1957 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

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1957 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
AIC co-champion
Conference Alabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record4–4 (2–0 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadium College Bowl
Seasons
  1956
1958  

The 1957 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State College (now known as Jacksonville State University) 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.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 20at Chattanooga *L 7–15 [1]
September 28at Middle Tennessee *L 0–25 [2]
October 5 Maryville *W 20–0 [3]
October 12at Troy State W 13–0 [4]
October 19 Austin Peay *
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 20–0 [5]
October 26at Livingston State W 19–7 [6]
November 2at Carson–Newman * Jefferson City, TN L 0–28 [7]
November 9 Tampa *
L 13–14 [8]
  • *Non-conference game

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The 1980 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1980 NCAA Division II football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Fuller, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 8–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished second in the GSC. In the playoffs, Jacksonville State were defeated by Cal Poly in the first round.

The 1984 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1984 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Joe Hollis, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–5–1 with a mark of 4–4 in conference play, and finished fifth in the GSC. Hollis was hired as the Gamecocks' head coach in January 1984, and resigned a year later after only a single season to become offensive line coach at Georgia.

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The 1968 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Alabama Collegiate Conference (ACC) during the 1968 NAIA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Blevins, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play.

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The 1966 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State College as a member of the Alabama Collegiate Conference (ACC) during the 1966 NAIA football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Blevins, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 8–2 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, and finished as ACC champion.

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.

The 1961 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State College as a member of the Alabama Collegiate Conference (ACC) during the 1961 NAIA football season. Led by 15th-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 5–4 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play.

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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 1954 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College 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.

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.

References

  1. "Gamecocks scare Mocs, Bow, 15–7". The Anniston Star. September 21, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Raiders take first home game of season from Jacksonville 25–0". The Daily News-Journal. September 29, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  3. "Jacksonville hands Scots 20–0 setback". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 6, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Jaxmen jolt Troy, 13–0, for second grid victory". The Anniston Star. October 13, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Jax State clips Governors, 20–0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 20, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Jaxmen overcome Livingston, 19–7". The Anniston Star. October 27, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "C–N stuns Jax State by 28 to 0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 3, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Spartans rally to nip Jacksonville, 14 to 13". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 10, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.