American football team
The 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by sixth-year head coach John Grass and played their home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference . They finished the season 6–6, 3–5 in OVC play to finish in a tie for fifth place.
Previous season [ ] The Gamecocks finished the 2018 season 9–4, 7–1 in OVC play to win the conference championship for the fifth consecutive year. They received the OVC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they defeated East Tennessee State in the first round before losing in the second round to Maine.
Preseason [ ] Preseason coaches' poll [ ] 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 [ ] The Gamecocks had seven players at seven positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]
Offense
Zerrick Cooper – QB
Josh Pearson – WR
Trae Berry – TE
Darius Anderson – OG
Hunter Sosebee – OT
Defense
Jalen Choice – LB
Marlon Bridges – DB
Schedule [ ] Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance 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 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN+ W 49–45 20,901
September 21 6:00 p.m. North Alabama * No. 10 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 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 State No. 16 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN3 L 21–24 13,643
October 26 3:00 p.m. Murray State No. 25 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 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN3 L 23–29 14,477
*Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
[3]
Game summaries [ ] at Southeastern Louisiana [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Gamecocks
0
7
0
7
14
Lions
14
7
7
7
35
Chattanooga [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Mocs
3
3
14
0
20
No. 18 Gamecocks
7
14
6
14
41
Eastern Washington [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 4 Eagles
28
7
10
0
45
No. 17 Gamecocks
7
14
7
21
49
North Alabama [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Lions
0
6
6
0
12
No. 10 Gamecocks
7
16
0
7
30
at Austin Peay [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 11 Gamecocks
7
0
7
19
33
Governors
10
21
14
7
52
Tennessee State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
17
3
3
0
23
No. 21 Gamecocks
3
14
7
7
31
at Eastern Illinois [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 17 Gamecocks
7
14
0
7
28
Panthers
7
0
7
6
20
Southeast Missouri State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Redhawks
0
7
3
14
24
No. 16 Gamecocks
0
7
0
14
21
Murray State [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Racers
0
0
7
5
12
No. 25 Gamecocks
7
7
0
0
14
at UT Martin [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 22 Gamecocks
7
7
0
3
17
Skyhawks
0
13
6
3
22
at Tennessee Tech [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Gamecocks
7
0
7
13
27
Golden Eagles
10
14
7
6
37
Eastern Kentucky [ ]
1
2
3
4
Total
Colonels
6
3
14
6
29
Gamecocks
6
3
7
7
23
Ranking movements [ ]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
Week
Poll
Pre
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
Final
STATS FCS
6
18
17
10
11
21
17
16
25
22
RV
NR
NR
NR
Coaches
6
17
16
13
12
20
18
14
21
18
RV
NR
NR
NR
References [ ]
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
