Jacksonville State Gamecocks

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Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Jacksonville State Gamecocks logo.svg
University Jacksonville State University
Conference Conference USA
NCAA Division I (FBS)
PresidentDr. Don C. Killingsworth Jr.
Athletic director Greg Seitz
Location Jacksonville, Alabama
Varsity teams15
Football stadium Burgess–Snow Field
Basketball arena Pete Mathews Coliseum
Baseball stadium Rudy Abbott Field
MascotCocky
NicknameGamecocks
ColorsRed and white [1]
   
Website jaxstatesports.com
Jacksonville State Gamecocks wordmark.svg

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Jacksonville State University located in Jacksonville, Alabama, United States. In January 2023, the university began phasing in a new identity, Jax State, for marketing and promotion purposes, while the institution retains its official name, Jacksonville State University. [2] [3] The Gamecocks athletic program is a member of Conference USA (CUSA), which it joined on July 1, 2023.

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The Jax State mascot is Cocky the Gamecock, and the school colors are red and white. [4] Gamecock teams have won seven NCAA national championships in five sports, and, along with Wisconsin–Whitewater, is one of only two schools to win NCAA titles in baseball, basketball, and football. [5] [6]

Sports sponsored

Men's sportsWomen's sports
Baseball Basketball
Basketball Beach volleyball
Cross countryBowling
Football Cross country
GolfGolf
TennisSoccer
Softball
Tennis
Track and field
Volleyball
Co-ed sports
Rifle
† – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor.
Conference USA logo in Jacksonville State's colors CUSA logo in Jacksonville State colors.svg
Conference USA logo in Jacksonville State's colors

Jacksonville State athletics began with the 1903 State Normal School (SNS) football team and was the domain of men only until women's sports were added in 1982. The SNS teams were known as the Eagle Owls, and the school colors were blue and gold. In 1946, the school's name was changed to Jacksonville Teachers College, and the team name and colors were also changed to the current Gamecocks and red and white. [4]

A member of Conference USA, Jacksonville State University sponsors teams in six men's, 10 women's, and one co-ed NCAA sanctioned sports: [7] The most recently added sport is women's bowling, added in 2023–24. [8] The bowling team won the NCAA title in its first season. [9]

NCAA national championships

The school has won the following NCAA championships. [6]

Footnotes

  1. "National Collegiate" is the NCAA's official designation of championship events open to members of more than one NCAA division. The bowling championship is currently open to all NCAA members.

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