Jacksonville State Football Team History
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
 
	
		|  | Jacksonville State Jacksonville, AL
 Founded: 1883
 Stadium: JSU Stadium
 Capacity: 24,000
 Colors: Red & White
 Coach: Charley Pell
 Conference: Gulf South-
 
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| 1972 Season Highlights |  | Charley Pell enters his 4th season as Head Coach at Jacksonville State. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1972 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 9 | vs. Nicholls State | 31 | 0 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 23 | @ Tennessee Martin | 20 | 6 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 30 | vs. Quantico Marines | 28 | 15 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 7 | @ Livingston | 17 | 21 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 14 | vs. Southeastern Louisiana | 10 | 7 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 21 | vs. Bluefield | 41 | 3 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 28 | @ Western Carolina | 12 | 17 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 4 | vs. Samford | 27 | 6 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 11 | vs.
Troy | 14 | 14 | T |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 18 | vs. Florence State | 39 | 20 | W |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1972 Season Totals |  | Record | 7-2
-1 |  | Points Scored | 239 |  | Scoring Average | 23.9 |  | Points Allowed | 109 |  | Defense Average | 10.9 |  | Opponents Record | 4-5 |  | Conference Record | 4-1 |  | Home Record | 6-0
-1 |  | Away Record | 1-2 |  | 
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| 1972 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1972 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1972 All Gulf South Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
	|  |  | Some records may be incomplete. 
 
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