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-
1986 Season Highlights
Bill Burgess enters his 2nd season as Head Coach at Jacksonville State.
1986 Season
Date
Opponent Score
Sat., Sep. 6 vs. Newberry
27
21
W
Sat., Sep. 13 @ Alabama A&M
7
14
L
Sat., Sep. 27 vs. West Georgia
52
34
W
Sat., Oct. 4 @ Valdosta State
25
29
L
Sat., Oct. 11 vs. Mississippi College
14
28
L
Sat., Oct. 18 @ Delta State
14
14
T
Sat., Oct. 25 vs. North Alabama
29
26
W
Sat., Nov. 1 @ Tennessee Martin
30
20
W
Sat., Nov. 15 vs.
Troy
43
45
L
Sat., Nov. 22 @ Livingston
38
33
W
1986 Season Totals
Record 5-4
-1
Points Scored 279
Scoring Average 27.9
Points Allowed 264
Defense Average 26.4
Opponents Record 10-2
Conference Record 4-3
Home Record 3-2
Away Record 2-2
-1
1986 NCAA Final Rankings
Rank
Record
Source
was not ranked.
1986 All American Awards
Player
Position
Class
Ht.
Wt.
Award
Team
Source
Coming Someday
1986 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
The first Orange Bowl was played between Manhattan College and the University of Miami on New Year's Day in 1935.