2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
OVC champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 7–17 vs. Kennesaw State
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 9
FCS Coaches	No. 10
Record	10–2 (8–0 OVC)
Head coach	John Grass (4th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Ogle (18th season)
Co-defensive coordinators	David Blackwell (4th season); Brandon Hall (4th season);
Home stadium	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
	Seasons ← 2016 2018 →

The 2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title for the fourth consecutive season.^[1] Jacksonville State received the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs as the No. 3 overall seed, marking the program's fifth straight trip to the FCS playoffs.^[2] After a first-round, the Gamecocks were upset by Kennesaw State in the second round.^[3] The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

STATSNo. 9

FCS CoachesNo. 10

Record10–2 (8–0 OVC)

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2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^	8	–	0	10	–	2
Austin Peay	7	–	1	8	–	4
Eastern Illinois	5	–	3	6	–	5
UT Martin	4	–	4	6	–	5
Eastern Kentucky	3	–	5	4	–	7
Southeast Missouri State	3	–	5	3	–	8
Tennessee State	2	–	5	6	–	5
Murray State	2	–	5	3	–	8
Tennessee Tech	1	–	7	1	–	10

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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On October 14, the Gamecocks won their 27th straight OVC conference game, setting the conference record for consecutive games won.^[4]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	5:30 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Chattanooga*	No. 6	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (FCS Kickoff)	ESPN	W 27–13	12,952
September 9	11:30 a.m.	at Georgia Tech*	No. 5	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCRSN	L 10–37	50,161
September 23	6:00 p.m.	No. 16 Liberty*	No. 5	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WEAC TV-24, OVCDN	W 31–10	23,944
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	No. 5	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	WEAC TV-24, OVCDN	W 34–7	8,327
October 7	4:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	No. 4	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	WEAC TV-24, OVCDN	W 34–14	7,102
October 14	3:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky	No. 3	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 41–25	18,045
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois	No. 3	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN3	W 30–14	8,176
October 28	3:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State	No. 3	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WEAC TV-24 OVCDN	W 23–7	15,692
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Murray State	No. 3	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WEAC TV-24, OVCDN	W 59–23	16,453
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at UT Martin	No. 2	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	WEAC TV-24, OVCDN	W 14–7	2,493
November 16	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee State	No. 2	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WEAC TV-24, OVCDN	W 36–6	18,782
December 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Kennesaw State*	No. 2	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 7–17	17,412
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Gamecocks	10	0	10	7	27
No. 12 Mocs	3	3	0	7	13

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Gamecocks	0	7	3	0	10
Yellow Jackets	3	7	20	7	37

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Flames	3	0	7	0	10
No. 5 Gamecocks	0	14	10	7	31

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