1953 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1953 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football

Conference| Alabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record| 3–5–1 (0–3 AIC)
Head coach|

* Ray Wedgeworth (1st season)

Home stadium| College Bowl

Seasons

<- 1952

1954 ->

The 1953 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 1953 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ray Wedgeworth, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play.

## Schedule

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Date| Opponent| Site| Result| Source

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September 19| vs. Livingston State| Demopolis, AL| L 7–18| [1]
September 26| Maryville (TN)*|

* College Bowl
* Jacksonville, AL

| T 0–0| [2]
October 2| at Chattanooga*|

* Chamberlain Field
* Chattanooga, TN

| L 0–39| [3]
October 10| at South Georgia*| Douglas, GA| W 19–7| [4]
October 17| at Troy State|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL (rivalry)

| L 7–13| [5]
October 24| vs. Austin Peay*|

* Murphree Stadium
* Gadsden, AL

| L 16–41| [6]
October 31| West Georgia*|

* College Bowl
* Jacksonville, AL

| W 40–0| [7]
November 14| Florence State|

* College Bowl
* Jacksonville, AL

| L 0–26| [8]
November 21| vs. Howard (AL)*|

* Memorial Stadium
* Anniston, AL (rivalry)

| W 26–13| [9]

* *Non-conference game

## References

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1. ^ "Livingston topples Jacksonville, 18–7 in season's opener". Alabama Journal. September 21, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "Jacksonville, Maryville battle to scoreless tie". The Anniston Star. September 27, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Chattanooga throttles Gamecocks, 39 to 0". The Anniston Star. October 3, 1951. Retrieved December 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Gamecocks take S. Georgia, 19–7". The Anniston Star. October 11, 1951. Retrieved December 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "Troy turns back Gamecocks, 13–7". The Anniston Star. October 18, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Governors clip wings of Gamecocks, 41–16". The Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. October 26, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
7. ^ "Victory starved Gamecocks rip West Georgia, 40 to 0". The Anniston Star. November 1, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
8. ^ "Florence rolls by Jacksonville". The Huntsville Times. November 15, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
9. ^ "Howard loses lead, tilt, 26–13". The Birmingham News. November 22, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 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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