2014 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2014 Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
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2014 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0					10	–	2
No. 21 Eastern Kentucky ^		6	–	2					9	–	4
UT Martin		5	–	3					6	–	6
Eastern Illinois		5	–	3					5	–	7
Tennessee Tech		4	–	4					5	–	7
Tennessee State		3	–	5					6	–	6
SE Missouri State		3	–	5					5	–	7
Murray State		1	–	7					3	–	9
Austin Peay		1	–	7					1	–	11
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2014 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented

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Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 29	6:30 pm	at No. 8 (FBS) Michigan State*	No. 6	Spartan Stadium East Lansing, MI	BTN	L 7–45	75,127
September 6	5:00 pm	at Chattanooga*	No. 9	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN		W 26–23 OT	14,285
September 20	3:00 pm	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 45–34	18,912
September 27	6:00 pm	at OVCDN	W 52–28	10,897
October 4	3:00 pm	UT Martin	No. 8	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 38–14	15,944
October 11	2:00 pm	at No. 25 Tennessee State	No. 8	Hale Stadium Nashville, TN	ESPN3	W 27–20	5,849
October 25	3:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	No. 6	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 49–3	14,874
November 1	3:00 pm	Austin Peay	No. 5	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 56–0	17,952
November 8	12:00 pm	at No. 16 Eastern Kentucky	No. 4	Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY	OVCDN	W 20–6	9,400
November 15	3:00 pm	Eastern Illinois	No. 3	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 27–20	14,925
November 22	1:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State	No. 4	Houck Stadium Cape 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 Stadium Jacksonville, AL (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	L 26–37	10,832
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Jacksonville State @ Michigan State

1 2 3 4 Total #6 Gamecocks 0 0 7 0 7 • #8 Spartans 21 17 7 0 45 Date: August 29 Location: CDT Game attendance: 75,127 Television network: BTN

In their first game of the season, the Gamecocks lost, 45–7 to the Michigan State Spartans.^[3]

Jacksonville State @ Chattanooga

1 2 3 4 OT Total • #9 Gamecocks 7 10 3 0 6 26 Mocs 7 7 3 3 3 23 Date: September 6 Location: CDT Game attendance: 14,285

In their second game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 26–23, in overtime, over the Chattanooga Mocs.^[4]

West Alabama @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total Tigers 7 7 0 20 34 • #9 Gamecocks 7 17 14 7 45 Date: September 20 Location: CDT Game attendance: 18,912 Television network: WJXS

In their third game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 45–34 over the West Alabama Tigers.^[5]

Jacksonville State @ Murray State

1 2 3 4 Total • #8 Gamecocks 21 14 10 7 52 Racers 14 14 0 0 28 Date: September 27 Location: CDT Game attendance: 10,897 Television network: OVCDN

In their fourth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 52–28 over the Murray State Racers.^[6]

UT Martin @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total Skyhawks 0 7 0 7 14 • #8 Gamecocks 7 14 0 17 38 Date: October 4 Location: CDT Game attendance: 15,944 Television network: WJXS

In their fifth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 38–14 over the UT Martin Skyhawks.^[7]

Jacksonville State @ Tennessee State

1 2 3 4 Total • #8 Gamecocks 6 7 14 0 27 #25 Tigers 3 0 17 0 20 Date: October 11 Location: CDT Game attendance: 5,849 Television network: ESPN3

In their sixth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 27–20 over the Tennessee State Tigers.^[8]

Tennessee Tech @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total Golden Eagles 3 0 0 0 3 • #6 Gamecocks 0 35 7 7 49 Date: October 25 Location: CDT Game attendance: 14,874 Television network: WJXS

In their seventh game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 49–3 over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.^[9]

Austin Peay @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total Governors 0 0 0 0 0 • #5 Gamecocks 28 7 14 7 56 Date: November 1 Location: CDT Game attendance: 17,952 Television network: WJXS

In their eighth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 56–0 over the Austin Peay Governors.^[10]

Jacksonville State @ Eastern Kentucky

1 2 3 4 Total • #4 Gamecocks 3 7 0 10 20 #16 Colonels 0 3 3 0 6 Date: November 8 Location: CST Game attendance: 9,400 Television network: OVCDN

In their ninth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 20–6 over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.^[11]

Eastern Illinois @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total Panthers 7 0 10 3 20 • #3 Gamecocks 7 13 0 7 27 Date: November 15 Location: CST Game attendance: 14,925 Television network: ESPN3

In their tenth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 27–20 over the Eastern Illinois Panthers.^[12]

Jacksonville State @ Southeast Missouri State

1 2 3 4 Total • #4 Gamecocks 21 7 14 7 49 Redhawks 7 3 14 6 30 Date: November 22 Location: CST Game attendance: 2,201 Television network: OVCDN

In their eleventh game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 49–30 over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.^[13]

Sam Houston State @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total • #19 Bearkats 7 17 13 0 37 #3 Gamecocks 14 12 0 0 26 Date: December 6 Location: CST Elapsed time: 2:26 Game attendance: 10,832 Game weather: Temperature: 65 • Wind: WNW 10 • Weather: Scattered Showers Referee: Greg Sujack Television network: ESPN3

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.^[14]

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes

	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