1950 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

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1950 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Paper Bowl, L 6–7 vs. Pensacola Alumni
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–2–1 (2–1 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Bowl
Seasons
← 1949
1951 →

The 1950 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 30at Maryville (TN)*Maryville, TNW 21–7[1]
October 7Tampa*W 20–7[2]
October 14Troy State
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)
W 9–0[3]
October 19St. Bernard
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 20–0300[4]
October 28at Austin Peay*T 13–13[5]
November 4South Georgia*
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 25–14[6]
November 18at Florence StateL 0–6[7]
November 22at Howard (AL)*W 28–71,500[8]
December 2vs. Pensacola Alumni*L 6–73,600[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Scotties suffer second defeat". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 1, 1950. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jax Teachers beat Tampa by 20–7". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 8, 1950. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jacksonville humbles Troy in 9–0 thriller". The Anniston Star. October 15, 1950. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jacksonville conquers St. Bernard in mud, 20–0". The Anniston Star. October 20, 1950. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Austin Peay rally ties Jacksonville". The Nashville Tennessean. October 29, 1950. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jacksonville rolls on with victory over South Georgia". The Anniston Star. November 5, 1950. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Florence upsets Jacksonville, 6 to 0". The Anniston Star. November 19, 1950. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Krochina star in 28–7 Jax win over Howard". The Birmingham News. November 23, 1950. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Alumni defeat Gamecocks, 7–6 in Paper Bowl". The Pensacola News Journal. December 3, 1950. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.