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American college football season
The 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title for the third consecutive season. Jacksonville State received the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Gamecocks lost in the second round to the eventual national runner-up, Youngstown State. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| 6:00 pm | No. 15 (D-II) North Alabama* | No. 3 | | WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 31–12 | 22,116 |
September 10 | 6:30 pm | at No. 21 (FBS) LSU* | No. 5 | | ESPNU | L 13–34 | 98,389 |
September 17 | 1:00 pm | No. 17 Coastal Carolina* | No. 4 | - Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 27–26 | 14,265 |
September 24 | 6:00 pm | at Liberty* | No. 3 | | ESPN3 | W 48–19 | 15,354 |
October 8 | 1:00 pm | Tennessee Tech | No. 3 | - Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| ESPN3 | W 40–21 | 16,092 |
October 15 | 1:00 pm | Austin Peay | No. 3 | - Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| WEAC TV-24 OVCDN | W 34–14 | 14,455 |
October 22 | 2:00 pm | at Eastern Kentucky | No. 2 | | OVCDN | W 24–7 | 11,600 |
October 29 | 2:00 pm | No. 23 Eastern Illinois![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 2 | - Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| ESPN3 | W 47–14 | 21,655 |
November 5 | 1:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | No. 2 | | ESPN3 | W 17–10 | 6,839 |
November 12 | 1:00 pm | at Murray State | No. 2 | | OVCDN | W 33–15 | 3,220 |
November 19 | 1:00 pm | UT Martin | No. 2 | - Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 33–7 | 18,982 |
December 3 | 1:00 pm | No. 13 Youngstown State* | No. 2 | | ESPN3 | L 24–40 | 18,838 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
- All times are in Central time
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North Alabama @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#15 (D-II) Lions |
0 |
6 | 3 | 3 |
12 |
• #3 Gamecocks |
14 |
7 | 7 | 3 |
31 |
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Jacksonville State @ LSU
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#5 Gamecocks |
0 |
10 | 0 | 3 |
13 |
• #21 (FBS) Tigers |
0 |
27 | 7 | 0 |
34 |
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Coastal Carolina @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#17 Chanticleers |
3 |
9 | 6 | 8 |
26 |
• #4 Gamecocks |
7 |
6 | 7 | 7 |
27 |
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Jacksonville State @ Liberty
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #3 Gamecocks |
14 |
13 | 0 | 21 |
48 |
Flames |
3 |
0 | 7 | 9 |
19 |
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Tennessee Tech @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Golden Eagles |
0 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
21 |
• #3 Gamecocks |
17 |
16 | 7 | 0 |
40 |
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Austin Peay @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Governors |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
• #3 Gamecocks |
7 |
7 | 13 | 7 |
34 |
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Jacksonville State @ Eastern Kentucky
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #2 Gamecocks |
0 |
14 | 3 | 7 |
24 |
Colonels |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
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Eastern Illinois @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#23 Panthers |
0 |
7 | 0 | 7 |
14 |
• #2 Gamecocks |
21 |
10 | 9 | 7 |
47 |
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@ Southeast Missouri State
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Jacksonville State @ Southeast Missouri State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #2 Gamecocks |
7 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
17 |
Redhawks |
0 |
0 | 7 | 3 |
10 |
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Jacksonville State @ Murray State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #2 Gamecocks |
0 |
7 | 6 | 20 |
33 |
Racers |
0 |
3 | 0 | 12 |
15 |
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UT Martin @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Skyhawks |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
• #2 Gamecocks |
12 |
7 | 7 | 7 |
33 |
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Youngstown State—NCAA Division I Second Round
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Youngstown State @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #13 Penguins |
17 |
3 | 14 | 6 |
40 |
#2 Gamecocks |
7 |
10 | 7 | 0 |
24 |
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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = 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 | 3 (4) | 5 (1) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 (19) | 2 (16) | 2 (15) | 2 (19) | 2 (18) | 2 (15) | 6 |
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Coaches | 3 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 2 (2) | 6 |
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FCS Playoffs | Not released | 1 | 1 | 3 | Not released |
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National championships in bold † WKU claims a co-championship, while both the OVC and Tennessee Tech state it is not shared |