1952 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

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1952 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record3–6 (0–3 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Bowl
Seasons
← 1951
1953 →

The 1952 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20Livingston StateL 13–20[1]
September 27at Maryville (TN)*L 7–15[2]
October 11Tampa*
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 6–20[3]
October 18Troy State
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)
L 6–19[4]
October 25at Austin Peay*L 7–20[5]
November 1South Georgia*
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 14–7[6]
November 6West Georgia*
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 40–6[7]
November 15at Florence StateL 14–41[8]
November 22at Howard (AL)*
W 14–0[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Livingston State scores late to whip Jacksonville, 20–13". The Anniston Star. September 21, 1952. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Scots nip Jacksonville for second win, 15 to 7". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. September 28, 1952. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Spartans score 20 to 6 victory over Jacksonville Teachers". Tampa Sunday Tribune. October 12, 1952. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Troy hands Gamecocks fourth straight defeat". The Anniston Star. October 19, 1952. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Austin Peay team hands Gamecocks fifth straight grid defeat, 20 to 7". The Anniston Star. October 26, 1952. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jacksonville conquers South Georgia, 14 to 7". The Anniston Star. November 2, 1952. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jacksonville tramples West Georgia, 40 to 6". The Anniston Star. November 7, 1952. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Lions intercept four passes to crush Gamecocks, 41–14". The Anniston Star. November 16, 1952. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Krochina haunts Howard anew". The Birmingham News. November 23, 1952. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.