2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football

FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals vs. Eastern Washington, L 24–35
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	#10
FCS Coaches	#12
2013 record	11–4 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach	Bill Clark (1st year)
Home stadium	JSU Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)


2013 OVC football standings
Team	W		L	W		L
#4 Eastern Illinois †^	8	–	0	12	–	2
#17 Tennessee State ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
#10 Jacksonville State ^	5	–	3	11	–	4
Tennessee–Martin	5	–	3	7	–	5
Eastern Kentucky	4	–	4	6	–	6
Murray State	4	–	4	6	–	6
Tennessee Tech	2	–	6	5	–	7
SE Missouri State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Austin Peay	0	–	8	0	–	12

† – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

The 2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first year head coach Bill Clark 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 with 11–4, 5–3 in OVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs where they defeated Samford and McNeese State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Eastern Washington.

On January 21, 2014, head coach Bill Clark resigned to become the head coach at UAB.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 PM	at Alabama State*		Cramton Bowl • Montgomery, AL	CSS	W 24–22	1,580
September 7	6:00 PM	Jacksonville*		JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 48–13	17,592
September 14	7:00 PM	North Alabama*		JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 24–21 ^2OT	20,843
September 21	1:00 PM	at Georgia State*		Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 32–26 ^OT	15,425
September 28	3:00 PM	Murray State		JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	L 34–35 ^OT	14,382
October 5	3:00 PM	at #22 UT Martin		Graham Stadium • Martin, TN	ESPN3	W 41–27	4,981
October 12	3:00 PM	Tennessee State	#24	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	L 15–31	19,092
October 26	1:30 PM	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 34–14	8,953
November 2	1:00 PM	at Austin Peay		Governors Stadium • Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	W 42–10	4,010
November 9	3:00 PM	Eastern Kentucky		JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 68–10	16,876
November 16	1:00 PM	at #2 Eastern Illinois	#22	O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL	ESPN3	L 14–52	6,693
November 23	3:00 PM	Southeast Missouri State		JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 42–34	12,927
November 30	7:00 PM	#18 Samford*	#20	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs First Round)	ESPN3	W 55–14	8,992
December 7	6:00 PM	at #6 McNeese State*	#20	Cowboy Stadium • Lake Charles, LA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 31–10	5,036
December 14	3:00 PM	at #3 Eastern Washington*	#20	Roos Field • Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN3	L 24–35	4,277
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

Game notes

@ Alabama State

Jacksonville State @ Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Gamecocks	0	0	24	0	24
Hornets	0	6	3	13	22

Date: August 31
Location: Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, AL
Game start: 5:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 1,580
Television network: CSS

Jacksonville

Jacksonville @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	3	0	3	13
• Gamecocks	0	21	24	3	48

Date: September 7
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 17,592
Television network: WJXS

North Alabama

North Alabama @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Lions	0	2	3	13	3	0	21
• Gamecocks	10	3	0	5	3	3	24

Date: September 14
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 20,843
Television network: WJXS

@ Georgia State

Jacksonville State @ Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Gamecocks	7	13	3	3	6	32
Panthers	9	0	0	17	0	26

Date: September 21
Location: Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 15,425
Television network: ESPN3

Murray State

Murray State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Racers	10	10	0	7	8	35
Gamecocks	0	10	14	3	7	34

Date: September 28
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Television network: WJXS

@ UT Martin

Jacksonville State @ UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Gamecocks	10	14	3	14	41
#22 Skyhawks	7	3	10	7	27

Date: October 5
Location: Graham Stadium
Martin, TN
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Television network: ESPN3

Tennessee State

Tennessee State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Tigers	7	14	0	10	31
#24 Gamecocks	6	0	7	2	15

Date: October 12
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Television network: WJXS

@ Tennessee Tech

Jacksonville State @ Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Gamecocks	7	17	3	7	34
Golden Eagles	0	7	0	7	14

Date: October 26
Location: Tucker Stadium
Cookeville, TN
Game start: 1:30 PM CDT
Television network: OVCDN

@ Austin Peay

Jacksonville State @ Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Gamecocks	7	21	14	0	42
Governors	0	3	7	0	10

Date: November 2
Location: Governors Stadium
Clarksville, TN
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Television network: OVCDN

Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	3	0	7	0	10
• Gamecocks	16	24	14	14	68

Date: November 9
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Television network: WJXS

@ Eastern Illinois

Jacksonville State @ Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Gamecocks	0	7	0	7	14
• #2 Panthers	35	3	7	7	52

Date: November 16
Location: O'Brien Stadium
Charleston, IL
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Television network: ESPN3

Southeast Missouri State

Southeast Missouri State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	6	0	7	21	34
• Gamecocks	21	7	14	0	42

Date: November 24
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Television network: WJXS

Samford

Samford @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Bulldogs	0	0	7	7	14
• #20 Gamecocks	17	21	10	7	55

Date: November 24
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 7:00 PM CST
Television network: ESPN3

McNeese State

Jacksonville State @ McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #20 Gamecocks	7	14	3	7	31
#6 Cowboys	0	0	3	7	10

Date: December 7
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CST
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	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	RV	20	10
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	21	12

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 vs. Jacksonville State 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

National championship seasons in bold

2013 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

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Champion – North Dakota State