1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
| 1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football | |
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| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 4–6 (1–5 GSC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jack White (1st season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Beach (1st season) |
| Home stadium | Paul Snow Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Mississippi College $^ | 5 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 10 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | 4 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 3 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 2 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Livingston | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Fuller, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the GSC.
Schedule[edit]
| Date | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 8 | at Mississippi College |
| L 7–17 | 4,250 | [1] |
| September 15 | Alabama A&M* | W 28–21 | 12,500 | [2] | |
| September 22 | Tennessee–Martin |
| L 14–15 | 8,000 | [3] |
| October 6 | Tennessee Tech* |
| W 23–7 | 6,500 | [4] |
| October 13 | Austin Peay* |
| L 13–21 | 6,500 | [5] |
| October 20 | Newberry* |
| W 14–7 | 7,500 | [6] |
| October 27 | at Delta State | L 21–38 | 2,101 | [7] | |
| November 3 | Livingston |
| W 59–0 | 12,000 | [8] |
| November 10 | at Troy State | L 10–12 | 5,250 | [9] | |
| November 17 | at North Alabama | L 14–28 | 4,500 | [10] | |
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References[edit]
- ^ "Stunner, Howard's runs pace Choctaws to upset defending champs". The Clarion-Ledger. September 9, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "JSU explodes to whip A&M". The Anniston Star. September 16, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UTM robs Jaxmen, 15–14". The Anniston Star. September 23, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jax State–Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. October 7, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Brown watedn to kiss game-icing Freeman". Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. October 14, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jacksonville State drops Newberry, 14–7". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delta State 38, Jacksonville 21". Enterprise-Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jax State crushes Livingston". The Selma Times-Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Troy outlasts Jax". The Anniston Star. November 11, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "UNA drops Jax State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 18, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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