List of Jacksonville State Gamecocks football seasons
This is a list of seasons completed by the Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS). Jacksonville State's first football team was fielded in 1904.
Jacksonville State originally competed as a football independent. In 1970, Jacksonville State dropped down to NCAA Division II and joined the Gulf South Conference, where they won a national championship in 1992. The Gamecocks moved to the Division I-AA's Southland Conference in 1996, before joining the Ohio Valley Conference in 2003. On November 5, 2021, the school accepted an invitation to join Conference USA (C-USA) of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) beginning with the 2023 season.
Seasons
[edit]- Statistics correct as of the end of the 2015 college football season (12 games)
| NCAA Division I champions | NCAA Division I FCS champions | NCAA Division II champions | Conference Champions | Division Champions | Bowl Eligible | Undefeated Season |
| Year | NCAA Division | Conference | Conference Division | Overall | Conference | Coach | Final Ranking | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Games | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Games | Wins | Losses | Ties | Pct. | Standing | ||||||
| 1904 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | C. A. Holton | - |
| 1905 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | C. A. Holton | - |
| 1906 | No team | |||||||||||||||
| 1907 | No team | |||||||||||||||
| 1908 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Earl Wells | - |
| 1909 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | F. A. Harwood | - |
| 1910 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 6 | 1 | 3 | 2 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | George Penton | - |
| 1911 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Ben Harris | - |
| 1912 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Ben Harris | - |
| 1913 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | .688 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Ben Harris | - |
| 1914 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Ben Harris | - |
| 1915 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Ben Harris | - |
| 1916 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Ben Harris | - |
| 1917 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | .950 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Ben Harris | - |
| 1918 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Ben Harris | - |
| 1919 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Ben Harris | - |
| 1920 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | J. W. Stephenson | - |
| 1921 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | J. W. Stephenson | - |
| 1922 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | C. C. Bush | - |
| 1923 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | C. C. Bush | - |
| 1924 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | C. C. Bush | - |
| 1925 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Earl Wren | - |
| 1926 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | .125 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Al Clemens | - |
| 1927 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | .357 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Al Clemens | - |
| 1928 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Al Clemens | - |
| 1929 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | J. W. Stephenson | - |
| 1930 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 4 | 3 | 1 | .563 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | J. W. Stephenson | - |
| 1931 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 10 | 0 | 9 | 1 | .050 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | T. B. Shotts | - |
| 1932 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | .417 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | T. B. Shotts | - |
| 1933 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 2 | 5 | 1 | .313 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | T. B. Shotts | - |
| 1934 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | T. B. Shotts | - |
| 1935 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | T. B. Shotts | - |
| 1936 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | T. B. Shotts | - |
| 1937 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | T. B. Shotts | - |
| 1938 | N/A | SIAA | N/A | 8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | .188 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Chet Dillon | - |
| 1939 | N/A | SIAA | N/A | 9 | 0 | 7 | 2 | .111 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Chet Dillon | - |
| 1940 | N/A | SIAA | N/A | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Osmo Smith | - |
| 1941 | No team due to World War II | |||||||||||||||
| 1942 | No team due to World War II | |||||||||||||||
| 1943 | No team due to World War II | |||||||||||||||
| 1944 | No team due to World War II | |||||||||||||||
| 1945 | N/A | Alabama Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Chet Dillon | - |
| 1946 | N/A | Alabama Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1947 | N/A | Alabama Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1948 | N/A | Alabama Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 10 | 8 | 1 | 1 | .850 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1949 | N/A | Alabama Intercollegiate Conference | N/A | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1950 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1[n 1] | .722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1951 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1952 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1953 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 3 | 5 | 1 | .389 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Ray Wedgeworth | - |
| 1954 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1955 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 11 | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1956 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1957 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1958 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1959 | N/A | Independent | N/A | 9 | 6 | 2 | 1 | .722 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1960 | N/A | Alabama Collegiate Conference | N/A | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1961 | N/A | Alabama Collegiate Conference | N/A | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1962 | N/A | Alabama Collegiate Conference | N/A | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | .556 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1963 | N/A | Alabama Collegiate Conference | N/A | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1964 | N/A | Alabama Collegiate Conference | N/A | 9 | 4 | 4 | 1 | .500 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Don Salls | - |
| 1965 | N/A | Alabama Collegiate Conference | N/A | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Blevins | - |
| 1966 | N/A | Alabama Collegiate Conference | N/A | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | .800 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Blevins | - |
| 1967 | N/A | Alabama Collegiate Conference | N/A | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Blevins | - |
| 1968 | N/A | Alabama Collegiate Conference | N/A | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Blevins | - |
| 1969 | N/A | Alabama Collegiate Conference | N/A | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | .333 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Charley Pell | - |
| 1970 | College | Mid-South | N/A | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Charley Pell | - |
| 1971 | College | Mid-South | N/A | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | .667 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Charley Pell | - |
| 1972 | College | Gulf South | N/A | 10 | 7 | 2 | 1 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Charley Pell | - |
| 1973 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | .778 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Charley Pell | - |
| 1974 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Clarkie Mayfield | - |
| 1975 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Clarkie Mayfield | - |
| 1976 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | .600 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Clarkie Mayfield | - |
| 1977 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 14 | 11 | 3 | 0 | .786 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Fuller | - |
| 1978 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 | .700 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Fuller | - |
| 1979 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Fuller | - |
| 1980 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Fuller | - |
| 1981 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Fuller | - |
| 1982 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Fuller | - |
| 1983 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Jim Fuller | - |
| 1984 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 10 | 4 | 5 | 1 | .450 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Joe Hollis | - |
| 1985 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | .350 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Burgess | - |
| 1986 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Burgess | - |
| 1987 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | .550 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Burgess | - |
| 1988 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Burgess | - |
| 1989 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 14 | 13 | 1 | 0 | .929 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Burgess | - |
| 1990 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Burgess | - |
| 1991 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 13 | 12 | 1 | 0 | .923 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Burgess | - |
| 1992 | II | Gulf South | N/A | 14 | 12 | 1 | 1 | .893 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Burgess | - |
| 1993 | II | Division II Independent | N/A | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | .300 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Burgess | - |
| 1994 | II | Division II Independent | N/A | 11 | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Burgess | - |
| 1995 | II | Division II Independent | N/A | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Burgess | - |
| 1996 | I-AA | Southland | N/A | 10 | 1 | 9 | 0 | .100 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | N/A | Bill Burgess | - |
| 1997 | I-AA | Southland | N/A | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | N/A | Mike Williams | - |
| 1998 | I-AA | Southland | N/A | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | .571 | N/A | Mike Williams | - |
| 1999 | I-AA | Southland | N/A | 11 | 1 | 10 | 0 | .091 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | .143 | N/A | Mike Williams/Jeff Richards | - |
| 2000 | I-AA | Southland | N/A | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | .400 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | .286 | N/A | Jack Crowe | - |
| 2001 | I-AA | Southland | N/A | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | N/A | Jack Crowe | - |
| 2002 | I-AA | Southland | N/A | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | N/A | Jack Crowe | - |
| 2003 | I-AA | OVC | N/A | 12 | 8 | 4 | 0 | .667 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | N/A | Jack Crowe | - |
| 2004 | I-AA | OVC | N/A | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | N/A | Jack Crowe | - |
| 2005 | I-AA | OVC | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | N/A | Jack Crowe | - |
| 2006 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | N/A | Jack Crowe | - |
| 2007 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | N/A | Jack Crowe | - |
| 2008 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | .714 | N/A | Jack Crowe | - |
| 2009 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 11 | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1st | Jack Crowe | No. 16 |
| 2010 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | .750 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 2nd | Jack Crowe | No. 12 |
| 2011 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | .636 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | T-1st | Jack Crowe | - |
| 2012 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 11 | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | 4th | Jack Crowe | - |
| 2013 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 15 | 11 | 4 | 0 | .733 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 0 | .625 | T-3rd | Bill Clark | No. 10 |
| 2014 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | John Grass | No. 9 |
| 2015 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | .867 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | John Grass | No. 2 |
| 2016 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | John Grass | No. 6 |
| 2017 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | .833 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | John Grass | No. 9 |
| 2018 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | .875 | 1st | John Grass | No. 10 |
| 2019 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 12 | 6 | 6 | 0 | .500 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 | 6th | John Grass | - |
| 2020 | FCS | OVC | N/A | 13 | 10 | 3 | 0 | .857 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | .857 | 1st | John Grass | No. 8 |
| 2021 | FCS | AQ7 | N/A | 11 | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | 5th | John Grass/Maxwell Thurmond | - |
| 2022 | FCS | ASUN | N/A | 11 | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 1st | Rich Rodriguez | - |
| 2023 | FBS | C-USA | N/A | 13 | 9 | 4 | 0 | .692 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 | 3rd | Rich Rodriguez | - |
| Totals | 1074 | 612 | 422 | 39 | .588 | 202 | 136 | 66 | 0 | .673 | ||||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ The NCAA does not count pre-1960 Austin Peay games in official records, meaning this tie is not reflected in the official record.
References
[edit]- ^ www.sportsnetwork.com https://web.archive.org/web/20141109045246/http://www.sportsnetwork.com/merge/tsnform.aspx?c=sportsnetwork&page=cfoot2%2Fteams%2Fdirect669.htm. Archived from the original on November 9, 2014.
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