2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

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Ranking
Sports Network	No. 10
FCS Coaches	No. 12

2013 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Illinois $^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 17 Tennessee State ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 10 Jacksonville State ^		5	–	3					11	–	4
UT Martin		5	–	3					7	–	5
Eastern Kentucky		4	–	4					6	–	6
Murray State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Tennessee Tech		2	–	6					5	–	7
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Austin Peay		0	–	8					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach Bill Clark and played their home games at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Jacksonville Stat had a record of 11–4 on the season with a 5–3 mark in OVC play to finish in a tie for third place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS playoffs where they defeated Samford and McNeese State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Eastern Washington.

On January 21, 2014, Clark resigned to become the head coach at UAB.

Schedule

August 315:00 PMat Alabama State*

• Cramton Bowl
• Montgomery, AL

CSSW 24–22 1,580 September 76:00 PMJacksonville*

• JSU Stadium
• Jacksonville, AL

WJXSW 48–13 17,592 September 147:00 PMNorth Alabama*

• JSU Stadium
• Jacksonville, AL

WJXSW 24–21 ^2OT20,843 September 211:00 PMat Georgia State*

• Georgia Dome
• Atlanta, GA

ESPN3W 32–26 ^OT15,425 September 283:00 PMMurray State

• JSU Stadium
• Jacksonville, AL

WJXSL 34–35 ^OT14,382 October 53:00 PMat No. 22 UT Martin

• Graham Stadium
• Martin, TN

ESPN3W 41–27 4,981 October 123:00 PMTennessee StateNo. 24

• JSU Stadium
• Jacksonville, AL

WJXSL 15–31 19,092 October 261:30 PMat Tennessee Tech

• Tucker Stadium
• Cookeville, TN

OVCDNW 34–14 8,953 November 21:00 PMat Austin Peay

• Governors Stadium
• Clarksville, TN

OVCDNW 42–10 4,010 November 93:00 PMEastern Kentucky

• JSU Stadium
• Jacksonville, AL

WJXSW 68–10 16,876 November 161:00 PMat No. 2 Eastern IllinoisNo. 22

• O'Brien Stadium
• Charleston, IL

ESPN3L 14–52 6,693 November 233:00 PMSoutheast Missouri State

• JSU Stadium
• Jacksonville, AL

WJXSW 42–34 12,927 November 307:00 PMNo. 18 Samford*No. 20

• JSU Stadium
• Jacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs First Round)

ESPN3W 55–14 8,992 December 76:00 PMat No. 6 McNeese State*No. 20

• Cowboy Stadium
• Lake Charles, LA (FCS Playoffs Second Round)

ESPN3W 31–10 5,036 December 143:00 PMat No. 3 Eastern Washington*No. 20

• Roos Field
• Cheney, WA (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)

ESPN3L 24–35 4,277

• Source: Schedule

Game notes

@ Alabama State

Jacksonville State @ Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total • Gamecocks 0 0 24 0 24 Hornets 0 6 3 13 22 Date: August 31 Location: Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL Game start: 5:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 1,580 Television network: CSS

See also: 2013 Alabama State Hornets football team

Jacksonville

Jacksonville @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 7 3 0 3 13 • Gamecocks 0 21 24 3 48 Date: September 7 Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 17,592 Television network: WJXS

See also: 2013 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

North Alabama

North Alabama @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Lions 0 2 3 13 3 0 21 • Gamecocks 10 3 0 5 3 3 24 Date: September 14 Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 20,843 Television network: WJXS

See also: North Alabama Lions football

@ Georgia State

Jacksonville State @ Georgia State

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Gamecocks 7 13 3 3 6 32 Panthers 9 0 0 17 0 26 Date: September 21 Location: Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Game start: 1:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 15,425 Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 Georgia State Panthers football team

Murray State

Murray State @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Racers 10 10 0 7 8 35 Gamecocks 0 10 14 3 7 34 Date: September 28 Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Television network: WJXS

See also: 2013 Murray State Racers football team

@ UT Martin

Jacksonville State @ UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total • Gamecocks 10 14 3 14 41 #22 Skyhawks 7 3 10 7 27 Date: October 5 Location: Graham Stadium Martin, TN Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Tennessee State

Tennessee State @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total • Tigers 7 14 0 10 31 #24 Gamecocks 6 0 7 2 15 Date: October 12 Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Television network: WJXS

See also: 2013 Tennessee State Tigers football team

@ Tennessee Tech

Jacksonville State @ Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Gamecocks 7 17 3 7 34 Golden Eagles 0 7 0 7 14 Date: October 26 Location: Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN Game start: 1:30 PM CDT Television network: OVCDN

See also: 2013 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

@ Austin Peay

Jacksonville State @ Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total • Gamecocks 7 21 14 0 42 Governors 0 3 7 0 10 Date: November 2 Location: Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN Game start: 1:00 PM CDT Television network: OVCDN

See also: 2013 Austin Peay State Governors football team

Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 3 0 7 0 10 • Gamecocks 16 24 14 14 68 Date: November 9 Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 3:00 PM CST Television network: WJXS

See also: 2013 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

@ Eastern Illinois

Jacksonville State @ Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total #22 Gamecocks 0 7 0 7 14 • #2 Panthers 35 3 7 7 52 Date: November 16 Location: O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL Game start: 1:00 PM CST Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Southeast Missouri State

Southeast Missouri State @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total Redhawks 6 0 7 21 34 • Gamecocks 21 7 14 0 42 Date: November 24 Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 3:00 PM CST Television network: WJXS

See also: 2013 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Samford

Samford @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total #18 Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14 • #20 Gamecocks 17 21 10 7 55 Date: November 24 Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 7:00 PM CST Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 Samford Bulldogs football team

McNeese State

Jacksonville State @ McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total • #20 Gamecocks 7 14 3 7 31 #6 Cowboys 0 0 3 7 10 Date: December 7 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CST Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	RV	20	10
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	21	12