1963 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

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1963 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ACC co-champion
ConferenceAlabama Collegiate Conference
Record4–4–1 (2–0–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
Seasons
← 1962
1964 →

The 1963 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Collegiate Conference (ACC) during the 1963 NAIA football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 2–0–1 in conference play, and finished as ACC co-champion.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 14at Florence StateT 0–0[1]
September 21at Southeast Missouri State*L 7–10[2]
September 28Delta State*L 6–7[3]
October 5at Troy StateW 15–8[4]
October 12Arkansas Tech*dagger
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 22–7[5]
October 19Louisiana College*
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 21–15[6]
November 2at Chattanooga*L 0–14[7]
November 9Mississippi College*
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 6–14[8]
November 16at Livingston StateW 13–7[9]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Florence, Jax in 0–0 tie". The Birmingham News. September 15, 1963. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jax State 11 falls, 10–7". The Anniston Star. September 22, 1963. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Delta State whips Jacksonville, 7–6". The Clarion-Ledger. September 29, 1963. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jax's 15–8 win glooms Wave homecoming". The Troy Messenger. October 6, 1963. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jacksonville State rips Arkansas". The Anniston Star. October 13, 1963. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Cats glad Alabama slate finished". The Alexandria Daily Town Talk. October 21, 1963. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gamecocks fall to 'Nooga". The Anniston Star. November 3, 1963. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Choctaws nip Jacksonville". The Clarion-Ledger. November 10, 1963. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gamecocks finish on a 13–7 victory". The Anniston Star. November 17, 1963. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.