2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football

OVC champion
FCS Championship Game, L 10–37 vs. North Dakota State
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 2
FCS Coaches	No. 2
2015 record	13–2 (8–0 OVC)
Head coach	John Grass (2nd year)
Co-defensive coordinator	David Blackwell (2nd year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brandon Hall (2nd year)
Home stadium	JSU Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)

2015 OVC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#2 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0		13	–	2
#25 Eastern Illinois ^		7	–	1		7	–	5
Tennessee–Martin		6	–	2		7	–	4
Eastern Kentucky		5	–	3		6	–	5
SE Missouri State		3	–	4		4	–	7
Tennessee Tech		3	–	5		4	–	7
Murray State		2	–	6		3	–	8
Tennessee State		1	–	6		4	–	6
Austin Peay		0	–	8		0	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS FCS Poll

The 2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by second-year head coach John Grass and played their home games at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Jacksonville State finished the season 13–2 overall with a 8–0 mark in OVC play to win the conference championship. They received the conference's automatic bid to the FCS playoffs, where they defeated Chattanooga, Charleston Southern, and Sam Houston State to advance to the National Championship Game, where they lost to North Dakota State.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent^#	Rank^#	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	5:00 PM	at No. 8 Chattanooga*	No. 7	Finley Stadium • Chattanooga, TN	SDN	W 23–20	15,812
September 12	11:00 AM	at No. 6 (FBS) Auburn*	No. 5	Jordan–Hare Stadium • Auburn, AL	SECN	L 20–27 ^OT	87,451
September 19	1:00 PM	Tennessee State	No. 1	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 48–13	23,413
September 26	2:00 PM	at Tennessee–Martin	No. 1	Graham Stadium • Martin, TN	ESPN3	W 48–41	3,982
October 3	1:00 PM	Mississippi Valley State*	No. 1	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 49–7	13,889
October 17	6:00 PM	at Tennessee Tech	No. 1	Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 42–13	5,575
October 24	4:00 PM	at Austin Peay	No. 1	Governors Stadium • Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	W 27–7	5,411
October 31	1:00 PM	No. 13 Eastern Kentucky	No. 1	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 34–0	21,988
November 7	1:00 PM	at Eastern Illinois	No. 1	O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL	OVCDN	W 24–3	4,221
November 14	1:00 PM	Southeast Missouri State	No. 1	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 56–28	18,995
November 21	1:00 PM	Murray State	No. 1	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 42–20	18,555
December 5	2:00 PM	No. 7 Chattanooga*	No. 1	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs Second Round)	ESPN3	W 41–35 ^OT	21,452
December 11	7:00 PM	No. 9 Charleston Southern*	No. 1	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs Quarterfinals)	ESPN2	W 58–38	22,279
December 19	3:00 PM	No. 6 Sam Houston State*	No. 1	JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL (FCS Playoffs Semifinals)	ESPNU	W 62–10	23,692
January 9, 2016	11:00 AM	vs. No. 2 North Dakota State*	No. 1	Toyota Stadium • Frisco, TX (FCS National Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 10–37	21,836
*Non-conference game. Homecoming. ^#Rankings from STATS FCS Poll released prior to game. All times are in Central Time.

Source: Schedule

Game summaries

@ Chattanooga

Jacksonville State @ Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #7 Gamecocks	3	7	3	10	23
#8 Mocs	10	0	3	7	20

Date: September 5
Location: Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN
Game start: 5:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 15,812
Television network: SoCon Digital

@ Auburn

Jacksonville State @ Auburn

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#5 Gamecocks	0	10	0	10	0	20
• #6 (FBS) Tigers	3	3	7	7	7	27

Date: September 12
Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium
Auburn, AL
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Game attendance: 87,451
Television network: SECN

Tennessee State

Tennessee State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	13	0	13
• #1 Gamecocks	0	21	17	10	48

Date: September 19
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 23,413
Television network: ESPN3

@ Tennessee–Martin

Jacksonville State @ Tennessee–Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Gamecocks	14	14	14	6	48
Skyhawks	6	7	7	21	41

Date: September 26
Location: Graham Stadium
Martin, TN
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 3,982
Television network: ESPN3

Mississippi Valley State

Mississippi Valley State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	7	0	0	7
• #1 Gamecocks	14	21	14	0	49

Date: October 3
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 13,889
Television network: WJXS

@ Tennessee Tech

Jacksonville State @ Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Gamecocks	14	12	9	7	42
Golden Eagles	3	3	0	7	13

Date: October 17
Location: Tucker Stadium
Cookeville, TN
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 5,575
Television network: OVCDN

@ Austin Peay

Jacksonville State @ Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Gamecocks	10	17	0	0	27
Governors	0	0	7	0	7

Date: October 24
Location: Governors Stadium
Clarksville, TN
Game start: 4:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 5,411
Television network: OVCDN

Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
• #1 Gamecocks	7	17	7	3	34

Date: October 31
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 21,988
Television network: WJXS

@ Eastern Illinois

Jacksonville State @ Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Gamecocks	0	3	7	14	24
Panthers	0	3	0	0	3

Date: November 7
Location: O'Brien Stadium
Charleston, IL
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 4,221
Television network: OVCDN

Southeast Missouri State

Southeast Missouri State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	0	7	7	14	28
• #1 Gamecocks	7	14	21	14	56

Date: November 14
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 18,995
Television network: WJXS

Murray State

Murray State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	3	3	7	7	20
• #1 Gamecocks	14	7	14	7	42

Date: November 21
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 18,555
Television network: WJXS

FCS Playoffs

Second Round–Chattanooga

Chattanooga @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#7 Mocs	7	7	7	14	0	35
• #1 Gamecocks	0	21	7	7	6	41

Date: December 5
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 21,452
Television network: ESPN3

Quarterfinals–Charleston Southern

Charleston Southern @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Buccaneers	3	7	7	21	38
• #1 Gamecocks	10	3	21	24	58

Date: December 11
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 22,279
Television network: ESPN2

Semifinals–Sam Houston State

Sam Houston State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Sam Houston State	0	10	0	0	10
• #1 Gamecocks	17	24	14	7	62

Date: December 19
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 23,692
Television network: ESPNU

Championship–North Dakota State

North Dakota State vs Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 North Dakota State	3	21	3	10	37
#1 Gamecocks	0	0	10	0	10

Date: January 9, 2016
Location: Toyota Stadium
Frisco, TX
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Game attendance: 21,836
Television network: ESPN2

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
NR = Not ranked. RV = Received votes. ( ) = First place votes.
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	Final
STATS FCS	7	5 (24)	1 (39)	1 (93)	1 (89)	1 (89)	1 (89)	1 (108)	1 (107)	1 (139)	1 (149)	1 (145)	1 (135)	2
Coaches	9	6 (1)	4 (5)	3 (3)	3 (3)	3 (4)	3 (4)	2 (5)	2 (8)	1 (23)	1 (25)	1 (24)	1 (20)	2

References

Jacksonville State Gamecocks football

Venues	JSU Stadium (1947–present)

Bowls & rivalries	Battle for the Ol' School Bell (Troy) Samford

Culture & lore	Cocky 2001 Cumberland game Marching Southerners

People	Head coaches Ashley Martin

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National championship seasons in bold

2015 NCAA Division I FCS playoff participants

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Champion – North Dakota State

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