2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
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NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 24–35 at Eastern Washington | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Sports Network | No. 10 |
FCS Coaches | No. 12 |
Record | 11–4 (5–3 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Offensive coordinator | John Grass (1st season) |
Defensive coordinator | Duwan Walker (1st season) |
Home stadium | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | W | L | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 4 Eastern Illinois $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 12 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 17 Tennessee State ^ | 6 | – | 2 | 10 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
No. 10 Jacksonville State ^ | 5 | – | 3 | 11 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 5 | – | 3 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 4 | – | 4 | 6 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 2 | – | 6 | 5 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Bill Clark his first and only season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 11–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the OVC. Jacksonville State received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, defeating Samford in the first round and McNeese State in the second round before losing to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.
On January 21, 2014, Clark resigned to become the head football coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
Schedule
Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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August 31 | 5:00 pm | at Alabama State* | CSS | W 24–22 | 1,580 | ||
September 7 | 6:00 pm | Jacksonville* | WJXS | W 48–13 | 17,592 | ||
September 14 | 7:00 pm | North Alabama* |
| WJXS | W 24–21 2OT | 20,843 | |
September 21 | 1:00 pm | at Georgia State* | ESPN3 | W 32–26 OT | 15,425 | ||
September 28 | 3:00 pm | Murray State |
| WJXS | L 34–35 OT | 14,382 | |
October 5 | 3:00 pm | at No. 22 UT Martin | ESPN3 | W 41–27 | 4,981 | ||
October 12 | 3:00 pm | Tennessee State![]() | No. 24 |
| WJXS | L 15–31 | 19,092 |
October 26 | 1:30 pm | at Tennessee Tech | OVCDN | W 34–14 | 8,953 | ||
November 2 | 1:00 pm | at Austin Peay | OVCDN | W 42–10 | 4,010 | ||
November 9 | 3:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky |
| WJXS | W 68–10 | 16,876 | |
November 16 | 1:00 pm | at No. 2 Eastern Illinois | No. 22 |
| ESPN3 | L 14–52 | 6,693 |
November 23 | 3:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State |
| WJXS | W 42–34 | 12,927 | |
November 30 | 7:00 pm | No. 18 Samford* | No. 20 |
| ESPN3 | W 55–14 | 8,992 |
December 7 | 6:00 pm | at No. 6 McNeese State* | No. 20 |
| ESPN3 | W 31–10 | 5,036 |
December 14 | 3:00 pm | at No. 3 Eastern Washington* | No. 20 |
| ESPN3 | L 24–35 | 4,277 |
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Game summaries
@ Alabama State
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Jacksonville
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North Alabama
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@ Georgia State
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Murray State
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@ UT Martin
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Tennessee State
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@ Tennessee Tech
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@ Austin Peay
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Eastern Kentucky
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@ Eastern Illinois
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Southeast Missouri State
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Samford
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McNeese State
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Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
Sports Network | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | 20 | 10 |
Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | 21 | 12 |