2020 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football | |
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OVC champion | |
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 14–20 vs. Delaware | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
STATS | No. 7 |
FCS Coaches | No. 7 |
Record | 10–3 (6–1 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | Jimmy Ogle (21st season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | William Green (2nd season) |
Co-defensive coordinator | Owen Kilgore (2nd season) |
Home stadium | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 8 Jacksonville State $^ | 6 | – | 1 | 10 | – | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 19 Murray State | 5 | – | 2 | 5 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 21 Austin Peay | 4 | – | 2 | 4 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 4 | – | 3 | 4 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 3 | – | 4 | 3 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 1 | – | 5 | 1 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2020 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by seventh-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 10–3, with a mark of 6–1 conference play, winning the OVC title. Jacksonville State received the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship. The Gamecocks defeated Davidson in the first round before losing to Delaware in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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October 3 | 3:00 p.m. | at Florida State* | ESPN3 | L 24–41 | 13,589 | ||||
October 10 | 2:00 p.m. | Mercer* | ESPN+ | W 34–28 | 5,870 | ||||
October 17 | 1:00 p.m. | at North Alabama* | ESPN+ | W 24–17 | 4,632 | ||||
October 23 | 6:00 p.m. | at FIU* | ESPN+ | W 19–10 | 1,041 | ||||
February 28 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 23 Tennessee Tech | No. 16 |
| ESPN+ | W 27–10 | 9,355 | ||
March 7 | 2:00 p.m. | at Tennessee State | No. 10 | ESPN+ | W 38–16 | 2,160 | |||
March 14 | 1:00 p.m. | at UT Martin | No. 11 | ESPN+ | W 37–20 | 1,500 | |||
March 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State | No. 8 |
| ESPN+ | W 21–3 | 8,355 | ||
March 28 | 2:00 p.m. | Austin Peay | No. 7 |
| ESPN+ | L 10–13 | 7,702 | ||
April 3 | 1:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | No. 12 | ESPN+ | W 44–23 | 1,312 | |||
April 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 17 Murray State | No. 10 | ESPN+ | W 28–14 | 3,211 | |||
April 24 | 2:00 p.m. | Davidson | No. 8 |
| ESPN3 | W 49–14 | |||
May 2 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 5 Delaware | No. 8 |
| ESPN3 | L 14–20 | |||
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