American college football season
The 2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by fourth-year head coach John Grass and played their home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama as members of the Ohio Valley Conference . They finished the season 10–2, 8–0 in OVC play to win the conference championship for the fourth consecutive year.[1] The Gamecocks received the OVC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs as the No. 3 overall seed, marking their fifth straight trip to the FCS playoffs.[2] After a bye, they were upset by Kennesaw State in the second round.[3]
On October 14, the Gamecocks won their 27th straight OVC conference game, setting the conference record for consecutive games won.[4]
Previous season [ ]
The Gamecocks finished the 2016 season 10–2, 7–0 in OVC play to win the conference championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Youngstown State .[5]
Schedule [ ]
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 26 5:30 p.m. vs. No. 12 Chattanooga * No. 6 ESPN W 27–1312,952
September 9 11:30 a.m. at Georgia Tech * No. 5 ACCRSN L 10–3750,161
September 23 6:00 p.m. No. 16 Liberty * No. 5 WEAC TV-24 OVCDN W 31–1023,944
September 30 6:00 p.m. at Tennessee Tech No. 5 WEAC TV-24 OVCDN W 34–78,327
October 7 4:00 p.m. at Austin Peay No. 4 WEAC TV-24 OVCDN W 34–147,102
October 14 3:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky No. 3 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN3 W 41–2518,045
October 21 2:00 p.m. at Eastern Illinois No. 3 ESPN3 W 30–148,176
October 28 3:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri State No. 3 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24 OVCDN W 23–715,692
November 4 1:00 p.m. Murray State No. 3 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24 OVCDN W 59–2316,453
November 11 2:00 p.m. at UT Martin No. 2 WEAC TV-24 OVCDN W 14–72,493
6:00 p.m. Tennessee State No. 2 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24 OVCDN W 36–618,782
December 2 1:00 p.m. No. 18 Kennesaw State * No. 2 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs Second Round ) ESPN3 L 7–1717,412
*Non-conference game HomecomingRankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
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
6 (1)
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
10
Coaches
5
5
7
7
5т
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
9
Game summaries [ ]
vs Chattanooga [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Gamecocks
10
0
10
7
27
No. 12 Mocs
3
3
0
7
13
at Georgia Tech [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 5 Gamecocks
0
7
3
0
10
Yellow Jackets
3
7
20
7
37
Liberty [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Flames
3
0
7
0
10
No. 5 Gamecocks
0
14
10
7
31
at Tennessee Tech [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 5 Gamecocks
7
7
6
14
34
Golden Eagles
0
0
7
0
7
at Austin Peay [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 4 Gamecocks
14
6
7
7
34
Governors
0
7
0
7
14
Eastern Kentucky [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Colonels
0
3
7
15
25
No. 3 Gamecocks
14
17
3
7
41
at Eastern Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Gamecocks
0
9
14
7
30
Panthers
7
7
0
0
14
Southeast Missouri State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Redhawks
7
0
0
0
7
No. 3 Gamecocks
7
6
0
10
23
Murray State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Racers
13
0
0
10
23
No. 3 Gamecocks
7
21
10
21
59
at UT Martin [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Gamecocks
7
7
0
0
14
Skyhawks
0
0
7
0
7
Tennessee State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
6
0
6
No. 2 Gamecocks
0
10
14
12
36
FCS Playoffs [ ]
Kennesaw State–Second Round [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Owls
0
3
7
7
17
No. 2 Gamecocks
0
7
0
0
7
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