Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
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The Jacksonville State Gamecocks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Jacksonville State University (JSU) located in the U.S. state of Alabama. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the Conference USA. Jacksonville State's first football team was fielded in 1904. The team plays its home games at the 24,000-seat Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.[3]
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First season | 1904 (1904) | ||
Athletic director | Greg Seitz | ||
Head coach | Rich Rodriguez 2nd season, 18–6 (.750) | ||
Stadium | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium (Capacity: 24,000) | ||
Field surface | Turf | ||
Location | Jacksonville, Alabama | ||
NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
Conference | Conference USA | ||
All-time record | 612–422–39 [1] (.589) | ||
Bowl record | 1–0 (1.000) | ||
Claimed national titles | 1 NCAA Division II (1992) | ||
Conference titles | 25 | ||
Rivalries | Troy (rivalry) Samford (rivalry) | ||
Colors | Red and white[2] | ||
Marching band | Marching Southerners | ||
Website | JaxStateSports.com |
- For information on all Jacksonville State University sports, see Jacksonville State Gamecocks.
On November 5, 2021, the school accepted an invitation to join Conference USA (C-USA) of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) beginning with the 2023 season.[4]