1996 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

1996 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
Record	1–9
Head coach	Bill Burgess (12th season)
Offensive coordinator	Charles Kelly (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Roland Houston (5th season)
Home stadium	Paul Snow Stadium

1996 NCAA Division I-AA independents football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
Buffalo			–						8	–	3
No. 15 Youngstown State			–						8	–	3
Saint Mary's			–						7	–	3
Western Kentucky			–						7	–	4
Davidson			–						6	–	4
Towson			–						6	–	4
Samford			–						6	–	5
Wofford			–						6	–	5
Cal Poly			–						5	–	6
Hofstra			–						5	–	6
Liberty			–						5	–	6
Southern Utah			–						4	–	7
Charleston Southern			–						2	–	8
Morehead State			–						2	–	8
Jacksonville State			–						1	–	9
^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1996 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Bill Burgess in his 12th and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 1–9. Jacksonville State played home games at Paul Snow Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 7	7:00 p.m.	West Georgia	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 10–30	13,023
September 14	7:00 p.m.	at Nicholls State	John L. Guidry Stadium Thibodaux, LA	L 8–21	5,749
September 21	6:00 p.m.	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	L 17–24	19,567
September 28	7:00 p.m.	at No. 8 Southwest Missouri State	Plaster Stadium Springfield, MO	L 9–34	13,061
October 5	2:00 p.m.	Middle Tennessee	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 23–30	12,013
October 12	2:00 p.m.	No. 20 Western Kentucky	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	W 34–20	4,334
October 19	2:00 p.m.	Samford	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)	L 17–27	10,334
October 26	7:00 p.m.	No. 4 Troy State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL (Battle for the Ol' School Bell)	L 21–31	11,500
November 9	11:00 a.m.	at No. 9 Stephen F. Austin	Homer Bryce Stadium Nacogdoches, TX	L 10–42	6,217
November 16	7:00 p.m.	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	L 28–31 2OT	10,562
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time