# 2014 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

The 2014 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by first-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title. Jacksonville State received the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Gamecocks lost in the second round to Sam Houston State. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 6:30 pm | at No. 8 (FBS) Michigan State* | No. 6 | Spartan StadiumEast Lansing, MI | BTN | L 7–45 | 75,127 |
| September 6 | 5:00 pm | at Chattanooga* | No. 9 | Finley StadiumChattanooga, TN | | W 26–23 $^{OT}$ | 14,285 |
| September 20 | 3:00 pm | West Alabama* | No. 9 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | WJXS | W 45–34 | 18,912 |
| September 27 | 6:00 pm | at Murray State | No. 8 | Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY | OVCDN | W 52–28 | 10,897 |
| October 4 | 3:00 pm | UT Martin | No. 8 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | WJXS | W 38–14 | 15,944 |
| October 11 | 2:00 pm | at No. 25 Tennessee State | No. 8 | Hale StadiumNashville, TN | ESPN3 | W 27–20 | 5,849 |
| October 25 | 3:00 pm | Tennessee Tech | No. 6 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | WJXS | W 49–3 | 14,874 |
| November 1 | 3:00 pm | Austin Peay | No. 5 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | WJXS | W 56–0 | 17,952 |
| November 8 | 12:00 pm | at No. 16 Eastern Kentucky | No. 4 | Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY | OVCDN | W 20–6 | 9,400 |
| November 15 | 3:00 pm | Eastern Illinois | No. 3 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN3 | W 27–20 | 14,925 |
| November 22 | 1:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | No. 4 | Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO | OVCDN | W 49–30 | 2,201 |
| December 6 | 1:00 pm | No. 19 Sam Houston State* | No. 3 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 26–37 | 10,832 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### @ Michigan State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #6 Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| • #8 Spartans | 21 | 17 | 7 | 0 | 45 |
In their first game of the season, the Gamecocks lost, 45–7 to the Michigan State Spartans.

### @ Chattanooga

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| • #9 Gamecocks | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 26 |
| Mocs | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 23 |
In their second game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 26–23, in overtime, over the Chattanooga Mocs.

### West Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 7 | 7 | 0 | 20 | 34 |
| • #9 Gamecocks | 7 | 17 | 14 | 7 | 45 |
In their third game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 45–34 over the West Alabama Tigers.

### @ Murray State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #8 Gamecocks | 21 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 52 |
| Racers | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 28 |
In their fourth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 52–28 over the Murray State Racers.

### UT Martin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Skyhawks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • #8 Gamecocks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 17 | 38 |
In their fifth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 38–14 over the UT Martin Skyhawks.

### @ Tennessee State Tigers

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #8 Gamecocks | 6 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 27 |
| #25 Tigers | 3 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 20 |
In their sixth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 27–20 over the Tennessee State Tigers.

### Tennessee Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| • #6 Gamecocks | 0 | 35 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
In their seventh game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 49–3 over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.

### Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Governors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| • #5 Gamecocks | 28 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 56 |
In their eighth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 56–0 over the Austin Peay Governors.

### @ Eastern Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #4 Gamecocks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 | 20 |
| #16 Colonels | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
In their ninth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 20–6 over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.

### Eastern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 20 |
| • #3 Gamecocks | 7 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 27 |
In their tenth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 27–20 over the Eastern Illinois Panthers.

### @ Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #4 Gamecocks | 21 | 7 | 14 | 7 | 49 |
| Redhawks | 7 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 30 |
In their eleventh game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 49–30 over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.

### Sam Houston State—NCAA Division I Second Round

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #19 Bearkats | 7 | 17 | 13 | 0 | 37 |
| #3 Gamecocks | 14 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
In their twelfth game of the season, the Gamecocks lost, 37–26 to the Sam Houston State Bearkats in their 2014 FCS Second Round playoff game.

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking ( ) = First-place votes :
| | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week | Week |
| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | Final |
| Sports Network | 6 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 (13) | 4 (10) | 3 (14) | 9 |
| Coaches | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 (2) | 3 (1) | 2 (1) | 9 |