2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	6–6 (3–5 OVC)
Head coach	John Grass (6th season);
Offensive coordinator	Jimmy Ogle (20th season)
Co-defensive coordinator	William Green (1st season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Owen Kilgore (1st season)
Home stadium	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
	Seasons ← 2018 2020 →

The 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–6, with a mark of 3–5 conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. Jacksonville State played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

2019 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 8 Austin Peay +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
No. 17 Southeast Missouri State +^	7	–	1	9	–	3
UT Martin	6	–	2	7	–	5
Eastern Kentucky	5	–	3	7	–	5
Tennessee Tech	3	–	5	6	–	6
Jacksonville State	3	–	5	6	–	6
Murray State	2	–	6	4	–	8
Tennessee State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Eastern Illinois	1	–	7	1	–	11

+ – Conference co-champions ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

Preseason

Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Gamecocks were picked to finish in first place.^[1]

Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Jacksonville State	135 (15)
2	Southeast Missouri State	115
3	Eastern Kentucky	99
4	Austin Peay	84
5	Tennessee State	75
6	UT Martin	58
7	Murray State	55
8	Eastern Illinois	38
9	Tennessee Tech	16

Preseason All-OVC team

The Gamecocks had seven players at seven positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.^[2]

Offense

Zerrick Cooper – QB

Josh Pearson – WR

Trae Berry – TE

Darius Anderson – OG

Hunter Sosebee – OT

Defense

Jalen Choice – LB

Marlon Bridges – DB

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	7:00 p.m.	at Southeastern Louisiana*	No. 6	Strawberry Stadium Hammond, LA	ESPN+	L 14–35	7,116
September 7	6:00 p.m.	Chattanooga*	No. 18	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	W 41–20	19,428
September 14	3:00 p.m.	No. 4 Eastern Washington*	No. 17	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	W 49–45	20,901
September 21	6:00 p.m.	North Alabama*	No. 10	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	W 30–12	21,976
September 28	2:00 p.m.	at Austin Peay	No. 11	Fortera Stadium Clarksville, TN	ESPN+	L 33–52	7,027
October 5	6:00 p.m.	Tennessee State	No. 21	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN+	W 31–23	16,589
October 12	12:00 p.m.	at Eastern Illinois	No. 17	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	ESPN+	W 28–20	3,170
October 19	3:00 p.m.	Southeast Missouri State	No. 16	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 21–24	13,643
October 26	3:00 p.m.	Murray State	No. 25	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 14–12	10,786
November 2	2:00 p.m.	at UT Martin	No. 22	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN+	L 17–22	4,169
November 9	1:30 p.m.	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	ESPN+	L 27–37	11,331
November 23	1:00 p.m.	Eastern Kentucky		Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	L 23–29	14,477
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

At Southeastern Louisiana

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 6 Gamecocks	0	7	0	7	14
Lions	14	7	7	7	35

Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
Mocs	3	3	14	0	20
No. 18 Gamecocks	7	14	6	14	41

Eastern Washington

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 4 Eagles	28	7	10	0	45
No. 17 Gamecocks	7	14	7	21	49

North Alabama

	1	2	3	4	Total
Lions	0	6	6	0	12
No. 10 Gamecocks	7	16	0	7	30

At Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 11 Gamecocks	7	0	7	19	33
Governors	10	21	14	7	52

Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	17	3	3	0	23
No. 21 Gamecocks	3	14	7	7	31

At Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 17 Gamecocks	7	14	0	7	28
Panthers	7	0	7	6	20

Southeast Missouri State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	0	7	3	14	24
No. 16 Gamecocks	0	7	0	14	21

Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	0	0	7	5	12
No. 25 Gamecocks	7	7	0	0	14

At UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
No. 22 Gamecocks	7	7	0	3	17
Skyhawks	0	13	6	3	22

At Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
Gamecocks	7	0	7	13	27
Golden Eagles	10	14	7	6	37

Eastern Kentucky

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	6	3	14	6	29
Gamecocks	6	3	7	7	23

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
— = Not ranked RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
STATS FCS	6	18	17	10	11	21	17	16	25	22	RV	—	—	—
Coaches	6	17	16	13	12	20	18	14	21	18	RV	—	—	—

References

^ "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
^ "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.
^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
^ "2019 JSU Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
^ "2019 Jacksonville State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

[Preseason_poll-1] "Media Pollsters Tab Jacksonville State as 2019 OVC Football Preseason Favorites". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[OVC_team-2] "JSU's Cooper, SEMO's Hall Named 2019 OVC Preseason Football Players of the Year". ovcsports.com. Retrieved August 5, 2019.

[3] "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2019". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2022.

[4] "2019 JSU Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.

[5] "2019 Jacksonville State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved August 6, 2019.

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