1949 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

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1949 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Conference Alabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadium College Bowl
Seasons
←  1948
1950  →
1949 Alabama Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
Livingston State + 3 –0 –17 –2 –1
Troy State + 2 –0 –16 –3 –1
Jacksonville State 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Marion 1 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Florence State 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Athens 0 –2 –05 –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

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 298:00 p.m. Florence State
W 12–75,000 [1] [2] [3]
October 88:00 p.m.at Livingston State
L 7–143,500 [4] [5]
October 15at Troy State
L 6–27 [6]
October 22at 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 12at Southeastern Louisiana *
L 14–20 [10]
November 19 Maryville (TN) *
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 20–145,000 [11]
December 16vs. Livingston State*
W 12–73,000 [12]

References

  1. ↑ "Jacksonville Faces Florence Tonight At 8". Montgomery Advertiser . Montgomery, Alabama. September 29, 1949. p. 10B. Retrieved March 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  2. ↑ "Gamecocks Beat Florence In Final Quarter". The Anniston Star . Anniston, Alabama. September 30, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 15, 2024– via Newspapers.com Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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 Open Access logo PLoS transparent.svg .
  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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