Jacksonville State Football Team History 
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		Jacksonville State  
 
  Jacksonville, AL   
Founded: 1883 Stadium: JSU Stadium Capacity: 24,000 Colors: Red & White Coach: Don Salls Conference: Alabama Intercollegiate- 
 
	 
  
	
	
	
	
	
				
				 
				
				  
				
				 
				
				 
				
				 
			
		    	
				 
  
				
				 
				
				  
	  
 
 
 
 
	
		
1947 Season Highlights  
 Don Salls enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Jacksonville State.  
    
		
		
1947 Season  
 Date   
 Opponent   Score   
   
 Thu., Oct. 2   vs. Gordon Military College  
    
   	 13  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 18   vs.
Troy 
  
    
   	 14  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Oct. 25   @ St. Bernard  
    
   	 27  
   	 7  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Nov. 1   vs. Austin Peay  
    
   	 7  
   	 6  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Fri., Nov. 7   @ Marion  
    
   	 33  
   	 13  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Thu., Nov. 13   vs. Pembroke State  
    
   	 48  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Thu., Nov. 20   vs. West Georgia  
    
   	 31  
   	 12  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Thu., Nov. 27    Norman Park College  
    
   	 45  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	   Sat., Dec. 6   @
Florida State 
  
    
   	 7  
   	 0  
     W   
    
   	   
   	  
 
 
		   	
	
1947 Season Totals  
  Record 9-0
  
  Points Scored 225  
  Scoring Average 25.0  
  Points Allowed 38  
  Defense Average 4.2  
  Opponents Record 5-9
  
  Conference Record 3-0  
  Home Record 5-0
  
  Away Record 3-0
     
  
 
		
1947 NCAA Final Rankings  
 Rank   
 Record   
 Source   
  was not ranked.   
  
        
 
        
  
        
        
    
 
1947 Alabama Intercollegiate- Standings  
   Season   
 Bowls   
 Conference   
 Team   
W/L/T   PF   PA   
  
W/L/T  
 PF   PA  
 Coach   
 
    Jacksonville State  
    9-0 225 38   3-0 74 20 
     Don Salls   
   
     
1947 All American Awards  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Award   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
 
1947 All Alabama Intercollegiate Conference Players  
  Player   
  Position   
 Class   
 Ht.   
 Wt.   
 Team   
 Source   
 Coming Someday   
  
   
  
	
	  
Some records may be incomplete.  
	 
 
 
 
 
    
      Great Moments in College Football History
	  
 Touchdowns in college football were originally counted as three points.