2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–6 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Ogle (20th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorWilliam Green (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorOwen Kilgore (1st season)
Home stadiumBurgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Austin Peay +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
UT Martin   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Eastern Kentucky   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Tennessee Tech   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Jacksonville State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Murray State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tennessee State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Eastern Illinois   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–6, with a mark of 3–5 conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. Jacksonville State played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Preseason

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Preseason coaches' poll

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The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Gamecocks were picked to finish in first place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Jacksonville State 135 (15)
2 Southeast Missouri State 115
3 Eastern Kentucky 99
4 Austin Peay 84
5 Tennessee State 75
6 UT Martin 58
7 Murray State 55
8 Eastern Illinois 38
9 Tennessee Tech 16

Preseason All-OVC team

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The Gamecocks had seven players at seven positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 7:00 p.m. at Southeastern Louisiana* No. 6
ESPN+ L 14–35 7,116
September 7 6:00 p.m. Chattanooga* No. 18
ESPN+ W 41–20 19,428
September 14 3:00 p.m. No. 4 Eastern Washington* No. 17
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
 ESPN+ W 49–45 20,901
September 21 6:00 p.m. North Alabama* No. 10
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
 ESPN+ W 30–12 21,976
September 28 2:00 p.m. at Austin Peay No. 11
ESPN+ L 33–52 7,027
October 5 6:00 p.m. Tennessee State No. 21
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
 ESPN+ W 31–23 16,589
October 12 12:00 p.m. at Eastern Illinois No. 17
ESPN+ W 28–20 3,170
October 19 3:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri Statedagger No. 16
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
 ESPN3 L 21–24 13,643
October 26 3:00 p.m. Murray State No. 25
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
 ESPN3 W 14–12 10,786
November 2 2:00 p.m. at UT Martin No. 22
ESPN+ L 17–22 4,169
November 9 1:30 p.m. at Tennessee Tech
ESPN+ L 27–37 11,331
November 23 1:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
 ESPN3 L 23–29 14,477
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

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At Southeastern Louisiana

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Gamecocks 0 7 0 7 14
Lions 14 7 7 7 35
See also: 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Chattanooga

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1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 3 3 14 0 20
No. 18 Gamecocks 7 14 6 14 41
See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Eastern Washington

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Eagles 28 7 10 0 45
No. 17 Gamecocks 7 14 7 21 49
See also: 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

North Alabama

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1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 6 6 0 12
No. 10 Gamecocks 7 16 0 7 30
See also: 2019 North Alabama Lions football team

At Austin Peay

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Gamecocks 7 0 7 19 33
Governors 10 21 14 7 52
See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team

Tennessee State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 17 3 3 0 23
No. 21 Gamecocks 3 14 7 7 31
See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Eastern Illinois

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Gamecocks 7 14 0 7 28
Panthers 7 0 7 6 20
See also: 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Southeast Missouri State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 0 7 3 14 24
No. 16 Gamecocks 0 7 0 14 21
See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Murray State

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1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 0 0 7 5 12
No. 25 Gamecocks 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team

At UT Martin

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1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Gamecocks 7 7 0 3 17
Skyhawks 0 13 6 3 22
See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

At Tennessee Tech

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1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 7 0 7 13 27
Golden Eagles 10 14 7 6 37
See also: 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

Eastern Kentucky

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1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 6 3 14 6 29
Gamecocks 6 3 7 7 23
See also: 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS6181710112117162522RV———
Coaches6171613122018142118RV———

References

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  1. ^ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "2019 JSU Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "2019 Jacksonville State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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