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American college football season
The 2018 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2018 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by fifth-year head coach John Grass , the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 9–4, with a mark of 7–1 conference play, winning the OVC title for the fifth consecutive season. Jacksonville State received the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoff marking the program's sixth straight trip to the FCS playoffs. The Gamecocks defeated East Tennessee State in the first round before losing to Maine in the second round. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama .
Preseason
On July 20, 2018, the media covering the OVC released their preseason poll with the Gamecocks predicted to win the OVC championship.[ 1] [ 2]
Media poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Jacksonville State 134 (14)
2
Austin Peay
114 (1)
3
UT Martin
96
4
Tennessee State
91
5
Eastern Illinois
83
6
Eastern Kentucky
64
7
Murray State
39
8
Southeast Missouri State
35
9
Tennessee Tech
19
Coaches poll
Predicted finish
Team
Votes (1st place)
1
Jacksonville State 126 (14)
2
Austin Peay
112 (4)
3
UT Martin
95
4
Eastern Illinois
73
5
Eastern Kentucky
69
6
Tennessee State
64
7
Southeast Missouri State
62
8
Murray State
24
9
Tennessee Tech
23
Preseason All-OVC team
The Gamecocks had six players selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[ 3]
Offense
Tyler Scozzaro – C
B.J. Autry– G
Darius Anderson – G
Defense
Randy Robinson – DL
Marlon Bridges – DB
Specialists
Cade Stinnett – K
Award watch lists
Schedule
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 25 7:00 p.m. vs. No. 14 North Carolina A&T * No. 6 ESPN L 17–2013,500 September 8 6:00 p.m. Mississippi Valley State * No. 13 ESPN+ W 71–021,864 September 22 6:00 p.m. Tennessee Tech No. 10 Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN+ W 48–2017,403 September 29 3:00 p.m. Austin Peay No. 8 Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN3 W 48–3219,388 October 6 3:00 p.m. at Eastern Kentucky No. 8 ESPN+ W 56–76,820 October 13 3:00 p.m. Eastern Illinois No. 8 Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN3 W 49–2215,649 October 20 1:00 p.m. at Southeast Missouri State No. 5 ESPN+ L 14–373,103 October 27 3:00 p.m. at Murray State No. 12 ESPN+ W 42–158,053 November 3 1:00 p.m. UT Martin No. 10 Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN+ W 21–1416,093 November 10 2:00 p.m. at Tennessee State No. 8 ESPN+ W 41–146,718 November 17 3:00 p.m. vs. No. 2 Kennesaw State * No. 6 FSS L 52–60 5OT 16,949 November 24 6:30 p.m. No. 22 East Tennessee State * No. 8 ESPN3 W 34–2711,024 December 1 11:00 a.m. at No. 12 Maine * No. 8 ESPN3 L 27–556,145 *Non-conference game Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time
[ 5] [ 6]
Game summaries
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 14 Aggies
7
0
13
0
20
No. 6 Gamecocks
0
3
14
0
17
Scoring summary
Quarter
Time
Drive
Team
Scoring information
Score
Plays
Yards
TOP
NCAT
JSU
1
6:31
9
65
4:38
NCAT
Zachary Leslie 24-yard touchdown reception from Lamar Raynard, Noel Ruiz kick good
7
0
2
3:55
10
57
4:00
JSU
23-yard field goal by Cade Stinnett
7
3
3
6:13
3
75
0:58
JSU
Daniel Byrd 49-yard touchdown reception from Zerrick Cooper, Cade Stinnett kick good
7
10
3
5:57
NCAT
Malik Wilson 98 yard kickoff return for touchdown, Cade Stinnett kick good
14
10
3
4:49
3
65
1:08
JSU
Josh Pearson 40-yard touchdown reception from Zerrick Cooper, Cade Stinnett kick good
14
17
3
2:36
5
31
2:13
NCAT
Elijah Bell 4-yard touchdown reception from Lamar Raynard, Noel Ruiz kick failed
20
17
"TOP" = time of possession . For other American football terms, see Glossary of American football .
20
14
Mississippi Valley State
1
2
3
4
Total
Delta Devils
0
0
0
0
0
No. 13 Gamecocks
15
21
21
14
71
Tennessee Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
Golden Eagles
3
3
7
7
20
No. 10 Gamecocks
10
14
7
17
48
Austin Peay
1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
9
3
14
6
32
No. 8 Gamecocks
0
14
14
20
48
At Eastern Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 8 Gamecocks
14
14
7
21
56
Colonels
0
0
0
7
7
Eastern Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
Governors
3
6
0
13
22
No. 8 Gamecocks
14
7
14
14
49
At Southeast Missouri State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 5 Gamecocks
0
7
0
7
14
Redhawks
7
9
14
7
37
At Murray State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 12 Gamecocks
14
7
7
14
42
Racers
6
3
6
0
15
UT Martin
1
2
3
4
Total
Skyhawks
3
0
0
11
14
No. 10 Gamecocks
10
3
0
8
21
At Tennessee State
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 8 Gamecocks
20
7
0
14
41
Tigers
7
0
0
7
14
vs Kennesaw State
1
2
3
4 OT 2OT 3OT 4OT 5OT
Total
No. 6 Gamecocks
7
7
10
0 7 7 8 6 0
52
No. 2 Owls
0
10
7
7 7 7 8 6 8
60
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 22 Buccaneers
10
10
0
7
27
No. 8 Gamecocks
7
3
10
14
34
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 8 Gamecocks
7
7
10
3
27
No. 12 Black Bears
21
21
7
6
55
Ranking movements
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Final STATS FCS 6 13 12 10 8 8 8 5 12 10 8 6 8 10 Coaches 6 12 11 9 8 8 7 4 12 10 9 7 9 13
References
Venues Bowls & rivalries Culture & lore People Seasons National championship seasons in bold
Pre-divisional NCAA College Division Division II I-AA/FCS National championships in bold
