2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	John Grass (6th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Ogle (20th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	William Green (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Owen Kilgore (1st season)
Home stadium	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium

2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 8 Austin Peay +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^		7	–	1					9	–	3
UT Martin		6	–	2					7	–	5
Eastern Kentucky		5	–	3					7	–	5
Tennessee Tech		3	–	5					6	–	6
Jacksonville State		3	–	5					6	–	6
Murray State		2	–	6					4	–	8
Tennessee State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Eastern Illinois		1	–	7					1	–	11
+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–6, with a mark of 3–5 conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. Jacksonville State played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Gamecocks were picked to finish in first place.

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.

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
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana*	No. 6	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	L 14–35	7,116
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Chattanooga*	No. 18	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	W 41–20	19,428
September 14	3:00 p.m.	No. 4 Eastern Washington*	No. 17	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	W 49–45	20,901
September 21	6:00 p.m.	North Alabama*	No. 10	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	W 30–12	21,976
September 28	2:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	No. 11	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 33–52	7,027
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee State	No. 21	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	W 31–23	16,589
October 12	12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois	No. 17	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN+	W 28–20	3,170
October 19	3:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State	No. 16	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 21–24	13,643
October 26	3:00 p.m.	Murray State	No. 25	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 14–12	10,786
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at UT Martin	No. 22	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	L 17–22	4,169
November 9	1:30 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	L 27–37	11,331
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky		Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 23–29	14,477
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

At Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Gamecocks	0	7	0	7	14
Lions	14	7	7	7	35

See also: 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	3	3	14	0	20
No. 18 Gamecocks	7	14	6	14	41

See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Eagles	28	7	10	0	45
No. 17 Gamecocks	7	14	7	21	49

See also: 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

North Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	6	6	0	12
No. 10 Gamecocks	7	16	0	7	30

See also: 2019 North Alabama Lions football team

At Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Gamecocks	7	0	7	19	33
Governors	10	21	14	7	52

See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team

Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	17	3	3	0	23
No. 21 Gamecocks	3	14	7	7	31

See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Gamecocks	7	14	0	7	28
Panthers	7	0	7	6	20

See also: 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	0	7	3	14	24
No. 16 Gamecocks	0	7	0	14	21

See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	0	7	5	12
No. 25 Gamecocks	7	7	0	0	14

See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team

At UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Gamecocks	7	7	0	3	17
Skyhawks	0	13	6	3	22

See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

At Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	7	0	7	13	27
Golden Eagles	10	14	7	6	37

See also: 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	6	3	14	6	29
Gamecocks	6	3	7	7	23

See also: 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes

	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	—	—	—
Coaches	6	17	16	13	12	20	18	14	21	18	RV	—	—	—