Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 26 | 5:30 p.m. | vs. No. 12 Chattanooga* | No. 6 | | ESPN | W 27–13 | 12,952 |
September 9 | 11:30 a.m. | at Georgia Tech* | No. 5 | | ACCRSN | L 10–37 | 50,161 |
September 23 | 6:00 p.m. | No. 16 Liberty* | No. 5 | | WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 31–10 | 23,944 |
September 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | No. 5 | | WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 34–7 | 8,327 |
October 7 | 4:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | No. 4 | | 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 | | 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 | | WEAC TV-24, OVCDN | W 14–7 | 2,493 |
| 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 | | 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
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
т = Tied with team above or below ( ) = First-place votes | Week |
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 6 (1) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 |
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Coaches | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 5т | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 6 Gamecocks
|
10
|
0
|
10
|
7 |
27 |
No. 12 Mocs
|
3
|
3
|
0
|
7 |
13 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 5 Gamecocks
|
0
|
7
|
3
|
0 |
10 |
Yellow Jackets
|
3
|
7
|
20
|
7 |
37 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 16 Flames
|
3
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
10 |
No. 5 Gamecocks
|
0
|
14
|
10
|
7 |
31 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 5 Gamecocks
|
7
|
7
|
6
|
14 |
34 |
Golden Eagles
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 4 Gamecocks
|
14
|
6
|
7
|
7 |
34 |
Governors
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
7 |
14 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Colonels
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
15 |
25 |
No. 3 Gamecocks
|
14
|
17
|
3
|
7 |
41 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 3 Gamecocks
|
0
|
9
|
14
|
7 |
30 |
Panthers
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Southeast Missouri State
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Redhawks
|
7
|
0
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
No. 3 Gamecocks
|
7
|
6
|
0
|
10 |
23 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Racers
|
13
|
0
|
0
|
10 |
23 |
No. 3 Gamecocks
|
7
|
21
|
10
|
21 |
59 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 2 Gamecocks
|
7
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
14 |
Skyhawks
|
0
|
0
|
7
|
0 |
7 |
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
Tigers
|
0
|
0
|
6
|
0 |
6 |
No. 2 Gamecocks
|
0
|
10
|
14
|
12 |
36 |
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|
1
|
2
|
3
|
4 |
Total |
No. 18 Owls
|
0
|
3
|
7
|
7 |
17 |
No. 2 Gamecocks
|
0
|
7
|
0
|
0 |
7 |
- ^ "Gamecocks Hold Off UT Martin to Claim Fourth-Straight OVC Championship". Jacksonville State University Athletics. November 11, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ "Jacksonville State Earns No. 3 National Seed for NCAA Division I Football Championship". Ohio Valley Conference. November 19, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2018.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2017". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
- ^ "2017 JSU Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.