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2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

The 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title for the third consecutive season. Jacksonville State received the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Gamecocks lost in the second round to the eventual national runner-up, Youngstown State. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 6
Record10–2 (7–0 OVC)
Head coach
Co-defensive coordinatorDavid Blackwell (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrandon Hall (3rd season)
Home stadiumBurgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
Seasons
← 2015
2017 →
2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
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  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule edit

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmNo. 15 (D-II) North Alabama*No. 3
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 31–1222,116
September 106:30 pmat No. 21 (FBS) LSU*No. 5
ESPNUL 13–3498,389
September 171:00 pmNo. 17 Coastal Carolina*No. 4
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 27–2614,265
September 246:00 pmat Liberty*No. 3
ESPN3W 48–1915,354
October 81:00 pmTennessee TechNo. 3
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
ESPN3W 40–2116,092
October 151:00 pmAustin PeayNo. 3
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WEAC TV-24
OVCDN		W 34–1414,455
October 222:00 pmat Eastern KentuckyNo. 2
OVCDNW 24–711,600
October 292:00 pmNo. 23 Eastern Illinois No. 2
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
ESPN3W 47–1421,655
November 51:00 pmat Southeast Missouri StateNo. 2
ESPN3W 17–106,839
November 121:00 pmat Murray StateNo. 2
OVCDNW 33–153,220
November 191:00 pmUT MartinNo. 2
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 33–718,982
December 31:00 pmNo. 13 Youngstown State*No. 2
ESPN3L 24–4018,838
  • *Non-conference game
  •  Homecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries edit

North Alabama edit

North Alabama @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
#15 (D-II) Lions 0 633 12
• #3 Gamecocks 14 773 31
See also: North Alabama Lions football

@ LSU edit

Jacksonville State @ LSU
1 234Total
#5 Gamecocks 0 1003 13
• #21 (FBS) Tigers 0 2770 34
See also: 2016 LSU Tigers football team

Coastal Carolina edit

Coastal Carolina @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
#17 Chanticleers 3 968 26
• #4 Gamecocks 7 677 27
See also: 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team

@ Liberty edit

Jacksonville State @ Liberty
1 234Total
• #3 Gamecocks 14 13021 48
Flames 3 079 19
See also: 2016 Liberty Flames football team

Tennessee Tech edit

Tennessee Tech @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
Golden Eagles 0 777 21
• #3 Gamecocks 17 1670 40
See also: 2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

Austin Peay edit

Austin Peay @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
Governors 0 707 14
• #3 Gamecocks 7 7137 34
See also: 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team

@ Eastern Kentucky edit

Jacksonville State @ Eastern Kentucky
1 234Total
• #2 Gamecocks 0 1437 24
Colonels 0 070 7
See also: 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Eastern Illinois edit

Eastern Illinois @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
#23 Panthers 0 707 14
• #2 Gamecocks 21 1097 47
See also: 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

@ Southeast Missouri State edit

Jacksonville State @ Southeast Missouri State
1 234Total
• #2 Gamecocks 7 1000 17
Redhawks 0 073 10
See also: 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

@ Murray State edit

Jacksonville State @ Murray State
1 234Total
• #2 Gamecocks 0 7620 33
Racers 0 3012 15
See also: 2016 Murray State Racers football team

UT Martin edit

UT Martin @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
Skyhawks 0 070 7
• #2 Gamecocks 12 777 33
See also: 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Youngstown State—NCAA Division I Second Round edit

Youngstown State @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
• #13 Penguins 17 3146 40
#2 Gamecocks 7 1070 24
See also: 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team

Ranking movements edit

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS3 (4)5 (1)433332 (19)2 (16)2 (15)2 (19)2 (18)2 (15)6
Coaches35644442 (2)2 (2)2 (2)2 (2)2 (2)2 (2)6
FCS PlayoffsNot released113Not released

References edit

  1. ^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  2. ^ "2016 JSU Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
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