2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football

Ohio Valley Conference champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 24–40 vs. Youngstown State
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 2
FCS Coaches	No. 2
2016 record	10–2 (7–0 OVC)
Head coach	John Grass (3rd year)
Co-defensive coordinator	David Blackwell (3rd year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brandon Hall (3rd year)
Home stadium	JSU Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)

2016 OVC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Jacksonville State $^		7	–	0		10	–	1
UT Martin		6	–	2		7	–	5
Tennessee Tech		5	–	3		5	–	6
Eastern Illinois		4	–	4		6	–	5
Murray State		4	–	4		4	–	7
Tennessee State		4	–	3		7	–	4
SE Missouri State		3	–	5		3	–	8
Eastern Kentucky		2	–	6		3	–	8
Austin Peay		0	–	8		0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

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

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 1	6:00 PM	No. 15 (D-II) North Alabama*	No. 3	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	WEAC TV-24 OVCDN	W 31–12	22,116
September 10	6:30 PM	at No. 21 (FBS) LSU*	No. 5	Tiger Stadium • Baton Rouge, LA	ESPNU	L 13–34	98,389
September 17	1:00 PM	No. 17 Coastal Carolina*	No. 4	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	WEAC TV-24 OVCDN	W 27–26	14,265
September 24	6:00 PM	at Liberty*	No. 3	Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA	ESPN3	W 48–19	15,354
October 8	1:00 PM	Tennessee Tech	No. 3	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 40–21	16,092
October 15	1:00 PM	Austin Peay	No. 3	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	WEAC TV-24 OVCDN	W 34–14	14,455
October 22	2:00 PM	at Eastern Kentucky	No. 2	Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 24–7	11,600
October 29	2:00 PM	No. 23 Eastern Illinois	No. 2	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 47–14	21,655
November 5	1:00 PM	at Southeast Missouri State	No. 2	Houck Stadium • Cape Girardeau, MO	ESPN3	W 17–10	6,839
November 12	1:00 PM	at Murray State	No. 2	Roy Stewart Stadium • Murray, KY	OVCDN	W 33–15	3,220
November 19	1:00 PM	Tennessee–Martin	No. 2	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	WEAC TV-24 OVCDN	W 33–7	18,982
December 3	1:00 PM	No. 13 Youngstown State*	No. 2	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	L 24–40	18,838
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

North Alabama

North Alabama @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#15 (D-II) Lions	0	6	3	3	12
• #3 Gamecocks	14	7	7	3	31

Date: September 1
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 22,116
Television network: WEAC TV-24

@ LSU

Jacksonville State @ LSU

	1	2	3	4	Total
#5 Gamecocks	0	10	0	3	13
• #21 (FBS) Tigers	0	27	7	0	34

Date: September 10
Location: Tiger Stadium
Baton Rouge, LA
Game start: 6:30 PM CDT
Game attendance: 98,389
Television network: ESPNU

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#17 Chanticleers	3	9	6	8	26
• #4 Gamecocks	7	6	7	7	27

Date: September 17
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 14,265
Television network: OVCDN

@ Liberty

Jacksonville State @ Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #3 Gamecocks	14	13	0	21	48
Flames	3	0	7	9	19

Date: September 24
Location: Williams Stadium
Lynchburg, VA
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 15,354
Television network: ESPN3

Tennessee Tech

Tennessee Tech @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	0	7	7	7	21
• #3 Gamecocks	17	16	7	0	40

Date: October 8
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 16,092
Television network: ESPN3

Austin Peay

Austin Peay @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	0	7	0	7	14
• #3 Gamecocks	7	7	13	7	34

Date: October 15
Location: Tucker Stadium
Cookeville, TN
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 14,455
Television network: WEAC TV-24

@ Eastern Kentucky

Jacksonville State @ Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 Gamecocks	0	14	3	7	24
Colonels	0	0	7	0	7

Date: October 22
Location: Roy Kidd Stadium
Richmond, KY
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 11,600
Television network: OVCDN

Eastern Illinois

Eastern Illinois @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#23 Panthers	0	7	0	7	14
• #2 Gamecocks	21	10	9	7	47

Date: October 29
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 21,655
Television network: ESPN3

@ Southeast Missouri State

Jacksonville State @ Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 Gamecocks	7	10	0	0	17
Redhawks	0	0	7	3	10

Date: November 5
Location: Houck Stadium
Cape Girardeau, MO
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 6,839
Television network: ESPN3

@ Murray State

Jacksonville State @ Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 Gamecocks	0	7	6	20	33
Racers	0	3	0	12	15

Date: November 12
Location: Roy Stewart Stadium
Murray, KY
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 3,220
Television network: OVCDN

Tennessee–Martin

Tennessee–Martin @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	0	7	0	7
• #2 Gamecocks	12	7	7	7	33

Date: November 19
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 18,982
Television network: WEAC TV-24

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–Youngstown State

Youngstown State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #13 Penguins	17	3	14	6	40
#2 Gamecocks	7	10	7	0	24

Date: December 3
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 18,838
Television network: ESPN3

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	3 (4)	5 (1)	4	3	3	3	3	2 (19)	2 (16)	2 (15)	2 (19)	2 (18)	2 (15)
Coaches	3	5	6	4	4	4	4	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (2)	2 (2)
FCS Playoffs	Not released									1	1	3	Not released

References

Jacksonville State Gamecocks football

Venues	JSU Stadium (1947–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle for the Ol' School Bell (Troy) Samford

Culture & lore	Cocky 2001 Cumberland game Marching Southerners

People	Head coaches Ashley Martin

Seasons	1904 1905 1906 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016

National championship seasons in bold

2016 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

Cal Poly Central Arkansas Charleston Southern Chattanooga The Citadel Eastern Washington Illinois State Jacksonville State James Madison Lehigh New Hampshire North Carolina A&T North Dakota North Dakota State Richmond Saint Francis (PA) Samford Sam Houston State San Diego South Dakota State Villanova Weber State Wofford Youngstown State

Champion – TBD

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