1997 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

1997 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthland Football League
Record1–10 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Meacham (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCharles Kelly (1st season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
1997 Southland Football League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State +^   6 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 21 Northwestern State +^   6 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Sam Houston State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Southwest Texas State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Troy State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
  1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Williams, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Southland. Jacksonville State played home games at Paul Snow Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 67:00 p.m.Southwest Missouri State*
L 42–4714,023[1]
September 137:00 p.m.at Sam Houston State
W 28–218,036[2]
September 206:00 p.m.at UAB*
L 16–3423,775[3]
September 272:00 p.m.No. 11 McNeese State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 6–273,787[4]
October 42:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee*
L 16–276,911[5]
October 112:00 p.m.at No. 13 Stephen F. Austin
L 15–416,217[6]
October 254:00 p.m.Nicholls State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 14–162,352[7]
November 11:00 p.m.at Samford*
L 14–174,040[8]
November 86:00 p.m.at Northwestern State
L 21–425,247[9]
November 152:00 p.m.Southwest Texas State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 27–353,208[10]
November 206:30 p.m.at Troy State
L 0–498,900[11]

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References

  1. ^ "You want excitement, you got it; Williams put stamp on JSU despite loss". The Anniston Star. September 7, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "'We shocked the world' – Last-minute TD puts JSU atop league standings". The Anniston Star. September 14, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Blazers find offense, run around Jax State". The Anniston Star. September 21, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Cowboys slip, slide on by". The Anniston Star. September 28, 1997. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Raiders break into win column". The Daily News-Journal. October 5, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Stephen F. Austin defense strangles Jacksonville State". The Birmingham News. October 12, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jax State loses fifth straight game". The Birmingham News. October 26, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Samford edges past Jacksonville State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 2, 1997. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Robertson dazzles JSU in Demon win". Alexandria Daily Town Talk. November 9, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "SW Texas runs over Gamecocks". The Anniston Star. November 16, 1997. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "TSU hands Jax State 49–0 whipping". The Dothan Eagle. November 21, 1997. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Final 1997 Jacksonville State Football". jsugamecocksports.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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