1960 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

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1960 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Conference Alabama Collegiate Conference
Record3–6 (2–1 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadium College Bowl
Seasons
  1959
1961  

The 1960 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Collegiate Conference (ACC) during the 1960 NAIA football season. Led by 14th-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 2–1 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 16at Chattanooga *L 0–351,500 [1] [2]
September 24 Middle Tennessee *W 19–0 [3]
October 1at East Tennessee State *
L 14–20 [4]
October 8 Troy State
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)
W 27–6 [5]
October 15at Austin Peay *L 8–14 [6]
October 22 Livingston State
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 20–6 [7]
October 29 Carson–Newman *
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 0–7 [8]
November 5 Florence State
L 7–14 [9]
November 12at Northeast Louisiana State *L 0–35 [10]
  • *Non-conference game

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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 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 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 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 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. "Chattanooga rips Gamecocks, 35 to 0". The Anniston Star. September 17, 1960. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  2. "Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  3. "Raider string ends at 13". The Nashville Tennessean. September 25, 1960. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  4. "ETSC Bucs upset Jacksonville, 20–14". Johnson City Press-Chronicle. October 2, 1960. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Gamecocks rip Troy Red Wave in homecoming battle, 27 to 6". The Anniston Star. October 9, 1960. Retrieved November 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Austin Peay snaps streak, wins 14 to 8". The Nashville Tennessean. October 16, 1960. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Jax State slips by Livingston, 20–6". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1960. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  8. "C–N ekes out 7–0 triumph". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 30, 1960. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Florence stops Gamecocks, 14 to 7". The Anniston Star. November 6, 1960. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.
  10. "Jaxmen are beaten 35 to 0 in finale". The Anniston Star. November 13, 1960. Retrieved December 4, 2022 via Newspapers.com.