1962 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

The 1962 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Collegiate Conference (ACC) during the 1962 NAIA football season. Led by 16th-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–3–2 with a mark of 2–0–1 in conference play, and finished as ACC co-champion.

1962 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ACC co-champion
ConferenceAlabama Collegiate Conference
Record4–3–2 (2–0–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium

Schedule
DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 15Florence State
T 7–7[1]
September 22Southeast Missouri State*
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 6–0[2]
September 29at Delta State*
L 13–41[3]
October 6Troy State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)
W 21–14[4]
October 13at Arkansas Tech*Russellville, ART 7–7[5]
October 20at Mississippi College*
L 0–28[6]
October 27at Austin Peay*
W 23–13[7]
November 10at Louisiana College*
L 7–8[8]
November 17Livingston State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 33–7[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References
  1. "Jax State, Lions battle to draw". The Anniston Star. September 16, 1962. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Jax State nips Mo". The Anniston Star. September 23, 1962. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Delta State overpowers Jacksonville". The Clarion-Ledger. September 30, 1962. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Ray Gentles sparks Jax State past Troy". The Anniston Star. October 7, 1962. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Jacksonville State battles to 7–7 tie with Arkansas". The Anniston Star. October 14, 1962. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Choctaws crush Gamecocks 28–0". The Clarion-Ledger. October 21, 1962. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Austin Peay breaks marks, loses game". The Nashville Tennessean. October 28, 1962. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Sophomore Corley eases loss of seniors". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 12, 1962. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Gamecocks down Livingston, 33–7". The Birmingham News. November 18, 1962. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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