Jacksonville State Football Team History
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville, AL
Founded: 1883 Stadium: JSU Stadium Capacity: 24,000 Colors: Red & White Coach: Bill Burgess Conference: Gulf South-
1987 Season Highlights
Bill Burgess enters his 3rd season as Head Coach at Jacksonville State.
1987 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 5 @ Newberry
27
3
W
Sat., Sep. 12 vs. Alabama A&M
26
13
W
Sat., Sep. 26 @ West Georgia
17
6
W
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. Valdosta State
10
27
L
Sat., Oct. 10 @ Mississippi College
13
15
L
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Delta State
36
34
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @ North Alabama
10
10
T
Sat., Oct. 31 vs. Tennessee Martin
17
28
L
Sat., Nov. 14 @
Troy
9
14
L
Sat., Nov. 21 vs. Livingston
25
19
W
1987 Season Totals
Record 5-4
-1
Points Scored 190
Scoring Average 19.0
Points Allowed 169
Defense Average 16.9
Opponents Record 12-1
Conference Record 3-4
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-2
-1
1987 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1987 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1987 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
During the 1990s, Prairie View College put together an 80-game losing streak. One season, they were outscored each game by an average margin of 56 to 4.