2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
The 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title for the third consecutive season. Jacksonville State received the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Gamecocks lost in the second round to the eventual national runner-up, Youngstown State. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.
| 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football | |
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OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 24–40 vs. Youngstown State | |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
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| STATS | No. 6 |
| FCS Coaches | No. 6 |
| Record | 10–2 (7–0 OVC) |
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| Co-defensive coordinator | David Blackwell (3rd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Brandon Hall (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium (capacity: 24,000) |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 6 Jacksonville State $^ | 7 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 5 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 4 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 4 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 3 | – | 5 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:00 pm | No. 15 (D-II) North Alabama* | No. 3 | WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 31–12 | 22,116 | |
| September 10 | 6:30 pm | at No. 21 (FBS) LSU* | No. 5 | ESPNU | L 13–34 | 98,389 | |
| September 17 | 1:00 pm | No. 17 Coastal Carolina* | No. 4 |
| WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 27–26 | 14,265 |
| September 24 | 6:00 pm | at Liberty* | No. 3 | ESPN3 | W 48–19 | 15,354 | |
| October 8 | 1:00 pm | Tennessee Tech | No. 3 |
| ESPN3 | W 40–21 | 16,092 |
| October 15 | 1:00 pm | Austin Peay | No. 3 |
| WEAC TV-24 OVCDN | W 34–14 | 14,455 |
| October 22 | 2:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | No. 2 | OVCDN | W 24–7 | 11,600 | |
| October 29 | 2:00 pm | No. 23 Eastern Illinois | No. 2 |
| ESPN3 | W 47–14 | 21,655 |
| November 5 | 1:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | No. 2 | ESPN3 | W 17–10 | 6,839 | |
| November 12 | 1:00 pm | at Murray State | No. 2 | OVCDN | W 33–15 | 3,220 | |
| November 19 | 1:00 pm | UT Martin | No. 2 |
| WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 33–7 | 18,982 |
| December 3 | 1:00 pm | No. 13 Youngstown State* | No. 2 |
| ESPN3 | L 24–40 | 18,838 |
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Game summaries
North Alabama
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@ LSU
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Coastal Carolina
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@ Liberty
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Tennessee Tech
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Austin Peay
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@ Eastern Kentucky
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Eastern Illinois
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@ Southeast Missouri State
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@ Murray State
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UT Martin
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Youngstown State—NCAA Division I Second Round
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Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 3 (4) | 5 (1) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 (19) | 2 (16) | 2 (15) | 2 (19) | 2 (18) | 2 (15) | 6 |
| Coaches | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 6 |
| FCS Playoffs | Not released | 1 | 1 | 3 | Not released | |||||||||
References
- "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2016". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- "2016 JSU Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
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