1997 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

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1997 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthland Football League
Record1–10 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Meacham (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCharles Kelly (1st season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State +^   6 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 21 Northwestern State +^   6 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Sam Houston State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Southwest Texas State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Troy State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Jacksonville State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Williams, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Southland. Jacksonville State played home games at Paul Snow Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Schedule[edit]

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 67:00 p.m.Southwest Missouri State*
L 42–4714,023
September 137:00 p.m.at Sam Houston State
W 28–218,036[1]
September 206:00 p.m.at UAB*
L 16–3423,775[2]
September 272:00 p.m.No. 11 McNeese State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 6–273,787[3]
October 42:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee*
L 16–276,911
October 112:00 p.m.at No. 13 Stephen F. Austin
L 15–416,217
October 254:00 p.m.Nicholls State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 14–162,352
November 11:00 p.m.at Samford*
L 14–174,040
November 86:00 p.m.at Northwestern State
L 21–425,247
November 152:00 p.m.Southwest Texas State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 27–353,208[4]
November 206:30 p.m.at Troy State
L 0–498,900

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References[edit]

  1. ^ "'We shocked the world' – Last-minute TD puts JSU atop league standings". The Anniston Star. September 14, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Blazers find offense, run around Jax State". The Anniston Star. September 21, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cowboys slip, slide on by". The Anniston Star. September 28, 1997. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "SW Texas runs over Gamecocks". The Anniston Star. November 16, 1997. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Final 1997 Jacksonville State Football". jsugamecocksports.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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