Jacksonville State Football Team History
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
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Jacksonville State
Jacksonville, AL
Founded: 1883 Stadium: JSU Stadium Capacity: 24,000 Colors: Red & White Coach: Don Salls Conference: Independent-
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1959 Season Highlights |
Don Salls enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Jacksonville State. |
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1959 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 12 | vs. Louisiana College
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21 |
6 |
W |
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| Fri., Sep. 18 | @ Chattanooga
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0 |
19 |
L |
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| Sat., Sep. 26 | @
Middle Tennessee State
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20 |
21 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 3 | vs. East Tennessee State
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13 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 10 | @
Troy
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35 |
12 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 17 | vs. Austin Peay
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15 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 24 | @ Livingston
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26 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 31 | @ Carson-Newman
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0 |
0 |
T |
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| Sat., Nov. 14 | vs. Northeast Louisiana State
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27 |
12 |
W |
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1959 Season Totals |
Record | 6-2
-1
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Points Scored | 157 |
Scoring Average | 17.4 |
Points Allowed | 84 |
Defense Average | 9.3 |
Opponents Record | 13-5
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Conference Record | 2-0 |
Home Record | 4-0
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Away Record | 2-2
-1
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1959 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1959 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1959 All Independent Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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Great Moments in College Football History
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