1953 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1953 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Conference	Alabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record	3–5–1 (0–3 AIC)
Head coach	Ray Wedgeworth (1st season)
Home stadium	College Bowl
Seasons← 1952 1954 →

The 1953 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ray Wedgeworth, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result
September 19	vs. Livingston State	Demopolis, AL	L 7–18
September 26	Maryville (TN)*	College Bowl Jacksonville, AL	T 0–0
October 2	at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–39
October 10	at South Georgia*	Douglas, GA	W 19–7
October 17	at Troy State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (rivalry)	L 7–13
October 24	vs. Austin Peay*	Murphree Stadium Gadsden, AL	L 16–41
October 31	West Georgia*	College Bowl Jacksonville, AL	W 40–0
November 14	Florence State	College Bowl Jacksonville, AL	L 0–26
November 21	vs. Howard (AL)*	Memorial Stadium Anniston, AL (rivalry)	W 26–13
*Non-conference game

"Livingston topples Jacksonville, 18–7 in season's opener". Alabama Journal. September 21, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Jacksonville, Maryville battle to scoreless tie". The Anniston Star. September 27, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Chattanooga throttles Gamecocks, 39 to 0". The Anniston Star. October 3, 1951. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Gamecocks take S. Georgia, 19–7". The Anniston Star. October 11, 1951. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Troy turns back Gamecocks, 13–7". The Anniston Star. October 18, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Governors clip wings of Gamecocks, 41–16". The Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. October 26, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Victory starved Gamecocks rip West Georgia, 40 to 0". The Anniston Star. November 1, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Florence rolls by Jacksonville". The Huntsville Times. November 15, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
"Howard loses lead, tilt, 26–13". The Birmingham News. November 22, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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Venues	College Field (1929–1946) Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium (1947–present)
Bowls & rivalries	Bowl games Samford Troy: Battle for the Ol' School Bell
Culture & lore	Cocky 2001 Cumberland game The Marching Southerners
People	Head coaches NFL draftees Statistical leaders
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