Jacksonville State Gamecocks

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Jacksonville State Gamecocks
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UniversityJacksonville State University
ConferenceASUN Conference
NCAADivision I (FCS)
Athletic directorGreg Seitz
LocationJacksonville, Alabama
Varsity teams15
Football stadiumBurgess-Snow Field
Basketball arenaPete Mathews Coliseum
Baseball stadiumRudy Abbott Field
NicknameGamecocks
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
Websitejsugamecocksports.com
Jacksonville State Gamecocks wordmark.svg

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Jacksonville State University (JSU) located in Jacksonville, Alabama, United States. The Gamecocks athletic program is a member of the ASUN Conference, which it rejoined on July 1, 2021[2] after an 18-year absence[3] spent in the Ohio Valley Conference,[4] and competes at the NCAA Division I[5] level including the Football Championship Subdivision. In football, JSU is currently a de facto associate member of the Western Athletic Conference (WAC), competing in a formal partnership between the ASUN and WAC that will operate until they formally join a FBS football league, Conference USA, in all sports for the 2023-24 academic year. [6]

The JSU mascot is Cocky the Gamecock, and the school colors are red and white.[7] Gamecock teams have won six NCAA national championships in four sports, and, along with Wisconsin–Whitewater, is one of only two schools to win NCAA titles in baseball, basketball, and football.[8][9]

Sports sponsored[]

Men's sports Women's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Beach volleyball
Cross country Cross country
Football Golf
Golf Soccer
Tennis Softball
Tennis
Track and field†
Volleyball
Co-ed sports
Rifle
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.

Jacksonville State athletics began with the 1903 State Normal School (SNS) football team and was the domain of men only until women's sports were added in 1982. The SNS teams were known as the Eagle Owls, and the school colors were blue and gold. In 1946, the school's name was changed to Jacksonville Teachers College, and the team name and colors were also changed to the current Gamecocks and red and white.[7]

A member of the ASUN Conference, Jacksonville State University sponsors teams in six men's, ten women's, and one co-ed NCAA sanctioned sports:[10]

NCAA national championships[]

The school has won the following NCAA championships.[9]

  • 1984 Division II Women's Gymnastics
  • 1985 Division II Men's Basketball
  • 1985 Division II Women's Gymnastics
  • 1990 Division II Baseball
  • 1991 Division II Baseball
  • 1992 Division II Football

References[]

  1. ^ Jacksonville State University Style Guide & Identification Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved April 3, 2016.
  2. ^ "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  3. ^ "ASUN Conference Welcomes Jacksonville State University" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved February 13, 2021.
  4. ^ "OVC Member Institutions". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  5. ^ "Jacksonville State University". NCAA. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  6. ^ "Jacksonville State Accepts Invitation to Join Conference USA" (Press release). jsugamecocksports. November 5, 2021. Retrieved November 14, 2021.
  7. ^ a b "WHY WE ARE THE GAMECOCKS". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  8. ^ "JAX STATE: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP U". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  9. ^ a b "NCAA Combined Championship Summary (through July 1, 2015)" (PDF). Retrieved September 10, 2015.
  10. ^ "Gamecocks". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2015.

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