1981 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
American college football season
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The 1981 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1981 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Jim Fuller, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 6–0 in conference play, and finished as GSC champion. In the playoffs, Jacksonville State were defeated by Southwest Texas State in the first round.
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record8–3 (6–0 GSC)
Headcoach
- Jim Fuller (5th season)
OffensivecoordinatorJack White (3rd season)
| 1981 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football | |
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GSC champion | |
NCAA Division II First Round, L 22–38 at Southwest Texas State | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 8–3 (6–0 GSC) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jack White (3rd season) |
| Defensive coordinator | Jerry Beach (3rd season) |
| Home stadium | Paul Snow Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Jacksonville State $^ | 6 | – | 0 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. T–10 North Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Livingston | 4 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 6 | – | 4 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 3 | – | 3 | – | 0 | 4 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | 1 | – | 5 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 0 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 12 | at Alabama State* | L 14–20 | 11,900 | [1] | ||
| September 19 | Alabama A&M* | W 20–9 | 14,000 | [2] | ||
| September 26 | at Chattanooga* | L 3–10 | 10,300 | [3] | ||
| October 3 | Livingston |
| W 48–29 | 12,000 | [4] | |
| October 10 | at Mississippi College |
| W 40–0 | 4,000 | [5] | |
| October 17 | Liberty Baptist* | No. 10 |
| W 64–0 | 11,000–11,038 | [6][7] |
| October 31 | at Delta State | No. 7 | W 28–14 | 1,600 | [8] | |
| November 7 | Tennessee–Martin | No. 7 |
| W 44–7 | 11,000 | [9] |
| November 14 | at Troy State | No. 6 | W 31–24 | 6,000 | [10] | |
| November 21 | at North Alabama | No. 5 | W 21–14 | 12,000 | [11] | |
| November 28 | at No. 4 Southwest Texas State* | No. 5 | L 22–38 | 8,000 | [12] | |
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