1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record4–6 (1–5 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack White (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Beach (1st season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Mississippi College $^ 5 1 0 10 3 0
Troy State 4 1 0 6 3 1
Tennessee–Martin 3 2 0 5 5 0
North Alabama 3 3 0 6 5 0
Delta State 2 4 0 4 6 0
Jacksonville State 1 5 0 4 6 0
Livingston 1 5 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Fuller, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the GSC.

Schedule

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DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Mississippi College
L 7–174,250[1]
September 15Alabama A&M*W 28–2112,500[2]
September 22Tennessee–Martin
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 14–158,000[3]
October 6Tennessee Tech*
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 23–76,500[4]
October 13Austin Peay*
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 13–216,500[5]
October 20Newberry*
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 14–77,500[6]
October 27at Delta StateL 21–382,101[7]
November 3Livingstondagger
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 59–012,000[8]
November 10at Troy StateL 10–125,250[9]
November 17at North AlabamaL 14–284,500[10]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

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References

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  1. ^ "Stunner, Howard's runs pace Choctaws to upset defending champs". The Clarion-Ledger. September 9, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "JSU explodes to whip A&M". The Anniston Star. September 16, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "UTM robs Jaxmen, 15–14". The Anniston Star. September 23, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jax State–Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. October 7, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Brown watedn to kiss game-icing Freeman". Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. October 14, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jacksonville State drops Newberry, 14–7". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Delta State 38, Jacksonville 21". Enterprise-Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Jax State crushes Livingston". The Selma Times-Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Troy outlasts Jax". The Anniston Star. November 11, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UNA drops Jax State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 18, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 29, 2022.