2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record6–6 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Ogle (20th season)
Co-defensive coordinatorWilliam Green (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinatorOwen Kilgore (1st season)
Home stadiumBurgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
Seasons
← 2018
2020 →
2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 8 Austin Peay +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^   7 – 1     9 – 3  
UT Martin   6 – 2     7 – 5  
Eastern Kentucky   5 – 3     7 – 5  
Tennessee Tech   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Jacksonville State   3 – 5     6 – 6  
Murray State   2 – 6     4 – 8  
Tennessee State   2 – 6     3 – 9  
Eastern Illinois   1 – 7     1 – 11  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–6, with a mark of 3–5 conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. Jacksonville State played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Gamecocks were picked to finish in first place.[1]

Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Jacksonville State 135 (15)
2 Southeast Missouri State 115
3 Eastern Kentucky 99
4 Austin Peay 84
5 Tennessee State 75
6 UT Martin 58
7 Murray State 55
8 Eastern Illinois 38
9 Tennessee Tech 16

Preseason All-OVC team

The Gamecocks had seven players at seven positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[2]

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 29 7:00 p.m. at Southeastern Louisiana* No. 6
ESPN+ L 14–35 7,116
September 7 6:00 p.m. Chattanooga* No. 18
ESPN+ W 41–20 19,428
September 14 3:00 p.m. No. 4 Eastern Washington* No. 17
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
 ESPN+ W 49–45 20,901
September 21 6:00 p.m. North Alabama* No. 10
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
 ESPN+ W 30–12 21,976
September 28 2:00 p.m. at Austin Peay No. 11
ESPN+ L 33–52 7,027
October 5 6:00 p.m. Tennessee State No. 21
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
 ESPN+ W 31–23 16,589
October 12 12:00 p.m. at Eastern Illinois No. 17
ESPN+ W 28–20 3,170
October 19 3:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri Statedagger No. 16
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
 ESPN3 L 21–24 13,643
October 26 3:00 p.m. Murray State No. 25
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
 ESPN3 W 14–12 10,786
November 2 2:00 p.m. at UT Martin No. 22
ESPN+ L 17–22 4,169
November 9 1:30 p.m. at Tennessee Tech
ESPN+ L 27–37 11,331
November 23 1:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
 ESPN3 L 23–29 14,477
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

[3][4][5]

Game summaries

At Southeastern Louisiana

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 6 Gamecocks 0 7 0 7 14
Lions 14 7 7 7 35

See also: 2019 Southeastern Louisiana Lions football team

Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 Total
Mocs 3 3 14 0 20
No. 18 Gamecocks 7 14 6 14 41

See also: 2019 Chattanooga Mocs football team

Eastern Washington

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 4 Eagles 28 7 10 0 45
No. 17 Gamecocks 7 14 7 21 49

See also: 2019 Eastern Washington Eagles football team

North Alabama

1 2 3 4 Total
Lions 0 6 6 0 12
No. 10 Gamecocks 7 16 0 7 30

See also: 2019 North Alabama Lions football team

At Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 11 Gamecocks 7 0 7 19 33
Governors 10 21 14 7 52

See also: 2019 Austin Peay Governors football team

Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total
Tigers 17 3 3 0 23
No. 21 Gamecocks 3 14 7 7 31

See also: 2019 Tennessee State Tigers football team

At Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 17 Gamecocks 7 14 0 7 28
Panthers 7 0 7 6 20

See also: 2019 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total
Redhawks 0 7 3 14 24
No. 16 Gamecocks 0 7 0 14 21

See also: 2019 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total
Racers 0 0 7 5 12
No. 25 Gamecocks 7 7 0 0 14

See also: 2019 Murray State Racers football team

At UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total
No. 22 Gamecocks 7 7 0 3 17
Skyhawks 0 13 6 3 22

See also: 2019 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

At Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total
Gamecocks 7 0 7 13 27
Golden Eagles 10 14 7 6 37

See also: 2019 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total
Colonels 6 3 14 6 29
Gamecocks 6 3 7 7 23

See also: 2019 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
STATS FCS6181710112117162522RV———
Coaches6171613122018142118RV———

References

  1. ^ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  2. ^ "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
  3. ^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "2019 JSU Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  5. ^ "2019 Jacksonville State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.
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