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.

2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 24–35 at Eastern Washington
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 10
FCS Coaches	No. 12
Record	11–4 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach	Bill Clark (1st season)
Offensive coordinator	John Grass (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Duwan Walker (1st season)
Home stadium	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium

2013 Ohio Valley Conference football standings

	Conf							Overall
Team		W		L					W		L
No. 4 Eastern Illinois $^		8	–	0					12	–	2
No. 17 Tennessee State ^		6	–	2					10	–	4
No. 10 Jacksonville State ^		5	–	3					11	–	4
UT Martin		5	–	3					7	–	5
Eastern Kentucky		4	–	4					6	–	6
Murray State		4	–	4					6	–	6
Tennessee Tech		2	–	6					5	–	7
Southeast Missouri State		2	–	6					3	–	9
Austin Peay		0	–	8					0	–	12
$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

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 Bowl Montgomery, AL	CSS	W 24–22	1,580
September 7	6:00 pm	Jacksonville*		Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 48–13	17,592
September 14	7:00 pm	North Alabama*		JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 24–21 2OT	20,843
September 21	1:00 pm	at Georgia State*		Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 32–26 OT	15,425
September 28	3:00 pm	Murray State		JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	L 34–35 OT	14,382
October 5	3:00 pm	at No. 22 UT Martin		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN3	W 41–27	4,981
October 12	3:00 pm	Tennessee State	No. 24	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	L 15–31	19,092
October 26	1:30 pm	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 34–14	8,953
November 2	1:00 pm	at Austin Peay		Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	W 42–10	4,010
November 9	3:00 pm	Eastern Kentucky		Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 68–10	16,876
November 16	1:00 pm	at No. 2 Eastern Illinois	No. 22	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	ESPN3	L 14–52	6,693
November 23	3:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State		Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 42–34	12,927
November 30	7:00 pm	No. 18 Samford*	No. 20	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, 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 Stadium Lake 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 Field Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN3	L 24–35	4,277
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

Game summaries

@ Alabama State

Jacksonville State @ Alabama State

1 2 3 4 Total • Gamecocks 0 0 24 0 24 Hornets 0 6 3 13 22 Date: August 31 Location: Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL Game start: 5:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 1,580 Television network: CSS

See also: 2013 Alabama State Hornets football team

Jacksonville

Jacksonville @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total Dolphins 7 3 0 3 13 • Gamecocks 0 21 24 3 48 Date: September 7 Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 6:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 17,592 Television network: WJXS

See also: 2013 Jacksonville Dolphins football team

North Alabama

North Alabama @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 OT 2OT Total Lions 0 2 3 13 3 0 21 • Gamecocks 10 3 0 5 3 3 24 Date: September 14 Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 7:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 20,843 Television network: WJXS

See also: North Alabama Lions football

@ Georgia State

Jacksonville State @ Georgia State

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Gamecocks 7 13 3 3 6 32 Panthers 9 0 0 17 0 26 Date: September 21 Location: Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA Game start: 1:00 PM CDT Game attendance: 15,425 Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 Georgia State Panthers football team

Murray State

Murray State @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 OT Total • Racers 10 10 0 7 8 35 Gamecocks 0 10 14 3 7 34 Date: September 28 Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Television network: WJXS

See also: 2013 Murray State Racers football team

@ UT Martin

Jacksonville State @ UT Martin

1 2 3 4 Total • Gamecocks 10 14 3 14 41 #22 Skyhawks 7 3 10 7 27 Date: October 5 Location: Graham Stadium Martin, TN Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 UT Martin Skyhawks football team

Tennessee State

Tennessee State @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total • Tigers 7 14 0 10 31 #24 Gamecocks 6 0 7 2 15 Date: October 12 Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 3:00 PM CDT Television network: WJXS

See also: 2013 Tennessee State Tigers football team

@ Tennessee Tech

Jacksonville State @ Tennessee Tech

1 2 3 4 Total • Gamecocks 7 17 3 7 34 Golden Eagles 0 7 0 7 14 Date: October 26 Location: Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN Game start: 1:30 PM CDT Television network: OVCDN

See also: 2013 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team

@ Austin Peay

Jacksonville State @ Austin Peay

1 2 3 4 Total • Gamecocks 7 21 14 0 42 Governors 0 3 7 0 10 Date: November 2 Location: Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN Game start: 1:00 PM CDT Television network: OVCDN

See also: 2013 Austin Peay State Governors football team

Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total Colonels 3 0 7 0 10 • Gamecocks 16 24 14 14 68 Date: November 9 Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 3:00 PM CST Television network: WJXS

See also: 2013 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team

@ Eastern Illinois

Jacksonville State @ Eastern Illinois

1 2 3 4 Total #22 Gamecocks 0 7 0 7 14 • #2 Panthers 35 3 7 7 52 Date: November 16 Location: O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL Game start: 1:00 PM CST Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team

Southeast Missouri State

Southeast Missouri State @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total Redhawks 6 0 7 21 34 • Gamecocks 21 7 14 0 42 Date: November 24 Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 3:00 PM CST Television network: WJXS

See also: 2013 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team

Samford

Samford @ Jacksonville State

1 2 3 4 Total #18 Bulldogs 0 0 7 7 14 • #20 Gamecocks 17 21 10 7 55 Date: November 24 Location: JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL Game start: 7:00 PM CST Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 Samford Bulldogs football team

McNeese State

Jacksonville State @ McNeese State

1 2 3 4 Total • #20 Gamecocks 7 14 3 7 31 #6 Cowboys 0 0 3 7 10 Date: December 7 Location: Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA Game start: 6:00 PM CST Television network: ESPN3

See also: 2013 McNeese State Cowboys football team

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes

	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