2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

The 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach John Grass 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 10–2 overall and 7–0 in OVC play to win the conference championship. They received the OVC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the second round to Youngstown State.

2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Ohio Valley Conference champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 6
FCS CoachesNo. 6
2016 record10–2 (7–0 OVC)
Head coach
Co-defensive coordinatorDavid Blackwell (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrandon Hall (3rd season)
Home stadiumJSU Stadium
(Capacity: 24,000)
2016 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf  Overall
Team W L    W L 
No. 6 Jacksonville State $^  7 0     10 2  
UT Martin  6 2     7 5  
Tennessee Tech  5 3     5 6  
Tennessee State  4 3     7 4  
Eastern Illinois  4 4     6 5  
Murray State  4 4     4 7  
SE Missouri State  3 5     3 8  
Eastern Kentucky  2 6     3 8  
Austin Peay  0 8     0 11  
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:00 pmNo. 15 (D-II) North Alabama*No. 3WEAC TV-24
OVCDN
W 31–1222,116
September 106:30 pmat No. 21 (FBS) LSU*No. 5ESPNUL 13–3498,389
September 171:00 pmNo. 17 Coastal Carolina*No. 4
  • JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WEAC TV-24
OVCDN
W 27–2614,265
September 246:00 pmat Liberty*No. 3ESPN3W 48–1915,354
October 81:00 pmTennessee TechNo. 3
  • JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
ESPN3W 40–2116,092
October 151:00 pmAustin PeayNo. 3
  • JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WEAC TV-24
OVCDN
W 34–1414,455
October 222:00 pmat Eastern KentuckyNo. 2OVCDNW 24–711,600
October 292:00 pmNo. 23 Eastern IllinoisNo. 2
  • JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
ESPN3W 47–1421,655
November 51:00 pmat Southeast Missouri StateNo. 2ESPN3W 17–106,839
November 121:00 pmat Murray StateNo. 2OVCDNW 33–153,220
November 191:00 pmTennessee–MartinNo. 2
  • JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WEAC TV-24
OVCDN
W 33–718,982
December 31:00 pmNo. 13 Youngstown State*No. 2
ESPN3L 24–4018,838

Game summaries

North Alabama

North Alabama @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
#15 (D-II) Lions 0 633 12
#3 Gamecocks 14 773 31

@ LSU

Jacksonville State @ LSU
1 234Total
#5 Gamecocks 0 1003 13
#21 (FBS) Tigers 0 2770 34

Coastal Carolina

Coastal Carolina @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
#17 Chanticleers 3 968 26
#4 Gamecocks 7 677 27

@ Liberty

Jacksonville State @ Liberty
1 234Total
#3 Gamecocks 14 13021 48
Flames 3 079 19

Tennessee Tech

Tennessee Tech @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
Golden Eagles 0 777 21
#3 Gamecocks 17 1670 40

Austin Peay

Austin Peay @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
Governors 0 707 14
#3 Gamecocks 7 7137 34

@ Eastern Kentucky

Jacksonville State @ Eastern Kentucky
1 234Total
#2 Gamecocks 0 1437 24
Colonels 0 070 7

Eastern Illinois

Eastern Illinois @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
#23 Panthers 0 707 14
#2 Gamecocks 21 1097 47

@ Southeast Missouri State

Jacksonville State @ Southeast Missouri State
1 234Total
#2 Gamecocks 7 1000 17
Redhawks 0 073 10

@ Murray State

Jacksonville State @ Murray State
1 234Total
#2 Gamecocks 0 7620 33
Racers 0 3012 15

Tennessee–Martin

Tennessee–Martin @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
Skyhawks 0 070 7
#2 Gamecocks 12 777 33

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–Youngstown State

Youngstown State @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
#13 Penguins 17 3146 40
#2 Gamecocks 7 1070 24

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final 
STATS FCS 3 (4) 5 (1) 4 3 3 3 3 2 (19) 2 (16) 2 (15) 2 (19) 2 (18) 2 (15) 6 
Coaches 3 5 6 4 4 4 4 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 6 
FCS Playoffs Not released 1 1 3 Not released

References

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