American college football season
The 2014 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season . Led by first-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. Jacksonville State received the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Gamecocks lost in the second round to Sam Houston State . The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama .
Date Time Opponent Rank Site TV Result Attendance August 29 6:30 pm at No. 8 (FBS ) Michigan State * No. 6 BTN L 7–4575,127 September 6 5:00 pm at Chattanooga * No. 9 W 26–23 OT 14,285 September 20 3:00 pm West Alabama * No. 9 WJXS W 45–3418,912 September 27 6:00 pm at Murray State No. 8 OVCDN W 52–2810,897 October 4 3:00 pm UT Martin No. 8 Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WJXS W 38–1415,944 October 11 2:00 pm at No. 25 Tennessee State No. 8 ESPN3 W 27–205,849 October 25 3:00 pm Tennessee Tech No. 6 Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WJXS W 49–314,874 November 1 3:00 pm Austin Peay No. 5 Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WJXS W 56–017,952 November 8 12:00 pm at No. 16 Eastern Kentucky No. 4 OVCDN W 20–69,400 November 15 3:00 pm Eastern Illinois No. 3 Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN3 W 27–2014,925 November 22 1:00 pm at Southeast Missouri State No. 4 OVCDN W 49–302,201 December 6 1:00 pm No. 19 Sam Houston State * No. 3 ESPN3 L 26–3710,832
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Jacksonville State @ Michigan State
1
2 3 4 Total
#6 Gamecocks
0
0 7 0
7
• #8 Spartans
21
17 7 0
45
In their first game of the season, the Gamecocks lost, 45–7 to the Michigan State Spartans.[ 3]
Jacksonville State @ Chattanooga
1
2 3 4 OT Total
• #9 Gamecocks
7
10 3 0 6
26
Mocs
7
7 3 3 3
23
In their second game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 26–23, in overtime, over the Chattanooga Mocs.[ 4]
West Alabama @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
Tigers
7
7 0 20
34
• #9 Gamecocks
7
17 14 7
45
In their third game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 45–34 over the West Alabama Tigers.[ 5]
Jacksonville State @ Murray State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #8 Gamecocks
21
14 10 7
52
Racers
14
14 0 0
28
In their fourth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 52–28 over the Murray State Racers.[ 6]
UT Martin @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
Skyhawks
0
7 0 7
14
• #8 Gamecocks
7
14 0 17
38
In their fifth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 38–14 over the UT Martin Skyhawks.[ 7]
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Jacksonville State @ Tennessee State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #8 Gamecocks
6
7 14 0
27
#25 Tigers
3
0 17 0
20
In their sixth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 27–20 over the Tennessee State Tigers.[ 8]
Tennessee Tech @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
Golden Eagles
3
0 0 0
3
• #6 Gamecocks
0
35 7 7
49
In their seventh game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 49–3 over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.[ 9]
Austin Peay @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
Governors
0
0 0 0
0
• #5 Gamecocks
28
7 14 7
56
In their eighth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 56–0 over the Austin Peay Governors.[ 10]
Jacksonville State @ Eastern Kentucky
1
2 3 4 Total
• #4 Gamecocks
3
7 0 10
20
#16 Colonels
0
3 3 0
6
In their ninth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 20–6 over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.[ 11]
Eastern Illinois @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
Panthers
7
0 10 3
20
• #3 Gamecocks
7
13 0 7
27
In their tenth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 27–20 over the Eastern Illinois Panthers.[ 12]
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Jacksonville State @ Southeast Missouri State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #4 Gamecocks
21
7 14 7
49
Redhawks
7
3 14 6
30
In their eleventh game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 49–30 over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.[ 13]
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Sam Houston State @ Jacksonville State
1
2 3 4 Total
• #19 Bearkats
7
17 13 0
37
#3 Gamecocks
14
12 0 0
26
Date: December 6Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 1:00 PM CST Elapsed time: 2:26Game attendance: 10,832Game weather: Temperature: 65 • Wind: WNW 10 • Weather: Scattered ShowersReferee: Greg SujackTelevision network: ESPN3
In their twelfth game of the season, the Gamecocks lost, 37–26 to the Sam Houston State Bearkats in their 2014 FCS Second Round playoff game.[ 14]
Ranking movementsLegend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking Week Poll Pre 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 Final Sports Network 6 9 9 9 8 8 8 6 6 5 4 3 (13) 4 (10) 3 (14) 9 Coaches 8 9 8 8 8 8 8 7 7 5 4 3 (2) 3 (1) 2 (1) 9
^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2014" . ESPN . Retrieved December 4, 2022 .^ "2014 JSU Football Schedule" . Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2022 .^ "Connor Cook throws 3 TDs despite injury scare in Michigan State rout" . Associated Press. August 29, 2014. Retrieved September 1, 2014 .^ "Jacksonville State tops Chattanooga in OT 26-23" . Associated Press. September 6, 2014. Retrieved September 7, 2014 .^ "Jacksonville State defeats West Alabama 45-34" . Associated Press. September 20, 2014. Retrieved September 21, 2014 .^ "Jacksonville State beats Murray State 52-28" . Associated Press. September 27, 2014. Retrieved September 28, 2014 .^ "Jacksonville State blasts UT-Martin 38-14" . Associated Press. October 4, 2014. Retrieved October 5, 2014 .^ "Jacksonville State beats Tennessee State 27-20" . Associated Press. October 11, 2014. Retrieved October 12, 2014 .^ "Jacksonville State blows out Tennessee Tech 49-3" . Associated Press. October 25, 2014. Retrieved October 26, 2014 .^ "Jacksonville State dominates Austin Peay 56-0" . Associated Press. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014 .^ "Jacksonville State tops Eastern Kentucky 20-6" . Associated Press. November 8, 2014. Retrieved November 9, 2014 .^ "Jacksonville State beats Eastern Illinois 27-20" . Associated Press. November 15, 2014. Retrieved November 16, 2014 .^ "Jenkins, Jacksonville State top SE Missouri 49-30" . Associated Press. November 22, 2014. Retrieved November 23, 2014 .^ "Sam Houston State wins 37-26 in FCS playoffs" . Associated Press. December 6, 2014. Retrieved December 7, 2014 .
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Pre-divisional NCAA College Division Division II I-AA/FCS National championships in bold
