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American college football season
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 .
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 6:00 pm No. 15 (D-II ) North Alabama * No. 3 WEAC TV-24 OVCDN W 31–1222,116
September 10 6:30 pm at No. 21 (FBS ) LSU * No. 5 ESPNU L 13–3498,389
September 17 1:00 pm No. 17 Coastal Carolina * No. 4 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24 OVCDN W 27–2614,265
September 24 6:00 pm at Liberty * No. 3 ESPN3 W 48–1915,354
October 8 1:00 pm Tennessee Tech No. 3 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN3 W 40–2116,092
October 15 1:00 pm Austin Peay No. 3 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24 OVCDN W 34–1414,455
October 22 2:00 pm at Eastern Kentucky No. 2 OVCDN W 24–711,600
October 29 2:00 pm No. 23 Eastern Illinois No. 2 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN3 W 47–1421,655
November 5 1:00 pm at Southeast Missouri State No. 2 ESPN3 W 17–106,839
November 12 1:00 pm at Murray State No. 2 OVCDN W 33–153,220
November 19 1:00 pm Tennessee–Martin No. 2 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24 OVCDN W 33–718,982
December 3 1:00 pm No. 13 Youngstown State * No. 2 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs Second Round ) ESPN3 L 24–4018,838
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
Game summaries [ ]
North Alabama [ ]
North Alabama @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
#15 (D-II) Lions
0
6 3 3
12
• #3 Gamecocks
14
7 7 3
31
Date: Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 22,116Television network: WEAC TV-24
@ LSU [ ]
Jacksonville State @ LSU
1
2 3 4 Total
#5 Gamecocks
0
10 0 3
13
• #21 (FBS) Tigers
0
27 7 0
34
Coastal Carolina [ ]
Coastal Carolina @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
#17 Chanticleers
3
9 6 8
26
• #4 Gamecocks
7
6 7 7
27
Date: September 17Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 1:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 14,265Television network: OVCDN
@ Liberty [ ]
Jacksonville State @ Liberty
1
2 3 4 Total
• #3 Gamecocks
14
13 0 21
48
Flames
3
0 7 9
19
Tennessee Tech [ ]
Tennessee Tech @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles
0
7 7 7
21
• #3 Gamecocks
17
16 7 0
40
Date: October 8Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 1:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 16,092Television network: ESPN3
Austin Peay [ ]
Austin Peay @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
Governors
0
7 0 7
14
• #3 Gamecocks
7
7 13 7
34
@ Eastern Kentucky [ ]
Jacksonville State @ Eastern Kentucky
1
2 3 4 Total
• #2 Gamecocks
0
14 3 7
24
Colonels
0
0 7 0
7
Eastern Illinois [ ]
Eastern Illinois @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
#23 Panthers
0
7 0 7
14
• #2 Gamecocks
21
10 9 7
47
Date: October 29Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 2:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 21,655Television network: ESPN3
@ Southeast Missouri State [ ]
Jacksonville State @ Southeast Missouri State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #2 Gamecocks
7
10 0 0
17
Redhawks
0
0 7 3
10
@ Murray State [ ]
Jacksonville State @ Murray State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #2 Gamecocks
0
7 6 20
33
Racers
0
3 0 12
15
Tennessee–Martin [ ]
Tennessee–Martin @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks
0
0 7 0
7
• #2 Gamecocks
12
7 7 7
33
Date: November 19Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 1:00 PM CST Game attendance: 18,982Television network: WEAC TV-24
FCS Playoffs [ ]
Second Round–Youngstown State [ ]
Youngstown State @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #13 Penguins
17
3 14 6
40
#2 Gamecocks
7
10 7 0
24
Date: December 3Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 1:00 PM CST Game attendance: 18,838Television network: ESPN3
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
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 [ ]
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
Categories :
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