1997 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

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1997 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceSouthland Football League
Record1–10 (1–6 Southland)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorDoug Meacham (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorCharles Kelly (1st season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
Seasons
← 1996
1998 →
1997 Southland Football League standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 7 McNeese State +^   6 – 1     13 – 2  
No. 21 Northwestern State +^   6 – 1     8 – 4  
No. 13 Stephen F. Austin   5 – 2     8 – 3  
Sam Houston State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Nicholls State   3 – 4     5 – 6  
Southwest Texas State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Troy State   2 – 5     5 – 6  
Jacksonville State   1 – 6     1 – 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NCAA Division I-AA playoff participant
Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 1997 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Southland Football League during the 1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach Mike Williams, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Southland. Jacksonville State played home games at Paul Snow Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 67:00 p.m.
Southwest Missouri State*
L 42–4714,023
September 137:00 p.m.at Sam Houston State
W 28–218,036[1]
September 206:00 p.m.at UAB*
L 16–3423,775[2]
September 272:00 p.m.No. 11 McNeese State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 6–273,787[3]
October 42:00 p.m.at Middle Tennessee*
L 16–276,911
October 112:00 p.m.at No. 13 Stephen F. Austin
L 15–416,217
October 254:00 p.m.Nicholls State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 14–162,352
November 11:00 p.m.at
Seibert Stadium
  • Birmingham, AL (rivalry
    • )    		L 14–174,040
    November 86:00 p.m.at Northwestern State
    		L 21–425,247
    November 152:00 p.m.Southwest Texas State
    • Paul Snow Stadium
    • Jacksonville, AL
    		L 27–353,208[4]
    November 206:30 p.m.at
    Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL (Battle for the Ol' School Bell
    • )    		L 0–498,900

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    References

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    5. ^ "Final 1997 Jacksonville State Football". jsugamecocksports.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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