Jacksonville State Football Team History
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
Jacksonville State
Jacksonville, AL
Founded: 1883 Stadium: JSU Stadium Capacity: 24,000 Colors: Red & White Coach: Don Salls Conference: Independent-
1959 Season Highlights
Don Salls enters his 13th season as Head Coach at Jacksonville State.
1959 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 12 vs. Louisiana College
21
6
W
Fri., Sep. 18 @ Chattanooga
0
19
L
Sat., Sep. 26 @
Middle Tennessee State
20
21
L
Sat., Oct. 3 vs. East Tennessee State
13
0
W
Sat., Oct. 10 @
Troy
35
12
W
Sat., Oct. 17 vs. Austin Peay
15
14
W
Sat., Oct. 24 @ Livingston
26
0
W
Sat., Oct. 31 @ Carson-Newman
0
0
T
Sat., Nov. 14 vs. Northeast Louisiana State
27
12
W
1959 Season Totals
Record 6-2
-1
Points Scored 157
Scoring Average 17.4
Points Allowed 84
Defense Average 9.3
Opponents Record 13-5
Conference Record 2-0
Home Record 4-0
Away Record 2-2
-1
1959 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
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
Some records may be incomplete.
Great Moments in College Football History
College football's largest margin of victory came in 1916, when Georgia Tech defeated Cumberland by a score of 222 to 0. The game was cut short by 15 minutes.