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American college football season
The 2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season . They were led by fourth-year head coach John Grass and played their home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama as members of the Ohio Valley Conference . They finished the season 10–2, 8–0 in OVC play to win the conference championship for the fourth consecutive year.[1] FCS Playoffs as the No. 3 overall seed, marking their fifth straight trip to the FCS playoffs.[2] Kennesaw State in the second round.[3]
On October 14, the Gamecocks won their 27th straight OVC conference game, setting the conference record for consecutive games won.[4]
Previous season The Gamecocks finished the 2016 season 10–2, 7–0 in OVC play to win the conference championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs where they lost in the second round to Youngstown State .[5]
Schedule Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 26 5:30 p.m. vs. No. 12 Chattanooga * No. 6 ESPN W 27–1312,952 September 9 11:30 a.m. at Georgia Tech * No. 5 ACCRSN L 10–3750,161 September 23 6:00 p.m. No. 16 Liberty * No. 5 WEAC TV-24 OVCDN W 31–1023,944 September 30 6:00 p.m. at Tennessee Tech No. 5 WEAC TV-24 W 34–78,327 October 7 4:00 p.m. at Austin Peay No. 4 WEAC TV-24 W 34–147,102 October 14 3:00 p.m. Eastern Kentucky No. 3 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN3 W 41–2518,045 October 21 2:00 p.m. at Eastern Illinois No. 3 ESPN3 W 30–148,176 October 28 3:00 p.m. Southeast Missouri State No. 3 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24 W 23–715,692 November 4 1:00 p.m. Murray State No. 3 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24 W 59–2316,453 November 11 2:00 p.m. at UT Martin No. 2 WEAC TV-24 W 14–72,493 6:00 p.m. Tennessee State No. 2 JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24 W 36–618,782 December 2 1:00 p.m. No. 18 Kennesaw State * No. 2 ESPN3 L 7–1717,412
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 (1) 5 5 5 5 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 10 Coaches 5 5 7 7 5т 4 3 3 3 3 2 2 2 9
Game summaries vs Chattanooga
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 6 Gamecocks
10
0
10
7
27
No. 12 Mocs
3
3
0
7
13
at Georgia Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 5 Gamecocks
0
7
3
0
10
Yellow Jackets
3
7
20
7
37
Liberty
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 16 Flames
3
0
7
0
10
No. 5 Gamecocks
0
14
10
7
31
at Tennessee Tech
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 5 Gamecocks
7
7
6
14
34
Golden Eagles
0
0
7
0
7
at Austin Peay
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 4 Gamecocks
14
6
7
7
34
Governors
0
7
0
7
14
Eastern Kentucky
1
2
3
4
Total
Colonels
0
3
7
15
25
No. 3 Gamecocks
14
17
3
7
41
at Eastern Illinois
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 3 Gamecocks
0
9
14
7
30
Panthers
7
7
0
0
14
Southeast Missouri State
1
2
3
4
Total
Redhawks
7
0
0
0
7
No. 3 Gamecocks
7
6
0
10
23
Murray State
1
2
3
4
Total
Racers
13
0
0
10
23
No. 3 Gamecocks
7
21
10
21
59
at UT Martin
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 2 Gamecocks
7
7
0
0
14
Skyhawks
0
0
7
0
7
Tennessee State
1
2
3
4
Total
Tigers
0
0
6
0
6
No. 2 Gamecocks
0
10
14
12
36
FCS Playoffs Kennesaw State–Second Round
1
2
3
4
Total
No. 18 Owls
0
3
7
7
17
No. 2 Gamecocks
0
7
0
0
7
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
