American college football season
The 2014 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by first-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 (OVC). Jacksonville State finished the season 10–2 overall and 8–0 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 Sam Houston State .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 29 6:30 pm at No. 8 (FBS ) Michigan State * No. 6 BTN L 7–4575,127
September 6 5:00 pm at Chattanooga * No. 9 W 26–23 OT 14,285
September 20 3:00 pm West Alabama * No. 9 WJXS W 45–3418,912
September 27 6:00 pm at Murray State No. 8 OVCDN W 52–2810,897
October 4 3:00 pm Tennessee–Martin No. 8 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WJXS W 38–1415,944
October 11 2:00 pm at No. 25 Tennessee State No. 8 ESPN3 W 27–205,849
October 25 3:00 pm Tennessee Tech No. 6 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WJXS W 49–314,874
November 1 3:00 pm Austin Peay No. 5 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WJXS W 56–017,952
November 8 12:00 pm at No. 16 Eastern Kentucky No. 4 OVCDN W 20–69,400
November 15 3:00 pm Eastern Illinois No. 3 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN3 W 27–2014,925
November 22 1:00 pm at SE Missouri State No. 4 OVCDN W 49–302,201
December 6 1:00 pm No. 19 Sam Houston State * No. 3 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs Second Round ) ESPN3 L 26–3710,832
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Game summaries [ ]
@ Michigan State [ ]
Jacksonville State @ Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
#6 Gamecocks
0
0 7 0
7
• #8 Spartans
21
17 7 0
45
In their first game of the season, the Gamecocks lost, 45–7 to the Michigan State Spartans.[1]
@ Chattanooga [ ]
Jacksonville State @ Chattanooga
1
2 3 4 OT Total
• #9 Gamecocks
7
10 3 0 6
26
Mocs
7
7 3 3 3
23
In their second game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 26–23, in overtime, over the Chattanooga Mocs.[2]
West Alabama [ ]
West Alabama @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
Tigers
7
7 0 20
34
• #9 Gamecocks
7
17 14 7
45
Date: September 20Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 18,912Television network: WJXS
In their third game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 45–34 over the West Alabama Tigers.[3]
@ Murray State [ ]
Jacksonville State @ Murray State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #8 Gamecocks
21
14 10 7
52
Racers
14
14 0 0
28
In their fourth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 52–28 over the Murray State Racers.[4]
Tennessee–Martin [ ]
Tennessee–Martin @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks
0
7 0 7
14
• #8 Gamecocks
7
14 0 17
38
Date: October 4Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 15,944Television network: WJXS
In their fifth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 38–14 over the Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks.[5]
@ Tennessee State Tigers [ ]
Jacksonville State @ Tennessee State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #8 Gamecocks
6
7 14 0
27
#25 Tigers
3
0 17 0
20
In their sixth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 27–20 over the Tennessee State Tigers.[6]
Tennessee Tech [ ]
Tennessee Tech @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles
3
0 0 0
3
• #6 Gamecocks
0
35 7 7
49
Date: October 25Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 14,874Television network: WJXS
In their seventh game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 49–3 over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.[7]
Austin Peay [ ]
Austin Peay @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
Governors
0
0 0 0
0
• #5 Gamecocks
28
7 14 7
56
Date: November 1Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 17,952Television network: WJXS
In their eighth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 56–0 over the Austin Peay Governors.[8]
@ Eastern Kentucky [ ]
Jacksonville State @ Eastern Kentucky
1
2 3 4 Total
• #4 Gamecocks
3
7 0 10
20
#16 Colonels
0
3 3 0
6
In their ninth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 20–6 over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.[9]
Eastern Illinois [ ]
Eastern Illinois @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
Panthers
7
0 10 3
20
• #3 Gamecocks
7
13 0 7
27
Date: November 15Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 3:00 PM CST Game attendance: 14,925Television network: ESPN3
In their tenth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 27–20 over the Eastern Illinois Panthers.[10]
@ Southeast Missouri State [ ]
Jacksonville State @ Southeast Missouri State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #4 Gamecocks
21
7 14 7
49
Redhawks
7
3 14 6
30
In their eleventh game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 49–30 over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.[11]
Sam Houston State–FCS Playoffs Second Round [ ]
Sam Houston State @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #19 Bearkats
7
17 13 0
37
#3 Gamecocks
14
12 0 0
26
Date: December 6Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 1:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:26Game attendance: 10,832Game weather: Temperature: 65 • Wind: WNW 10 • Weather: Scattered ShowersReferee: Greg SujackTelevision network: ESPN3
In their twelfth game of the season, the Gamecocks lost, 37–26 to the Sam Houston State Bearkats in their 2014 FCS Second Round playoff game.[12]
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ 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
13
Final
Sports Network
6
9
9
9
8
8
8
6
6
5
4
3 (13)
4 (10)
3 (14)
9
Coaches
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
5
4
3 (2)
3 (1)
2 (1)
9
References [ ]
^ "Connor Cook throws 3 TDs despite injury scare in Michigan State rout" . Associated Press. August 29, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014 .
^ "Jacksonville State tops Chattanooga in OT 26-23" . Associated Press. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014 .
^ "Jacksonville State defeats West Alabama 45-34" . Associated Press. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014 .
^ "Jacksonville State beats Murray State 52-28" . Associated Press. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014 .
^ "Jacksonville State blasts UT-Martin 38-14" . Associated Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014 .
^ "Jacksonville State beats Tennessee State 27-20" . Associated Press. October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014 .
^ "Jacksonville State blows out Tennessee Tech 49-3" . Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014 .
^ "Jacksonville State dominates Austin Peay 56-0" . Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014 .
^ "Jacksonville State tops Eastern Kentucky 20-6" . Associated Press. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014 .
^ "Jacksonville State beats Eastern Illinois 27-20" . Associated Press. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014 .
^ "Jenkins, Jacksonville State top SE Missouri 49-30" . Associated Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014 .
^ "Sam Houston State wins 37-26 in FCS playoffs" . Associated Press. December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014 .
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pre-divisional NCAA College Division Division II I-AA/FCS National championships in bold † WKU claims a co-championship, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech state it is not shared