicksburg, MS (City Park)	Alcorn A&M	6–0
15	1950	Jackson, MS (Alumni Field)	Alcorn A&M	19–14
16	1951	Jackson, MS (Alumni Field)	Alcorn A&M	18–6
17	1952	Jackson, MS (Alumni Field)	Alcorn A&M	13–0
18	1953	Jackson, MS (Alumni Field)	Jackson College	19–0
19	1954	Jackson, MS (Alumni Field)	Alcorn A&M	19–13
20	1955	Jackson, MS (Alumni Field)	Jackson College	14–0
21	1956	Lorman, MS (Henderson Stadium)	Jackson College	37–20
22	1957	Jackson, MS (Alumni Field)	Jackson College	40–0
23	1958	Lorman, MS (Henderson Stadium)	Jackson College	69–6
24	1959	Jackson, MS (Alumni Field)	Jackson College	21–12
25	1960	Lorman, MS (Henderson Stadium)	Jackson College	26–0
26	1961	Jackson, MS (Alumni Field)	Jackson College	28–20
27	1962	Lorman, MS (Henderson Stadium)	Jackson College	34–0
28	1963	Jackson, MS (Alumni Field)	Jackson College	22–13
29	1964	Lorman, MS (Henderson Stadium)	Alcorn State	27–8
30	1965	Jackson, MS (Alumni Field)	Jackson College	21–6
31	1966	Lorman, MS (Henderson Stadium)	Tie	25–25
32	1967	Jackson, MS (Alumni Field)	Jackson State	7–6
33	1968	Lorman, MS (Henderson Stadium)	Alcorn A&M	30–6
34	1969	Jackson, MS	Alcorn A&M	50–8
35	1970	Jackson, MS	Alcorn A&M	30–11
36	1971	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	35–29
37	1972	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	28–14
38	1973	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	21–7
39	1974	Lorman, MS (Henderson Stadium)	Jackson State	19–13
40	1975	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	12–6
41	1976	Lorman, MS (Henderson Stadium)	Alcorn State	19–7
42	1977	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	23–16
43	1978	Lorman, MS (Henderson Stadium)	Jackson State	36–8
44	1979	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	9–7
45	1980	Lorman, MS (Henderson Stadium)	Jackson State	37–16

No.	Date	Location	Winner	Score
46	1981	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	13–10
47	1982	Lorman, MS (Henderson Stadium)	Jackson State	20–16
48	1983	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	24–17
49	1984	Lorman, MS (Henderson Stadium)	Alcorn State	17–13
50	1985	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	31–20
51	1986	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	23–17
52	1987	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	19–10
53	1988	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	7–0
54	1989	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	23–20
55	1990	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	38–20
56	1991	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	18–16
57	1992	Lorman, MS	Alcorn State	42–35
58	1993	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	31–22
59	1994	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	52–34
60	1995	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	28–7
61	1996	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	27–17
62	1997	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	54–15
63	1998	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	56–26
64	1999	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	58–6
65	2000	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	30–14
66	2001	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	52–28
67	2002	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	34–20
68	2003	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	49–25
69	2004	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	16–14
70	2005	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	31–14
71	2006	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	32–31
72	2007	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	31–19
73	2008	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	26–21
74	2009	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	14–7
75	2010	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	27–14
76	2011	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	51–7
77	2012	Lorman, MS	Jackson State	37–11
78	2013	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	48–33
79	2014	Lorman, MS	Jackson State	34–31
80	2015	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	14–10
81	2016	Lorman, MS	Alcorn State	35–16
82	2017	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	7–3
83	2018	Lorman, MS	Alcorn State	24–3
84	2019	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	41–6
85	2020	Lorman, MS	Jackson State	2–0 (forfeit)
86	2021	Jackson, MS	Jackson State	24–10
87	2022	Lorman, MS	Jackson State	24–13
88	2023	Jackson, MS	Alcorn State	28–24
89	2024	Lorman, MS	Jackson State	48–10
Series: Jackson State leads 49–38–2

(All games listed in Jackson, MS were played at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium and all games listed in Lorman, MS were played at Casem-Spinks Stadium unless otherwise noted)