1994 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

1994 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceIndependent
Record4–7
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorCharles Maniscalco (10th season)
Defensive coordinatorRoland Houston (3rd season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
1994 NCAA Division II independents football records
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
West Texas A&M     9 2 0
No. 4 Portland State ^     9 3 0
No. 7 New Haven     7 3 0
Wayne State (NE)     7 3 0
UC Davis     6 4 0
Southern Connecticut State     5 5 0
Springfield     5 5 0
Western New Mexico     4 4 0
Wofford     5 6 0
Sacred Heart     4 5 0
    4 7 0
Mercyhurst     3 6 1
American International     3 7 0
Pace     2 8 0
Kentucky State     1 9 1
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

The 1994 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as an independent during the 1994 NCAA Division II football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Bill Burgess, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 4–7. Jacksonville State played home games at Paul Snow Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama. This season was the program's last at the NCAA Division II level as the Gamecocks moved to NCAA Division I-AA competition in 1995.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 37:00 pmSam Houston StateL 10–178,222[1]
September 107:00 pmat No. 2 McNeese StateL 12–1815,025[2]
September 171:30 pmat UABW 28–1217,222[3]
September 2412:30 pmat North Carolina A&TW 24–177,512[4]
October 12:00 pmKnoxville
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 48–268,180[5]
October 152:00 pmNo. 19 Western Kentucky
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 20–2212,077[6]
October 227:00 pmat Northeast LouisianaW 32–2817,101[7]
October 291:30 pmat No. 19 Middle TennesseeL 37–458,000[8]
November 51:00 pmat Western IllinoisL 27–422,183[9]
November 122:00 pmCentral State (OH)
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 17–1811,988[10]
November 192:00 pmSouthwest Missouri State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 15–197,382[11]

References

  1. ^ "Late TD pass dooms Jax St". The Anniston Star. September 4, 1994. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "JSU loses, but stuns McNeese State". The Anniston Star. September 11, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Gamecocks blaze past UAB". The Anniston Star. September 18, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Not perfect, but JSU takes it". The Anniston Star. September 25, 1994. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jacksonville St. rips Knoxville". The Huntsville Times. October 2, 1994. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jewell glitters as Western escapes 22–20". The Courier-Journal. October 16, 1994. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "JSU upsets Division I Northeast Louisiana, 32–28". The Anniston Star. October 23, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com. Open access icon
  8. ^ "MTSU gets bigger thrill on wild ride". The Tennessean. October 30, 1994. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jacksonville State loses to Western Illinois 42–27". The Birmingham News. November 6, 1994. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "JSU loses on last plasy of game". The Anniston Star. November 13, 1994. Retrieved July 20, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Season ends at 4–7; JSU's new era dawns". The Anniston Star. November 20, 1994. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.