American college football season
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.
On October 14, the Gamecocks won their 27th straight OVC conference game, setting the conference record for consecutive games won.[4]
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 26 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Chattanooga* | No. 6 | | ESPN | W 27–13 | 12,952 |
September 9 | 11:30 a.m. | at Georgia Tech* | No. 5 | | ACCRSN | L 10–37 | 50,161 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 Liberty* | No. 5 | | WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 31–10 | 23,944 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | No. 5 | | WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 34–7 | 8,327 |
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | No. 4 | | WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 34–14 | 7,102 |
October 14 | 3:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky | No. 3 | - Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| ESPN3 | W 41–25 | 18,045 |
October 21 | 2:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | No. 3 | | ESPN3 | W 30–14 | 8,176 |
October 28 | 3:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State![dagger](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 3 | - Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| WEAC TV-24 OVCDN | W 23–7 | 15,692 |
November 4 | 1:00 p.m. | Murray State | No. 3 | - Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 59–23 | 16,453 |
November 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at UT Martin | No. 2 | | WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 14–7 | 2,493 |
| 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee State | No. 2 | - Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 36–6 | 18,782 |
December 2 | 1:00 p.m. | No. 18 Kennesaw State* | No. 2 | | ESPN3 | L 7–17 | 17,412 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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Ranking movements
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 6 (1) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
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Coaches | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5т | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
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Game summaries
vs Chattanooga
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1
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2
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3
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4 |
Total |
No. 6 Gamecocks
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
7 |
27 |
No. 12 Mocs
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3
|
3
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0
|
7 |
13 |
At Georgia Tech
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 5 Gamecocks
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0
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
10 |
Yellow Jackets
|
3
|
7
|
20
|
7 |
37 |
Liberty
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 16 Flames
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
No. 5 Gamecocks
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0
|
14
|
10
|
7 |
31 |
At Tennessee Tech
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 5 Gamecocks
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
14 |
34 |
Golden Eagles
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0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
At Austin Peay
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 4 Gamecocks
|
14
|
6
|
7
|
7 |
34 |
Governors
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0
|
7
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0
|
7 |
14 |
Eastern Kentucky
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Colonels
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0
|
3
|
7
|
15 |
25 |
No. 3 Gamecocks
|
14
|
17
|
3
|
7 |
41 |
At Eastern Illinois
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 3 Gamecocks
|
0
|
9
|
14
|
7 |
30 |
Panthers
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Southeast Missouri State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Redhawks
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7
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0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
No. 3 Gamecocks
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7
|
6
|
0
|
10 |
23 |
Murray State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Racers
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
10 |
23 |
No. 3 Gamecocks
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7
|
21
|
10
|
21 |
59 |
At UT Martin
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 2 Gamecocks
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Skyhawks
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0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
Tennessee State
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
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0
|
0
|
6
|
0 |
6 |
No. 2 Gamecocks
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0
|
10
|
14
|
12 |
36 |
Kennesaw State—NCAA Division I Second Round
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1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 18 Owls
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0
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
No. 2 Gamecocks
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
References
- ^ "Gamecocks Hold Off UT Martin to Claim Fourth-Straight OVC Championship". Jacksonville State University Athletics. November 11, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Jacksonville State Earns No. 3 National Seed for NCAA Division I Football Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. November 19, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ "2017 JSU Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
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