1949 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1949 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football

Paper Bowl, W 12–7 vs. Livingston State

Conference| Alabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record| 6–3 (3–2 AIC)
Head coach|

* Don Salls (4th season)

Home stadium| College Bowl

Seasons

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1950 ->

1949 Alabama Intercollegiate Conference football standings

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Team | W |  | L |  | T |  |  | W |  | L |  | T
Livingston State \+  | 3  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 7  | - | 2  | - | 1
Troy State \+  | 2  | - | 0  | - | 1 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 1
Jacksonville State | 3  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 6  | - | 3  | - | 0
Marion | 1  | - | 1  | - | 0 |  |  | ?  | - | ?  | - | ?
Florence State | 1  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | 4  | - | 5  | - | 0
Athens | 0  | - | 2  | - | 0 |  |  | 5  | - | 4  | - | 1
St. Bernard | 0  | - | 3  | - | 0 |  |  | ?  | - | ?  | - | ?

* \+ - Conference co-champions

The 1949 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the AIC.

## Schedule

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September 29| 8:00 p.m.| Florence State|

* College Bowl
* Jacksonville, AL

| W 12–7| 5,000| [1][2][3]
October 8| 8:00 p.m.| at Livingston State|

* McConnell Field
* Livingston, AL

| L 7–14| 3,500| [4][5]
October 15| | at Troy State|

* Pace Field
* Troy, AL (rivalry)

| L 6–27| | [6]
October 22| | at St. Bernard| Cullman, AL| W 38–0| | [7]
October 27| | Austin Peay*|

* College Bowl
* Jacksonville, AL

| W 19–7| | [8]
November 5| | Athens State|

* College Bowl
* Jacksonville, AL

| W 42–0| | [9]
November 12| | at Southeastern Louisiana*|

* Strawberry Stadium
* Hammond, LA

| L 14–20| | [10]
November 19| | Maryville (TN)*|

* College Bowl
* Jacksonville, AL

| W 20–14| 5,000| [11]
December 16| | vs. Livingston State*|

* Pensacola High School Stadium
* Pensacola, FL (Paper Bowl)

| W 12–7| 3,000| [12]

* *Non-conference game
* All times are in Central time

## References

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1. ^ "Jacksonville Faces Florence Tonight At 8". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. September 29, 1949. p. 10B. Retrieved March 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
2. ^ "Gamecocks Beat Florence In Final Quarter". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. September 30, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
3. ^ "Decatur boys in starring roles, but Bears lose". The Decatur Daily. September 30, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ Thomas, Roland (October 6, 1949). "L. S. T. C. Tigers Get Set For Homecoming Game With Gamecocks". Our Southern Home. Livingston, Alabama. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 - via Newspapers.com .
5. ^ "Livingston Edges By Jax State". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Troy topples Jax club, 27–6, in AIC game". The Anniston Star. October 16, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Gamecocks wallop St. Bernard, 38–0". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "AP Govs lose 19–7". Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. October 28, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Jacksonville wins over Athens, 42–0". The Huntsville Times. November 6, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
10. ^ "Jaxes are beaten, 20–14". The Anniston Star. November 13, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
11. ^ "Jacksonville downs Scots". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
12. ^ "Gamecocks win bowl tilt against Livingston 12–7". The Pensacola News Journal. December 17, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.

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Jacksonville State Gamecocks football

Venues|

* College Field (1929–1946)
* Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium (1947–present)

Bowls & rivalries|

* Bowl games
* Samford
* Troy: Battle for the Ol' School Bell

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* Cocky
* 2001 Cumberland game
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