2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
OVC champion
NCAA Division I Second Round, L 7–17 vs. Kennesaw State
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 9
FCS Coaches	No. 10
Record	10–2 (8–0 OVC)
Head coach	John Grass (4th season)
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Ogle (18th season)
Co-defensive coordinators	David Blackwell (4th season) Brandon Hall (4th season)
Home stadium	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
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2017 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
Austin Peay		7	–	1					8	–	4
Eastern Illinois		5	–	3					6	–	5
UT Martin		4	–	4					6	–	5
Eastern Kentucky		3	–	5					4	–	7
Southeast Missouri State		3	–	5					3	–	8
Tennessee State		2	–	5					6	–	5
Murray State		2	–	5					3	–	8
Tennessee Tech		1	–	7					1	–	10
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2017 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2017 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by fourth-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title for the fourth consecutive season. ^[1] Jacksonville State received the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs as the No. 3 overall seed, marking the program's fifth straight trip to the FCS playoffs. ^[2] After a first-round, the Gamecocks were upset by Kennesaw State in the second round. ^[3] The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

On October 14, the Gamecocks won their 27th straight OVC conference game, setting the conference record for consecutive games won. ^[4]

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 26	5:30 p.m.	vs. No. 12 Chattanooga *	No. 6	Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL (FCS Kickoff)	ESPN	W 27–13	12,952
September 9	11:30 a.m.	at Georgia Tech *	No. 5	Bobby Dodd Stadium Atlanta, GA	ACCRSN	L 10–37	50,161
September 23	6:00 p.m.	No. 16 Liberty *	No. 5	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WEAC TV-24, OVCDN	W 31–10	23,944
September 30	6:00 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech	No. 5	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	WEAC TV-24, OVCDN	W 34–7	8,327
October 7	4:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	No. 4	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	WEAC TV-24, OVCDN	W 34–14	7,102
October 14	3:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky	No. 3	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 41–25	18,045
October 21	2:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois	No. 3	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN3	W 30–14	8,176
October 28	3:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State	No. 3	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WEAC TV-24 OVCDN	W 23–7	15,692
November 4	1:00 p.m.	Murray State	No. 3	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WEAC TV-24, OVCDN	W 59–23	16,453
November 11	2:00 p.m.	at UT Martin	No. 2	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	WEAC TV-24, OVCDN	W 14–7	2,493
November 16	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee State	No. 2	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WEAC TV-24, OVCDN	W 36–6	18,782
December 2	1:00 p.m.	No. 18 Kennesaw State *	No. 2	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 7–17	17,412
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend:██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes

	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	6 (1)	5	5	5	5	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	10
Coaches	5	5	7	7	5т	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	9

Game summaries

vs Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Gamecocks	10	0	10	7	27
No. 12 Mocs	3	3	0	7	13

See also: 2017 Chattanooga Mocs football team

At Georgia Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Gamecocks	0	7	3	0	10
Yellow Jackets	3	7	20	7	37

See also: 2017 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team

Liberty

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 16 Flames	3	0	7	0	10
No. 5 Gamecocks	0	14	10	7	31

See also: 2017 Liberty Flames football team

At Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 5 Gamecocks	7	7	6	14	34
Golden Eagles	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2017 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

At Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Gamecocks	14	6	7	7	34
Governors	0	7	0	7	14

See also: 2017 Austin Peay Governors football team

Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	0	3	7	15	25
No. 3 Gamecocks	14	17	3	7	41

See also: 2017 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

At Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 3 Gamecocks	0	9	14	7	30
Panthers	7	7	0	0	14

See also: 2017 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	7	0	0	0	7
No. 3 Gamecocks	7	6	0	10	23

See also: 2017 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	13	0	0	10	23
No. 3 Gamecocks	7	21	10	21	59

See also: 2017 Murray State Racers football team

At UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 2 Gamecocks	7	7	0	0	14
Skyhawks	0	0	7	0	7

See also: 2017 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	6	0	6
No. 2 Gamecocks	0	10	14	12	36

See also: 2017 Tennessee State Tigers football team

Kennesaw State—NCAA Division I Second Round

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 18 Owls	0	3	7	7	17
No. 2 Gamecocks	0	7	0	0	7

See also: 2017 Kennesaw State Owls football team

References

1. "Gamecocks Hold Off UT Martin to Claim Fourth-Straight OVC Championship". Jacksonville State University Athletics. November 11, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
2. "Jacksonville State Earns No. 3 National Seed for NCAA Division I Football Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. November 19, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
3. Wray, Cheryl (December 3, 2017). "JSU loses to red-hot Kennesaw State 17-7 in opening FCS playoff game". AL.com. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
4. Cyr, Andrew (October 14, 2017). "Jacksonville State football sets Ohio Valley Conference record with 27th consecutive conference victory". National Collegiate Athletic Association . Retrieved January 17, 2018.
5. "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2017". ESPN . Retrieved December 5, 2022.
6. "2017 JSU Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.