Jacksonville State Football Team History
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville, AL
Founded: 1883 Stadium: JSU Stadium Capacity: 24,000 Colors: Red & White Coach: Mike Williams Conference: Southland-
1997 Season Highlights
Mike Williams enters his 1st season as Head Coach at Jacksonville State.
1997 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Southwest Missouri State
42
47
L
Sat., Sep. 13 @
Sam Houston State
28
21
W
Sat., Sep. 20 @
Alabama Birmingham
16
34
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. McNeese State
6
27
L
Sat., Oct. 4 @
Middle Tennessee State
16
27
L
Sat., Oct. 11 @ Stephen Austin
15
41
L
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. Nicholls State
14
16
L
Sat., Nov. 1 @ Samford
14
17
L
Sat., Nov. 8 @ Northwestern State
21
42
L
Sat., Nov. 15 vs. Southwest Texas State
27
35
L
Thu., Nov. 20 @
Troy
0
49
L
1997 Season Totals
Record 1-10
Points Scored 199
Scoring Average 18.1
Points Allowed 356
Defense Average 32.4
Opponents Record 19-24
Conference Record 1-7
Home Record 0-4
Away Record 1-6
1997 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1997 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1997 All Southland 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.