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American college football season
The 1997 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented
Jacksonville State University as a member of the
Southland Football League during the
1997 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by first-year head coach
Mike Williams, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 1–10 with a mark of 1–6 in conference play, placing last out of eight teams in the Southland. Jacksonville State played home games at
Paul Snow Stadium in
Jacksonville, Alabama.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 6 | 7:00 p.m. |
Southwest Missouri State* | | L 42–47 | 14,023 |
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September 13 | 7:00 p.m. | at
Sam Houston State | | W 28–21 | 8,036 |
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September 20 | 6:00 p.m. | at
UAB* | | L 16–34 | 23,775 |
[3] |
September 27 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 11
McNeese State | - Paul Snow Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| L 6–27 | 3,787 |
[4] |
October 4 | 2:00 p.m. | at
Middle Tennessee* | | L 16–27 | 6,911 | |
October 11 | 2:00 p.m. | at No. 13
Stephen F. Austin | | L 15–41 | 6,217 | |
October 25 | 4:00 p.m. |
Nicholls State | - Paul Snow Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| L 14–16 | 2,352 | |
November 1 | 1:00 p.m. | at
Samford* | | L 14–17 | 4,040 | |
November 8 | 6:00 p.m. | at
Northwestern State | | L 21–42 | 5,247 | |
November 15 | 2:00 p.m. |
Southwest Texas State | - Paul Snow Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| L 27–35 | 3,208 |
[5] |
November 20 | 6:30 p.m. | at
Troy State | | L 0–49 | 8,900 | |
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"You want excitement, you got it; Williams put stamp on JSU despite loss". The Anniston Star. September 7, 1997. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"'We shocked the world' – Last-minute TD puts JSU atop league standings". The Anniston Star. September 14, 1997. Retrieved December 18, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Blazers find offense, run around Jax State". The Anniston Star. September 21, 1997. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Cowboys slip, slide on by". The Anniston Star. September 28, 1997. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"SW Texas runs over Gamecocks". The Anniston Star. November 16, 1997. Retrieved March 10, 2022 – via
Newspapers.com.
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"Final 1997 Jacksonville State Football". jsugamecocksports.com. Retrieved November 29, 2022.
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