Jacksonville State Football Team History
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville, AL
Founded: 1883 Stadium: JSU Stadium Capacity: 24,000 Colors: Red & White Coach: Jim Fuller Conference: Gulf South-
1979 Season Highlights
Jim Fuller enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Jacksonville State.
1979 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 8 @ Mississippi College
7
17
L
Sat., Sep. 15 vs. Alabama A&M
28
21
W
Sat., Sep. 22 vs. Tennessee Martin
14
15
L
Sat., Oct. 6 vs. Tennessee Tech
23
7
W
Sat., Oct. 13 vs. Austin Peay
13
21
L
Sat., Oct. 20 vs. Newberry
14
7
W
Sat., Oct. 27 @ Delta State
21
38
L
Sat., Nov. 3 vs. Livingston
59
0
W
Sat., Nov. 10 @
Troy
10
12
L
Sat., Nov. 17 @ North Alabama
14
28
L
1979 Season Totals
Record 4-6
Points Scored 203
Scoring Average 20.3
Points Allowed 166
Defense Average 16.6
Opponents Record 6-3
Conference Record 1-5
Home Record 4-2
Away Record 0-4
1979 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1979 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1979 All Gulf South Conference Players
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Team
Source
Coming Someday
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
The first bowl game, later known as The Rose Bowl, was played on January 1st, 1902 between the Michigan Wolverines and Stanford Cardinals. Michigan won 49-0.