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2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

The 2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title for the fourth consecutive season.[1] Jacksonville State received the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs as the No. 3 overall seed, marking the program's fifth straight trip to the FCS playoffs.[2] After a first-round, the Gamecocks were upset by Kennesaw State in the second round.[3] The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 9
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record10–2 (8–0 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Ogle (18th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorDavid Blackwell (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrandon Hall (4th season)
Home stadiumBurgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
Seasons
← 2016
2018 →
2017 Ohio Valley Conference 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     4 – 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 Poll

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

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 265:30 p.m.vs. No. 12 Chattanooga*No. 6
ESPNW 27–1312,952
September 911:30 a.m.at Georgia Tech*No. 5
ACCRSNL 10–3750,161
September 236:00 p.m.No. 16 Liberty*No. 5
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 31–1023,944
September 306:00 p.m.at Tennessee TechNo. 5
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 34–78,327
October 74:00 p.m.at Austin PeayNo. 4
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 34–147,102
October 143:00 p.m.Eastern KentuckyNo. 3
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
ESPN3W 41–2518,045
October 212:00 p.m.at Eastern IllinoisNo. 3
ESPN3W 30–148,176
October 283:00 p.m.Southeast Missouri State No. 3
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WEAC TV-24
OVCDN		W 23–715,692
November 41:00 p.m.Murray StateNo. 3
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 59–2316,453
November 112:00 p.m.at UT MartinNo. 2
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 14–72,493
November 166:00 p.m.Tennessee StateNo. 2
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 36–618,782
December 21:00 p.m.No. 18 Kennesaw State*No. 2
ESPN3L 7–1717,412
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[5][6]

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS6 (1)55554333322210
Coaches55775т433332229

Game summaries edit

vs Chattanooga edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Gamecocks 10 0 10 7 27
No. 12 Mocs 3 3 0 7 13
See also: 2017 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At Georgia Tech edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Gamecocks 0 7 3 0 10
Yellow Jackets 3 7 20 7 37
See also: 2017 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Liberty edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Flames 3 0 7 0 10
No. 5 Gamecocks 0 14 10 7 31
See also: 2017 Liberty Flames football team

At Tennessee Tech edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Gamecocks 7 7 6 14 34
Golden Eagles 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

At Austin Peay edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Gamecocks 14 6 7 7 34
Governors 0 7 0 7 14
See also: 2017 Austin Peay Governors football team

Eastern Kentucky edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 3 7 15 25
No. 3 Gamecocks 14 17 3 7 41
See also: 2017 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

At Eastern Illinois edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Gamecocks 0 9 14 7 30
Panthers 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Southeast Missouri State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 7 0 0 0 7
No. 3 Gamecocks 7 6 0 10 23
See also: 2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Murray State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 13 0 0 10 23
No. 3 Gamecocks 7 21 10 21 59
See also: 2017 Murray State Racers football team

At UT Martin edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Gamecocks 7 7 0 0 14
Skyhawks 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Tennessee State edit

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 6 0 6
No. 2 Gamecocks 0 10 14 12 36
See also: 2017 Tennessee State Tigers football team

Kennesaw State—NCAA Division I Second Round edit

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Owls 0 3 7 7 17
No. 2 Gamecocks 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team

References edit

  1. ^ "Gamecocks Hold Off UT Martin to Claim Fourth-Straight OVC Championship". Jacksonville State University Athletics. November 11, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. ^ "Jacksonville State Earns No. 3 National Seed for NCAA Division I Football Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. November 19, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. ^ Wray, Cheryl (December 3, 2017). "JSU loses to red-hot Kennesaw State 17-7 in opening FCS playoff game". AL.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  4. ^ Cyr, Andrew (October 14, 2017). "Jacksonville State football sets Ohio Valley Conference record with 27th consecutive conference victory". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "2017 JSU Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
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