1978 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
| 1978 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football | |
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GSC champion | |
NCAA Division II First Round, L 27–42 at Delaware | |
| Conference | Gulf South Conference |
| Record | 7–3 (6–1 GSC) |
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| Defensive coordinator | Bill Shaw (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Paul Snow Stadium |
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| Team | W | L | T | W | L | T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 7 Jacksonville State $ | 6 | – | 1 | – | 0 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeastern Louisiana | 5 | – | 1 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 3 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Troy State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 8 | – | 2 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nicholls State | 5 | – | 2 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 6 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 4 | – | 2 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mississippi College | 3 | – | 4 | – | 0 | 5 | – | 5 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Delta State | 2 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Livingston | 1 | – | 6 | – | 0 | 3 | – | 7 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee–Martin | 0 | – | 7 | – | 0 | 2 | – | 8 | – | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1978 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Fuller, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as GSC champion. In the playoffs, Jacksonville State were defeated by Delaware in the first round.
Schedule
[edit]| Date | Opponent | Rank | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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| September 9 | vs. Alabama A&M* | W 24–23 | 13,351 | [1] | ||
| September 16 | Nicholls State | L 17–19 | 12,000 | [2] | ||
| September 23 | at Tennessee–Martin | W 44–15 | 6,814 | [3] | ||
| September 30 | Southeastern Louisiana | No. 10 |
| W 10–7 | 10,000 | [4] |
| October 14 | at Chattanooga* | No. 9 | L 21–28 | 10,501 | [5] | |
| October 28 | Delta State | No. 10 |
| W 38–3 | 11,000 | [6] |
| November 4 | at Livingston | No. 10 | W 41–21 | 5,500 | [7] | |
| November 11 | No. 5 Troy State | No. 9 |
| W 42–21 | 11,500 | [8] |
| November 18 | North Alabama | No. 7 |
| W 19–14 | 7,500 | [9] |
| November 25 | at No. 3 Delaware* | No. 7 | L 27–42 | 11,235 | [10] | |
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References
[edit]- ^ "Jax State survives A&M scare, 24–23". The Anniston Star. September 10, 1978. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Nicholls St. captures GSC contest". The Daily Advertiser. September 17, 1978. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Pacers fall, 44–15, to Jacksonville". The Commercial Appeal. September 24, 1978. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Tough 'bandit' defense holds those Lions, 10–7". The Anniston Star. October 1, 1978. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Merendino leads UT–C to 4th win". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 15, 1978. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delta suffers homecoming cooking". The Clarion-Ledger. October 29, 1978. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jax State puts loss on Tigers". The Anniston Star. November 5, 1978. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jax puts a 'whupping' on Troy". The Anniston Star. November 12, 1978. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Jax State wins GSC". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 19, 1978. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Delaware whips Jacksonville, 42–27". The Philadelphia Inquirer. November 26, 1978. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "2023 Football Media Guide" (PDF). Jacksonville State University Athletics. p. 176. Retrieved August 5, 2024.
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