2021 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
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The 2021 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Gamecocks competed in the AQ7, a football partnership between the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and the ASUN Conference, until the ASUN began play as a football conference.[1] Jacksonville State was led by eighth-year head coach John Grass for the first nine games of the season before Grass resigned. Maxwell Thurmond was appointed interim head coach for the final two games of the year. Jacksonville State finished the season with an overall record of 5–6 and a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the AQ7. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.
- John Grass (8th season; first 9 games)
- Maxwell Thurmond (interim; final 2 games)
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| Conference | AQ7 (Western Athletic Conference + ASUN Conference) |
| Record | 5–6 (3–3 AQ7) |
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| Offensive coordinator | Jimmy Ogle (22nd season) |
| Offensive scheme | Spread |
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| Base defense | Multiple |
| Home stadium | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 5 Sam Houston $^ | 6 | – | 0 | 11 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 21 Stephen F. Austin ^ | 4 | – | 2 | 8 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 3 | – | 3 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Abilene Christian | 1 | – | 5 | 5 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lamar | 0 | – | 6 | 1 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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| September 1 | 6:30 p.m. | vs. UAB* | No. 10 | ESPN | L 0–31 | 9,122 | |
| September 11 | 7:00 p.m. | at Florida State* | No. 16 | ACCN | W 20–17 | 60,198 | |
| September 18 | 6:00 p.m. | North Alabama* | No. 10 | ESPN+ | W 27–24 | 20,992 | |
| September 25 | 3:00 p.m. | UT Martin* | No. 9 |
| ESPN+ | L 31–34 | 18,648 |
| October 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 20 Kennesaw State* | No. 17 | ESPN+ | L 6–31 | 7,476 | |
| October 9 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 23 Stephen F. Austin | No. 24 |
| ESPN+ | W 28–24 | 16,355 |
| October 23 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 1 Sam Houston | ESPN+ | L 7–42 | 7,559 | ||
| October 30 | 1:00 p.m. | Central Arkansas |
| ESPN+ | L 14–38 | 13,907 | |
| November 6 | 1:00 p.m. | Abilene Christian |
| ESPN+ | W 40–25 | 14,143 | |
| November 13 | 4:00 p.m. | at Lamar | ESPN+ | W 38–7 | 6,812 | ||
| November 20 | 1:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | ESPN+ | L 31–39 2OT | 11,682 | ||
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