1968 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

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1968 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceAlabama Collegiate Conference
Record3–6 (0–3 ACC)
Head coach
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
Seasons
← 1967
1969 →

The 1968 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Alabama Collegiate Conference (ACC) during the 1968 NAIA football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Jim Blevins, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–6 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 21at Samford*L 14–20[1]
September 28Chattanooga*L 14–328,500[2][3]
October 12at Tennessee–Martin*W 16–12[4]
October 19Troy State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)
L 0–31[5]
October 26Newberry*
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 45–10[6]
November 2at Louisiana College*
W 45–21[7]
November 9at Delta State*
L 7–27[8]
November 16Livingston
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 0–7[9]
November 23Florence State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 10–38[10]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Samford holds off Jax, 20–14". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 22, 1968. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jax State's Gamecocks fall to Mocs, 32–14". The Anniston Star. September 29, 1968. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Cumulative Football Statistics Report". National Collegiate Athletic Association. Retrieved December 15, 2022.
  4. ^ "UTM Vols bow to field goals". The Commercial Appeal. October 13, 1970. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Troy tramples Jax State, 31–0". The Montgomery Advertiser. October 20, 1968. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jacksonville State dumps Newberry". The State. October 27, 1968. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Second period explosion kills Wildcats". The Alexandrian Daily Town Talk. November 3, 1968. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Delta State blast Gamecocks". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 10, 1968. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "JSU 'youth corps' loses, 7–0". The Anniston Star. November 17, 1968. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Florence 11 explodes, Jaxmen feel the blast". The Anniston Star. November 24, 1968. Retrieved December 3, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.