The Jacksonville State Gamecocks are the intercollegiate athletic teams of Jacksonville State University located in Jacksonville, Alabama, United States. In January 2023, the university began phasing in a new identity, Jax State, for marketing and promotion purposes, while the institution retains its official name, Jacksonville State University.[2][3] The Gamecocks athletic program is a member of Conference USA (CUSA), which it joined on July 1, 2023.
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks | |
|---|---|
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| University | Jacksonville State University |
| Conference | Conference USA |
| NCAA | Division I (FBS) |
| President | Dr. Don C. Killingsworth Jr. |
| Athletic director | Greg Seitz |
| Location | Jacksonville, Alabama |
| Varsity teams | 15 |
| Football stadium | Burgess–Snow Field |
| Basketball arena | Pete Mathews Coliseum |
| Baseball stadium | Rudy Abbott Field |
| Mascot | Cocky |
| Nickname | Gamecocks |
| Colors | Red and white[1] |
| Website | jaxstatesports |
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The Jax State mascot is Cocky the Gamecock, and the school colors are red and white.[4] Gamecock teams have won seven NCAA national championships in five sports, and, along with Wisconsin–Whitewater, is one of only two schools to win NCAA titles in baseball, basketball, and football.[5][6]
Sports sponsored
edit| Men's sports | Women's sports |
|---|---|
| Baseball | Basketball |
| Basketball | Beach volleyball |
| Cross country | Bowling |
| Football | Cross country |
| Golf | Golf |
| Tennis | Soccer |
| Softball | |
| Tennis | |
| Track and field† | |
| Volleyball | |
| Co-ed sports | |
| Rifle | |
| † – Track and field includes both indoor and outdoor. | |
Jacksonville State athletics began with the 1903 State Normal School (SNS) football team and was the domain of men only until women's sports were added in 1982. The SNS teams were known as the Eagle Owls, and the school colors were blue and gold. In 1946, the school's name was changed to Jacksonville Teachers College, and the team name and colors were also changed to the current Gamecocks and red and white.[4]
A member of Conference USA, Jacksonville State University sponsors teams in six men's, 10 women's, and one co-ed NCAA sanctioned sports:[7] The most recently added sport is women's bowling, added in 2023–24.[8] The bowling team won the NCAA title in its first season.[9]
NCAA national championships
editThe school has won the following NCAA championships.[6]
- 1984 Division II Women's Gymnastics
- 1985 Division II Men's Basketball
- 1985 Division II Women's Gymnastics
- 1990 Division II Baseball
- 1991 Division II Baseball
- 1992 Division II Football
- 2024 National Collegiate[a] Women's Bowling
Footnotes
edit- ^ "National Collegiate" is the NCAA's official designation of championship events open to members of more than one NCAA division. The bowling championship is currently open to all NCAA members.
References
edit- ^ Jacksonville State University Style Guide & Identification Standards Manual (PDF). Retrieved July 9, 2023.
- ^ Itson, Patience (January 13, 2023). "Jacksonville State University Gets New Name + Logo". The Bama Buzz. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ Lockette, Buffy (January 11, 2023). "Board Approves Refreshed Logo Concept". Jacksonville State University. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ a b "WHY WE ARE THE GAMECOCKS". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ "JAX STATE: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIP U". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ a b "NCAA Combined Championship Summary (through July 1, 2015)" (PDF). Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ "Gamecocks". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved September 10, 2015.
- ^ "JSU Announces the Addition of Women's Bowling in 2023-24" (Press release). Jacksonville State Gamecocks. January 10, 2023. Retrieved May 15, 2023.
- ^ "Jacksonville State wins 2024 NC bowling championship". NCAA. April 15, 2024. Retrieved May 28, 2024.
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