# 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

The 2019 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2019 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by sixth-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–6, with a mark of 3–5 conference play, tying for fifth place in the OVC. Jacksonville State played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

## Preseason
### Preseason coaches' poll

The OVC released their preseason coaches' poll on July 22, 2019. The Gamecocks were picked to finish in first place.
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Jacksonville State | 135 (15) |
| 2 | Southeast Missouri State | 115 |
| 3 | Eastern Kentucky | 99 |
| 4 | Austin Peay | 84 |
| 5 | Tennessee State | 75 |
| 6 | UT Martin | 58 |
| 7 | Murray State | 55 |
| 8 | Eastern Illinois | 38 |
| 9 | Tennessee Tech | 16 |

### Preseason All-OVC team

The Gamecocks had seven players at seven positions selected to the preseason all-OVC team.

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | at Southeastern Louisiana* | No. 6 | Strawberry StadiumHammond, LA | ESPN+ | L 14–35 | 7,116 |
| September 7 | 6:00 p.m. | Chattanooga* | No. 18 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN+ | W 41–20 | 19,428 |
| September 14 | 3:00 p.m. | No. 4 Eastern Washington* | No. 17 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN+ | W 49–45 | 20,901 |
| September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | North Alabama* | No. 10 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN+ | W 30–12 | 21,976 |
| September 28 | 2:00 p.m. | at Austin Peay | No. 11 | Fortera StadiumClarksville, TN | ESPN+ | L 33–52 | 7,027 |
| October 5 | 6:00 p.m. | Tennessee State | No. 21 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN+ | W 31–23 | 16,589 |
| October 12 | 12:00 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | No. 17 | O'Brien FieldCharleston, IL | ESPN+ | W 28–20 | 3,170 |
| October 19 | 3:00 p.m. | Southeast Missouri State | No. 16 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN3 | L 21–24 | 13,643 |
| October 26 | 3:00 p.m. | Murray State | No. 25 | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN3 | W 14–12 | 10,786 |
| November 2 | 2:00 p.m. | at UT Martin | No. 22 | Graham StadiumMartin, TN | ESPN+ | L 17–22 | 4,169 |
| November 9 | 1:30 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | | Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN | ESPN+ | L 27–37 | 11,331 |
| November 23 | 1:00 p.m. | Eastern Kentucky | | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN3 | L 23–29 | 14,477 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from STATS Poll released prior to the gameAll times are in Central time ||||||||

## Game summaries
### At Southeastern Louisiana

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 6 Gamecocks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 14 |
| Lions | 14 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 35 |

### Chattanooga

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Mocs | 3 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 20 |
| No. 18 Gamecocks | 7 | 14 | 6 | 14 | 41 |

### Eastern Washington

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 4 Eagles | 28 | 7 | 10 | 0 | 45 |
| No. 17 Gamecocks | 7 | 14 | 7 | 21 | 49 |

### North Alabama

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Lions | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| No. 10 Gamecocks | 7 | 16 | 0 | 7 | 30 |

### At Austin Peay

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 11 Gamecocks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 19 | 33 |
| Governors | 10 | 21 | 14 | 7 | 52 |

### Tennessee State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Tigers | 17 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 |
| No. 21 Gamecocks | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |

### At Eastern Illinois

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 17 Gamecocks | 7 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Panthers | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 20 |

### Southeast Missouri State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Redhawks | 0 | 7 | 3 | 14 | 24 |
| No. 16 Gamecocks | 0 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 21 |

### Murray State

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Racers | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| No. 25 Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 |

### At UT Martin

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| No. 22 Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 17 |
| Skyhawks | 0 | 13 | 6 | 3 | 22 |

### At Tennessee Tech

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
| Golden Eagles | 10 | 14 | 7 | 6 | 37 |

### Eastern Kentucky

| | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Colonels | 6 | 3 | 14 | 6 | 29 |
| Gamecocks | 6 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 23 |

## Ranking movements

Ranking movements Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking — = Not ranked 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 |
| STATS FCS | 6 | 18 | 17 | 10 | 11 | 21 | 17 | 16 | 25 | 22 | RV | — | — | — | |
| Coaches | 6 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 20 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 18 | RV | — | — | — | |