2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
The 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach John Grass and played their home games at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 10–2 overall and 7–0 in OVC play to win the conference championship. They received the OVC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the second round to Youngstown State.
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Ohio Valley Conference champion | |
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 24–40 vs. Youngstown State | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
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| STATS | No. 6 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 6 |
| 2016 record | 10–2 (7–0 OVC) |
| Head coach | John Grass (3rd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | David Blackwell (3rd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Brandon Hall (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | JSU Stadium (Capacity: 24,000) |
| 2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Jacksonville State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 PM | No. 15 (D-II) North Alabama* | No. 3 |
| WEAC TV-24 OVCDN | W 31–12 | 22,116 |
| September 10 | 6:30 PM | at No. 21 (FBS) LSU* | No. 5 | ESPNU | L 13–34 | 98,389 | |
| September 17 | 1:00 PM | No. 17 Coastal Carolina* | No. 4 |
| WEAC TV-24 OVCDN | W 27–26 | 14,265 |
| September 24 | 6:00 PM | at Liberty* | No. 3 | ESPN3 | W 48–19 | 15,354 | |
| October 8 | 1:00 PM | Tennessee Tech | No. 3 |
| ESPN3 | W 40–21 | 16,092 |
| October 15 | 1:00 PM | Austin Peay | No. 3 |
| WEAC TV-24 OVCDN | W 34–14 | 14,455 |
| October 22 | 2:00 PM | at Eastern Kentucky | No. 2 | OVCDN | W 24–7 | 11,600 | |
| October 29 | 2:00 PM | No. 23 Eastern Illinois | No. 2 |
| ESPN3 | W 47–14 | 21,655 |
| November 5 | 1:00 PM | at Southeast Missouri State | No. 2 | ESPN3 | W 17–10 | 6,839 | |
| November 12 | 1:00 PM | at Murray State | No. 2 | OVCDN | W 33–15 | 3,220 | |
| November 19 | 1:00 PM | Tennessee–Martin | No. 2 |
| WEAC TV-24 OVCDN | W 33–7 | 18,982 |
| December 3 | 1:00 PM | No. 13 Youngstown State* | No. 2 |
| ESPN3 | L 24–40 | 18,838 |
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Game summaries
North Alabama
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@ LSU
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Coastal Carolina
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@ Liberty
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Tennessee Tech
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Austin Peay
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@ Eastern Kentucky
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Eastern Illinois
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@ Southeast Missouri State
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@ Murray State
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Tennessee–Martin
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FCS Playoffs
Second Round–Youngstown State
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Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final | |||||||||||||||||||
| STATS FCS | 3 (4) | 5 (1) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 (19) | 2 (16) | 2 (15) | 2 (19) | 2 (18) | 2 (15) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Coaches | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
| FCS Playoffs | Not released | 1 | 1 | 3 | Not released | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
References
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