1998 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

1998 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthland Football League
Record7–4 (4–3 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Meacham (2nd season)
Defensive coordinatorCharles Kelly (2nd season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
1998 Southland Football League standings
Conf. Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 3 Northwestern State $^   6 – 1     11 – 3  
No. 8 McNeese State ^   5 – 2     9 – 3  
No. 13 Troy State ^   5 – 2     8 – 4  
  4 – 3     7 – 4  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     4 – 7  
Southwest Texas State   2 – 5     4 – 7  
Stephen F. Austin   2 – 5     3 – 8  
Sam Houston State   1 – 6     3 – 8  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1998 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 1998 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by second-year head coach Mike Williams, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 4–3 in conference play, placing fourth in the Southland. Jacksonville State played home games at Paul Snow Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 52:00 p.m.at Alabama A&M*
W 19–1314,673[1]
September 1212:00 p.m.at No. 6 Georgia Southern*
L 32–5110,803[2]
September 197:00 p.m.No. 20 Middle Tennessee*
W 10–712,678[3]
September 266:30 p.m.at Nicholls State
W 21–202,418[4]
October 16:00 p.m.Stephen F. Austin
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 22–1613,027[5]
October 107:00 p.m.at No. 1 McNeese State
L 14–3017,000[6]
October 172:00 p.m.Samford*
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)
W 21–012,789[7]
October 242:00 p.m.Sam Houston State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 31–195,237[8]
November 72:00 p.m.No. 9 Northwestern StateNo. 22
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 36–5312,779[9]
November 142:00 p.m.at Southwest Texas StateNo. 24
W 33–274,825[10]
November 212:00 p.m.No. 14 Troy StateNo. 24
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)
L 7–3114,987[11]

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References

  1. ^ "JSU's win should boot confidence". The Anniston Star. September 6, 1998. Retrieved August 27, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Eagles rally late, top Jacksonville". The Macon Telegraph. September 13, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jax State stops Middle Tenn". The Huntsville Times. September 20, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Last-second TD thrills Jax State". The Anniston Star. September 27, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Kirby's passing lifts Gamecocks". Birmingham Post-Herald. October 2, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "JSU misses shot at Cowboys". The Anniston Star. October 11, 1998. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jax State blanks Samford". The Dothan Eagle. October 18, 1998. Retrieved July 6, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "JSU continues its magical ride". The Anniston Star. October 25, 1998. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Gamecocks fall from first-place tie". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 8, 1998. Retrieved July 8, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "JSU pounds out win, 33–27". The Anniston Star. November 15, 1998. Retrieved March 15, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Troy State rolls over Gamecocks". The Huntsville Times. November 22, 1998. Retrieved July 19, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "1998 Jacksonville State Football". jsugamecocksports.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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