1954 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

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1954 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Conference Alabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record7–2–1 (2–1 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadium College Bowl
Seasons
←  1953
1955  →

The 1954 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 1954 college football season. Led by eighth-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 17at Chattanooga *
L 0–24 [1]
September 25at Maryville *
W 14–0 [2]
October 2at Carson–Newman * Jefferson City, TN W 7–0 [3]
October 9 Livingston State
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 46–0 [4]
October 16 Troy State
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)
W 38–7 [5]
October 23at Austin Peay *
T 14–14 [6]
October 30 South Georgia *
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 63–12 [7]
November 5at West Georgia *
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 37–0 [8]
November 13at Florence State
L 0–21 [9]
November 20at Howard (AL) *
W 32–0 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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The 1963 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State College as a member of the Alabama Collegiate Conference (ACC) during the 1963 NAIA football season. Led by 17th-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–4–1 with a mark of 2–0–1 in conference play, and finished as ACC co-champion.

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The 1958 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State College as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1958 NAIA football season. Led by 12th-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play.

The 1957 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State College as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1957 NAIA football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play.

The 1956 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1956 NAIA football season. Led by 10th-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–3 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play.

The 1955 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1955 college football season. Led by ninth-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 10–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play and a victory over Rhode Island at the Refrigerator Bowl.

The 1953 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College 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.

The 1952 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1952 college football season. Led by seventh-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play.

The 1951 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1951 college football season. Led by sixth-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–3–2 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play.

The 1950 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1950 college football season. Led by fifth-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play.

The 1949 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College 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.

The 1948 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1948 college football season. Led by third-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 8–1–1 with a mark of 4–0 in conference play, and finished as AIC champion.

The 1947 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1947 college football season. Led by second-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 9–0 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, and finished as AIC champion.

The 1946 Jacksonville State Eagle Owls football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1946 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 1–1–1 in conference play.

References

  1. ↑ "Gamecocks lose opener". The Anniston Star. September 18, 1954. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Maryville beaten by Jacksonville". The Knoxville Journal. September 26, 1954. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Eagles bow in 7–0 game". The Knoxville Journal. October 3, 1954. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Gamecocks romp to victory". The Anniston Star. October 10, 1954. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Gamecocks batter Troy before old grads, 38–7". The Anniston Star. October 17, 1954. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Late touchdown drive gives Gamecocks tie". The Anniston Star. October 24, 1954. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Jacksonville State tortures South Georgia eleven 63–12". The Anniston Star. October 31, 1954. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Jaxmen trounce Georgians". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 6, 1954. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Florence State eleven beats game Jacksonville, 21 to 0". The Anniston Star. November 14, 1954. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
  10. ↑ "Jax bounces Howard, 32–0". The Birmingham News. November 21, 1954. Retrieved December 4, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
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