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
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports NetworkNo. 10
FCS CoachesNo. 12
Record11–4 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJohn Grass (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorDuwan Walker (1st season)
Home stadiumBurgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
Seasons
← 2012
2014 →
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

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DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
August 315:00 pmat Alabama State*CSSW 24–221,580
September 76:00 pmJacksonville*WJXSW 48–1317,592
September 147:00 pmNorth Alabama*
  • JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WJXSW 24–21 2OT20,843
September 211:00 pmat Georgia State*ESPN3W 32–26 OT15,425
September 283:00 pmMurray State
  • JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WJXSL 34–35 OT14,382
October 53:00 pmat No. 22 UT MartinESPN3W 41–274,981
October 123:00 pmTennessee State No. 24
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WJXSL 15–3119,092
October 261:30 pmat Tennessee TechOVCDNW 34–148,953
November 21:00 pmat Austin PeayOVCDNW 42–104,010
November 93:00 pmEastern Kentucky
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WJXSW 68–1016,876
November 161:00 pmat No. 2 Eastern IllinoisNo. 22ESPN3L 14–526,693
November 233:00 pmSoutheast Missouri State
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
WJXSW 42–3412,927
November 307:00 pmNo. 18 Samford*No. 20
ESPN3W 55–148,992
December 76:00 pmat No. 6 McNeese State*No. 20
ESPN3W 31–105,036
December 143:00 pmat No. 3 Eastern Washington*No. 20
ESPN3L 24–354,277

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Game summaries

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@ Alabama State

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Jacksonville State @ Alabama State
1 234Total
• Gamecocks 0 0240 24
Hornets 0 6313 22

Jacksonville

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Jacksonville @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
Dolphins 7 303 13
• Gamecocks 0 21243 48

North Alabama

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North Alabama @ Jacksonville State
1 234OT2OTTotal
Lions 0 231330 21
Gamecocks 10 30533 24

@ Georgia State

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Jacksonville State @ Georgia State
1 234OTTotal
Gamecocks 7 13336 32
Panthers 9 00170 26

Murray State

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Murray State @ Jacksonville State
1 234OTTotal
Racers 10 10078 35
Gamecocks 0 101437 34

@ UT Martin

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Jacksonville State @ UT Martin
1 234Total
Gamecocks 10 14314 41
#22 Skyhawks 7 3107 27

Tennessee State

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Tennessee State @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
Tigers 7 14010 31
#24 Gamecocks 6 072 15

@ Tennessee Tech

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Jacksonville State @ Tennessee Tech
1 234Total
Gamecocks 7 1737 34
Golden Eagles 0 707 14

@ Austin Peay

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Jacksonville State @ Austin Peay
1 234Total
Gamecocks 7 21140 42
Governors 0 370 10

Eastern Kentucky

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Eastern Kentucky @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
Colonels 3 070 10
Gamecocks 16 241414 68

@ Eastern Illinois

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Jacksonville State @ Eastern Illinois
1 234Total
#22 Gamecocks 0 707 14
• #2 Panthers 35 377 52

Southeast Missouri State

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Southeast Missouri State @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
Redhawks 6 0721 34
Gamecocks 21 7140 42

Samford

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Samford @ Jacksonville State
1 234Total
#18 Bulldogs 0 077 14
#20 Gamecocks 17 21107 55

McNeese State

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Jacksonville State @ McNeese State
1 234Total
#20 Gamecocks 7 1437 31
#6 Cowboys 0 037 10

Ranking movements

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Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
Week
PollPre12345678910111213Final
Sports NetworkRVRVRVRVRVRV24RVRVRVRV22RV2010
CoachesRVRVRVRVRVRV24RVRVRVRV23RV2112

References

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  1. ^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
  2. ^ "2013 Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2022.