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1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record4–6 (1–5 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack White (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Beach (1st season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
Seasons← 19781980 →
1979 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Mississippi College $^ 5 – 1 – 0 10 – 3 – 0
Troy State 4 – 1 – 0 6 – 3 – 1
Tennessee–Martin 3 – 2 – 0 5 – 5 – 0
North Alabama 3 – 3 – 0 6 – 5 – 0
Delta State 2 – 4 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Jacksonville State 1 – 5 – 0 4 – 6 – 0
Livingston 1 – 5 – 0 3 – 8 – 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Fuller, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the GSC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 8at Mississippi CollegeL 7–174,250
September 15Alabama A&M*W 28–2112,500
September 22Tennessee–Martin
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 14–158,000
October 6Tennessee Tech*
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 23–76,500
October 13Austin Peay*
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 13–216,500
October 20Newberry*
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 14–77,500
October 27at Delta StateL 21–382,101
November 3Livingston
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 59–012,000
November 10at Troy StateL 10–125,250
November 17at North AlabamaL 14–284,500
  • *Non-conference game
  • Homecoming

References

  1. "Stunner, Howard's runs pace Choctaws to upset defending champs". The Clarion-Ledger. September 9, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. "JSU explodes to whip A&M". The Anniston Star. September 16, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. "UTM robs Jaxmen, 15–14". The Anniston Star. September 23, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. "Jax State–Tennessee Tech". The Tennessean. October 7, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. "Brown watedn to kiss game-icing Freeman". Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. October 14, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. "Jacksonville State drops Newberry, 14–7". The Greenville News. October 21, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. "Delta State 38, Jacksonville 21". Enterprise-Journal. October 28, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. "Jax State crushes Livingston". The Selma Times-Journal. November 4, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. "Troy outlasts Jax". The Anniston Star. November 11, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. "UNA drops Jax State". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 18, 1979. Retrieved November 29, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. "Final 1979 Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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