2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

The 2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title for the fourth consecutive season.[1] Jacksonville State received the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs as the No. 3 overall seed, marking the program's fifth straight trip to the FCS playoffs.[2] After a first-round, the Gamecocks were upset by Kennesaw State in the second round.[3] The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
OVC champion
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATSNo. 9
FCS CoachesNo. 10
Record10–2 (8–0 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Ogle (18th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorDavid Blackwell (4th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorBrandon Hall (4th season)
Home stadiumBurgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
(capacity: 24,000)
2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
ConfOverall
Team W L  W L 
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^  8 –0   10 –2  
Austin Peay  7 –1   8 –4  
Eastern Illinois  5 –3   6 –5  
UT Martin  4 –4   6 –5  
Eastern Kentucky  3 –5   3 –7  
Southeast Missouri State  3 –5   3 –8  
Tennessee State  2 –5   6 –5  
Murray State  2 –5   3 –8  
Tennessee Tech  1 –7   1 –10  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

On October 14, the Gamecocks won their 27th straight OVC conference game, setting the conference record for consecutive games won.[4]

Schedule
DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 265:30 p.m.vs. No. 12 Chattanooga*No. 6
ESPNW 27–1312,952
September 911:30 a.m.at Georgia Tech*No. 5
ACCRSNL 10–3750,161
September 236:00 p.m.No. 16 Liberty*No. 5
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 31–1023,944
September 306:00 p.m.at Tennessee TechNo. 5
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 34–78,327
October 74:00 p.m.at Austin PeayNo. 4
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 34–147,102
October 143:00 p.m.Eastern KentuckyNo. 3
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
ESPN3W 41–2518,045
October 212:00 p.m.at Eastern IllinoisNo. 3
ESPN3W 30–148,176
October 283:00 p.m.Southeast Missouri StatedaggerNo. 3
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WEAC TV-24
OVCDN		W 23–715,692
November 41:00 p.m.Murray StateNo. 3
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 59–2316,453
November 112:00 p.m.at UT MartinNo. 2
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 14–72,493
November 166:00 p.m.Tennessee StateNo. 2
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WEAC TV-24, OVCDNW 36–618,782
December 21:00 p.m.No. 18 Kennesaw State*No. 2
ESPN3L 7–1717,412
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[5][6]

Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
т = Tied with team above or below. ( ) = First place votes.
Week
PollPre123456789101112Final
STATS FCS6 (1)55554333322210
Coaches55775т433332229

Game summaries

vs Chattanooga
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Gamecocks 10 0 10 7 27
No. 12 Mocs 3 3 0 7 13
See also: 2017 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At Georgia Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Gamecocks 0 7 3 0 10
Yellow Jackets 3 7 20 7 37
See also: 2017 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Liberty
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 16 Flames 3 0 7 0 10
No. 5 Gamecocks 0 14 10 7 31
See also: 2017 Liberty Flames football team

At Tennessee Tech
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 5 Gamecocks 7 7 6 14 34
Golden Eagles 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

At Austin Peay
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Gamecocks 14 6 7 7 34
Governors 0 7 0 7 14
See also: 2017 Austin Peay Governors football team

Eastern Kentucky
1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 0 3 7 15 25
No. 3 Gamecocks 14 17 3 7 41
See also: 2017 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

At Eastern Illinois
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 3 Gamecocks 0 9 14 7 30
Panthers 7 7 0 0 14
See also: 2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Southeast Missouri State
1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 7 0 0 0 7
No. 3 Gamecocks 7 6 0 10 23
See also: 2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Murray State
1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 13 0 0 10 23
No. 3 Gamecocks 7 21 10 21 59
See also: 2017 Murray State Racers football team

At UT Martin
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 2 Gamecocks 7 7 0 0 14
Skyhawks 0 0 7 0 7
See also: 2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Tennessee State
1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 0 0 6 0 6
No. 2 Gamecocks 0 10 14 12 36
See also: 2017 Tennessee State Tigers football team

Kennesaw State—NCAA Division I Second Round
1 2 3 4 Total
No. 18 Owls 0 3 7 7 17
No. 2 Gamecocks 0 7 0 0 7
See also: 2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team

References
  1. "Gamecocks Hold Off UT Martin to Claim Fourth-Straight OVC Championship". Jacksonville State University Athletics. November 11, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  2. "Jacksonville State Earns No. 3 National Seed for NCAA Division I Football Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. November 19, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  3. Wray, Cheryl (December 3, 2017). "JSU loses to red-hot Kennesaw State 17-7 in opening FCS playoff game". AL.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  4. Cyr, Andrew (October 14, 2017). "Jacksonville State football sets Ohio Valley Conference record with 27th consecutive conference victory". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
  5. "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  6. "2017 JSU Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
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