2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Ohio Valley Conference champion
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATS No. 9
FCS Coaches No. 10
2017 record 10–2 (8–0 OVC)
Head coach John Grass (4th season)
Offensive coordinator Jimmy Ogle (18th season)
Co-defensive coordinator David Blackwell (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinator Brandon Hall (4th season)
Home stadium JSU Stadium
(Capacity: 24,000)
2017 OVC football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^  8 –0     10 –2  
Austin Peay  7 –1     8 –4  
Eastern Illinois  5 –3     6 –5  
UT Martin  4 –4     6 –5  
Eastern Kentucky  3 –5     3 –7  
Southeast Missouri State  3 –5     3 –8  
Tennessee State  2 –5     6 –5  
Murray State  2 –5     3 –8  
Tennessee Tech  1 –7     1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by fourth-year head coach John Grass and played their home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 10–2, 8–0 in OVC play to win the conference championship for the fourth consecutive year.[1] The Gamecocks received the OVC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs as the No. 3 overall seed, marking their fifth straight trip to the FCS playoffs.[2] After a bye, they were upset by Kennesaw State in the second round.[3]

On October 14, the Gamecocks won their 27th straight OVC conference game, setting the conference record for consecutive games won.[4]

Previous season

The Gamecocks finished the 2016 season 10–2, 7–0 in OVC play to win the conference championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Youngstown State.[5]

Schedule

Date Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance
August 26 5:30 p.m. vs. No. 12 Chattanooga* No. 6 Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL (FCS Kickoff) ESPN W 27–13   12,952
September 9 11:30 a.m. at Georgia Tech* No. 5 Bobby Dodd Stadium • Atlanta, GA ACCRSN L 10–37   50,161
September 23 6:00 p.m. No. 16 Liberty* No. 5 JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24
OVCDN		 W 31–10   23,944
September 30 6:00 p.m. at Tennessee Tech No. 5 Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN WEAC TV-24
OVCDN		 W 34–7   8,327
October 7 4:00 p.m. at Austin Peay No. 4 Fortera Stadium • Clarksville, TN WEAC TV-24
OVCDN		 W 34–14   7,102
October 14 3:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky No. 3 JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL ESPN3 W 41–25   18,045
October 21 2:00 p.m. at Eastern Illinois No. 3 O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL ESPN3 W 30–14   8,176
October 28 3:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri Statedagger No. 3 JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24
OVCDN		 W 23–7   15,692
November 4 1:00 p.m. Murray State No. 3 JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24
OVCDN		 W 59–23   16,453
November 11 2:00 p.m. at UT Martin No. 2 Graham Stadium • Martin, TN WEAC TV-24
OVCDN		 W 14–7   2,493
November 16 6:00 p.m. Tennessee State No. 2 JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24
OVCDN		 W 36–6   18,782
December 2 1:00 p.m. No. 18 Kennesaw State* No. 2 JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs Second Round) ESPN3 L 7–17   17,412
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 6 (1) 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 10 
Coaches 5 5 7 7 5т 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 9

Game summaries

vs Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Gamecocks 10 0 10 7 27
No. 12 Mocs 3 3 0 7 13

at Georgia Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Gamecocks 0 7 3 0 10
Yellow Jackets 3 7 20 7 37

Liberty

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Flames 3 0 7 0 10
No. 5 Gamecocks 0 14 10 7 31

at Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Gamecocks 7 7 6 14 34
Golden Eagles 0 0 7 0 7

at Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Gamecocks 14 6 7 7 34
Governors 0 7 0 7 14

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 3 7 15 25
No. 3 Gamecocks 14 17 3 7 41

at Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Gamecocks 0 9 14 7 30
Panthers 7 7 0 0 14

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 7 0 0 0 7
No. 3 Gamecocks 7 6 0 10 23

Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 13 0 0 10 23
No. 3 Gamecocks 7 21 10 21 59

at UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Gamecocks 7 7 0 0 14
Skyhawks 0 0 7 0 7

Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 6 0 6
No. 2 Gamecocks 0 10 14 12 36

FCS Playoffs

Kennesaw State–Second Round

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Owls 0 3 7 7 17
No. 2 Gamecocks 0 7 0 0 7

References

  1. ↑ "Gamecocks Hold Off UT Martin to Claim Fourth-Straight OVC Championship". Jacksonville State University. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  2. ↑ "Jacksonville State Earns No. 3 National Seed for NCAA Division I Football Championship". Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  3. ↑ "JSU loses to red-hot Kennesaw State 17-7 in opening FCS playoff game". AL.com. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  4. ↑ "Jacksonville State football sets Ohio Valley Conference record with 27th consecutive conference victory". NCAA.com. 2017-10-14. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
  5. ↑ "Youngstown State vs. Jacksonville State - Game Recap - December 3, 2016 - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2018-01-17.
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