# 2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

The 2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Bill Clark his first and only season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 11–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the OVC. Jacksonville State received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, defeating Samford in the first round and McNeese State in the second round before losing to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.
On January 21, 2014, Clark resigned to become the head football coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 31 | 5:00 pm | at Alabama State* | | Cramton BowlMontgomery, AL | CSS | W 24–22 | 1,580 |
| September 7 | 6:00 pm | Jacksonville* | | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | WJXS | W 48–13 | 17,592 |
| September 14 | 7:00 pm | North Alabama* | | JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | WJXS | W 24–21 $^{2OT}$ | 20,843 |
| September 21 | 1:00 pm | at Georgia State* | | Georgia DomeAtlanta, GA | ESPN3 | W 32–26 $^{OT}$ | 15,425 |
| September 28 | 3:00 pm | Murray State | | JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | WJXS | L 34–35 $^{OT}$ | 14,382 |
| October 5 | 3:00 pm | at No. 22 UT Martin | | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | ESPN3 | W 41–27 | 4,981 |
| October 12 | 3:00 pm | Tennessee State | No. 24 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | WJXS | L 15–31 | 19,092 |
| October 26 | 1:30 pm | at Tennessee Tech | | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | OVCDN | W 34–14 | 8,953 |
| November 2 | 1:00 pm | at Austin Peay | | Governors StadiumClarksville, TN | OVCDN | W 42–10 | 4,010 |
| November 9 | 3:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky | | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | WJXS | W 68–10 | 16,876 |
| November 16 | 1:00 pm | at No. 2 Eastern Illinois | No. 22 | O'Brien StadiumCharleston, IL | ESPN3 | L 14–52 | 6,693 |
| November 23 | 3:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State | | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | WJXS | W 42–34 | 12,927 |
| November 30 | 7:00 pm | No. 18 Samford* | No. 20 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL (NCAA Division I First Round) | ESPN3 | W 55–14 | 8,992 |
| December 7 | 6:00 pm | at No. 6 McNeese State* | No. 20 | Cowboy StadiumLake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I Second Round) | ESPN3 | W 31–10 | 5,036 |
| December 14 | 3:00 pm | at No. 3 Eastern Washington* | No. 20 | Roos FieldCheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal) | ESPN3 | L 24–35 | 4,277 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### @ Alabama State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 24 |
| Hornets | 0 | 6 | 3 | 13 | 22 |

### Jacksonville

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Dolphins | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 |
| • Gamecocks | 0 | 21 | 24 | 3 | 48 |

### North Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| • Gamecocks | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 |

### @ Georgia State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| • Gamecocks | 7 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 32 |
| Panthers | 9 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 26 |

### Murray State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| • Racers | 10 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 8 | 35 |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 10 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 34 |

### @ UT Martin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Gamecocks | 10 | 14 | 3 | 14 | 41 |
| #22 Skyhawks | 7 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 27 |

### Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Tigers | 7 | 14 | 0 | 10 | 31 |
| #24 Gamecocks | 6 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 15 |

### @ Tennessee Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Gamecocks | 7 | 17 | 3 | 7 | 34 |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |

### @ Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • Gamecocks | 7 | 21 | 14 | 0 | 42 |
| Governors | 0 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 10 |

### Eastern Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 3 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 10 |
| • Gamecocks | 16 | 24 | 14 | 14 | 68 |

### @ Eastern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #22 Gamecocks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| • #2 Panthers | 35 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 52 |

### Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redhawks | 6 | 0 | 7 | 21 | 34 |
| • Gamecocks | 21 | 7 | 14 | 0 | 42 |

### Samford

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| #18 Bulldogs | 0 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
| • #20 Gamecocks | 17 | 21 | 10 | 7 | 55 |

### McNeese State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| • #20 Gamecocks | 7 | 14 | 3 | 7 | 31 |
| #6 Cowboys | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking RV = Received 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 | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 22 | RV | 20 | 10 |
| Coaches | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | RV | 24 | RV | RV | RV | RV | 23 | RV | 21 | 12 |