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American college football season
The 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by third-year head coach John Grass and played their home games at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 10–2 overall and 7–0 in OVC play to win the conference championship. They received the OVC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the second round to Youngstown State.
Schedule
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 | - 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 | - JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| ESPN3 | W 40–21 | 16,092 |
October 15 | 1:00 PM | Austin Peay | No. 3 | - 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 | No. 2 | - 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 | Tennessee–Martin | No. 2 | - 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 |
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Game summaries
North Alabama
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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@ LSU
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
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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@ Liberty
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
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
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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@ Eastern Kentucky
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
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
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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@ Murray State
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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Tennessee–Martin
Tennessee–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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FCS Playoffs
Second Round–Youngstown State
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
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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References
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National championship seasons in bold |
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Pre-divisional | |
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NCAA College Division | |
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Division II | |
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I-AA/FCS | |
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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 |