Jacksonville State Football Team History
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
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Jacksonville State
Jacksonville, AL
Founded: 1883 Stadium: JSU Stadium Capacity: 24,000 Colors: Red & White Coach: Don Salls Conference: Independent-
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1956 Season Highlights |
Don Salls enters his 10th season as Head Coach at Jacksonville State. |
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1956 Season |
Date |
Opponent | Score |
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Sat., Sep. 15 | vs. Elon
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13 |
12 |
W |
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| Fri., Sep. 21 | @ Chattanooga
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0 |
26 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 6 | vs. Livingston
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22 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 13 | vs.
Troy
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27 |
14 |
W |
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| Sat., Oct. 20 | @ Austin Peay
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0 |
7 |
L |
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| Sat., Oct. 27 | vs. South Georgia
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40 |
0 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 3 | @ Maryville
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26 |
7 |
W |
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| Sat., Nov. 10 | @ Florence State
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14 |
27 |
L |
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1956 Season Totals |
Record | 5-3
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Points Scored | 142 |
Scoring Average | 17.8 |
Points Allowed | 93 |
Defense Average | 11.6 |
Opponents Record | 3-5
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Conference Record | 2-1 |
Home Record | 4-0
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Away Record | 1-3
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1956 NCAA Final Rankings |
Rank |
Record |
Source |
was not ranked. |
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1956 All American Awards |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Award |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
1956 All Independent Conference Players |
Player |
Position |
Class |
Ht. |
Wt. |
Team |
Source |
Coming Someday |
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Some records may be incomplete.
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