1997 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1997 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football

Conference| Southland Football League
Record| 1–10 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach|

* Mike Williams (1st season)

Offensive coordinator| Doug Meacham (1st season)
Defensive coordinator| Charles Kelly (1st season)
Home stadium| Paul Snow Stadium

Seasons

<- 1996

1998 ->

1997 Southland Football League standings

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Team |  | W |  | L |  |  |  |  | W |  | L |
No. 7 McNeese State +^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 13  | - | 2  |
No. 21 Northwestern State +^  |  | 6  | - | 1  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 4  |
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin |  | 5  | - | 2  |  |  |  |  | 8  | - | 3  |
Sam Houston State |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Nicholls State |  | 3  | - | 4  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Southwest Texas State |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Troy State |  | 2  | - | 5  |  |  |  |  | 5  | - | 6  |
Jacksonville State |  | 1  | - | 6  |  |  |  |  | 1  | - | 10  |

* \+ - Conference co-champions
* ^ - NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant

Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Williams, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Southland. Jacksonville State played home games at Paul Snow Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

## Schedule

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Date| Time| Opponent| Site| Result| Attendance| Source

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September 6| 7:00 p.m.| Southwest Missouri State*|

* Paul Snow Stadium
* Jacksonville, AL

| L 42–47| 14,023| [1]
September 13| 7:00 p.m.| at Sam Houston State|

* Bowers Stadium
* Huntsville, TX

| W 28–21| 8,036| [2]
September 20| 6:00 p.m.| at UAB*|

* Legion Field
* Birmingham, AL

| L 16–34| 23,775| [3]
September 27| 2:00 p.m.| No. 11 McNeese State|

* Paul Snow Stadium
* Jacksonville, AL

| L 6–27| 3,787| [4]
October 4| 2:00 p.m.| at Middle Tennessee*|

* Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium
* Murfreesboro, TN

| L 16–27| 6,911|
October 11| 2:00 p.m.| at No. 13 Stephen F. Austin|

* Homer Bryce Stadium
* Nacogdoches, TX

| L 15–41| 6,217|
October 25| 4:00 p.m.| Nicholls State|

* Paul Snow Stadium
* Jacksonville, AL

| L 14–16| 2,352|
November 1| 1:00 p.m.| at Samford*|

* Seibert Stadium
* Birmingham, AL (rivalry)

| L 14–17| 4,040|
November 8| 6:00 p.m.| at Northwestern State|

* Harry Turpin Stadium
* Natchitoches, LA

| L 21–42| 5,247|
November 15| 2:00 p.m.| Southwest Texas State|

* Paul Snow Stadium
* Jacksonville, AL

| L 27–35| 3,208| [5]
November 20| 6:30 p.m.| at Troy State|

* Veterans Memorial Stadium
* Troy, AL (Battle for the Ol' School Bell)

| L 0–49| 8,900|

* *Non-conference game
* Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game
* All times are in Central time

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## References

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1. ^ "You want excitement, you got it; Williams put stamp on JSU despite loss". The Anniston Star. September 7, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 - via Newspapers.com.
2. ^ "'We shocked the world' – Last-minute TD puts JSU atop league standings". The Anniston Star. September 14, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
3. ^ "Blazers find offense, run around Jax State". The Anniston Star. September 21, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021 - via Newspapers.com.
4. ^ "Cowboys slip, slide on by". The Anniston Star. September 28, 1997. Retrieved March 5, 2023 - via Newspapers.com.
5. ^ "SW Texas runs over Gamecocks". The Anniston Star. November 16, 1997. Retrieved March 10, 2022 - via Newspapers.com.
6. ^ "Final 1997 Jacksonville State Football". jsugamecocksports.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.

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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

Culture & lore|

* Cocky
* 2001 Cumberland game
* The Marching Southerners

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* Head coaches
* NFL draftees
* Statistical leaders

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