2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
NCAA Division I Quarterfinal, L 24–35 at Eastern Washington
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 10
FCS Coaches	No. 12
Record	11–4 (5–3 OVC)
Head coach	Bill Clark (1st season);
Offensive coordinator	John Grass (1st season)
Defensive coordinator	Duwan Walker (1st season)
Home stadium	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
	Seasons ← 2012 2014 →

2013 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
No. 4 Eastern Illinois $^	8	–	0	12	–	2
No. 17 Tennessee State ^	6	–	2	10	–	4
No. 10 Jacksonville State ^	5	–	3	11	–	4
UT Martin	5	–	3	7	–	5
Eastern Kentucky	4	–	4	6	–	6
Murray State	4	–	4	6	–	6
Tennessee Tech	2	–	6	5	–	7
Southeast Missouri State	2	–	6	3	–	9
Austin Peay	0	–	8	0	–	12

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from The Sports Network poll

The 2013 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by Bill Clark his first and only season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 11–4 with a mark of 5–3 in conference play, tying for third place in the OVC. Jacksonville State received an at-large bid to NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs, defeating Samford in the first round and McNeese State in the second round before losing to Eastern Washington in the quarterfinals. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

On January 21, 2014, Clark resigned to become the head football coach at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).

Schedule[edit]

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
August 31	5:00 pm	at Alabama State*		Cramton Bowl Montgomery, AL	CSS	W 24–22	1,580
September 7	6:00 pm	Jacksonville*		Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 48–13	17,592
September 14	7:00 pm	North Alabama*		JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 24–21 ^2OT	20,843
September 21	1:00 pm	at Georgia State*		Georgia Dome Atlanta, GA	ESPN3	W 32–26 ^OT	15,425
September 28	3:00 pm	Murray State		JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	L 34–35 ^OT	14,382
October 5	3:00 pm	at No. 22 UT Martin		Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN3	W 41–27	4,981
October 12	3:00 pm	Tennessee State	No. 24	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	L 15–31	19,092
October 26	1:30 pm	at Tennessee Tech		Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 34–14	8,953
November 2	1:00 pm	at Austin Peay		Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	W 42–10	4,010
November 9	3:00 pm	Eastern Kentucky		Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 68–10	16,876
November 16	1:00 pm	at No. 2 Eastern Illinois	No. 22	O'Brien Stadium Charleston, IL	ESPN3	L 14–52	6,693
November 23	3:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State		Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 42–34	12,927
November 30	7:00 pm	No. 18 Samford*	No. 20	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL (NCAA Division I First Round)	ESPN3	W 55–14	8,992
December 7	6:00 pm	at No. 6 McNeese State*	No. 20	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	W 31–10	5,036
December 14	3:00 pm	at No. 3 Eastern Washington*	No. 20	Roos Field Cheney, WA (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN3	L 24–35	4,277
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries[edit]

@ Alabama State[edit]

Jacksonville State @ Alabama State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Gamecocks	0	0	24	0	24
Hornets	0	6	3	13	22

Date: August 31
Location: Cramton Bowl
Montgomery, AL
Game start: 5:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 1,580
Television network: CSS

Jacksonville[edit]

Jacksonville @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Dolphins	7	3	0	3	13
• Gamecocks	0	21	24	3	48

Date: September 7
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 17,592
Television network: WJXS

North Alabama[edit]

North Alabama @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT	Total
Lions	0	2	3	13	3	0	21
• Gamecocks	10	3	0	5	3	3	24

Date: September 14
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 20,843
Television network: WJXS

@ Georgia State[edit]

Jacksonville State @ Georgia State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Gamecocks	7	13	3	3	6	32
Panthers	9	0	0	17	0	26

Date: September 21
Location: Georgia Dome
Atlanta, GA
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 15,425
Television network: ESPN3

Murray State[edit]

Murray State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• Racers	10	10	0	7	8	35
Gamecocks	0	10	14	3	7	34

Date: September 28
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Television network: WJXS

@ UT Martin[edit]

Jacksonville State @ UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Gamecocks	10	14	3	14	41
#22 Skyhawks	7	3	10	7	27

Date: October 5
Location: Graham Stadium
Martin, TN
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Television network: ESPN3

Tennessee State[edit]

Tennessee State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Tigers	7	14	0	10	31
#24 Gamecocks	6	0	7	2	15

Date: October 12
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Television network: WJXS

@ Tennessee Tech[edit]

Jacksonville State @ Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Gamecocks	7	17	3	7	34
Golden Eagles	0	7	0	7	14

Date: October 26
Location: Tucker Stadium
Cookeville, TN
Game start: 1:30 PM CDT
Television network: OVCDN

@ Austin Peay[edit]

Jacksonville State @ Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
• Gamecocks	7	21	14	0	42
Governors	0	3	7	0	10

Date: November 2
Location: Governors Stadium
Clarksville, TN
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Television network: OVCDN

Eastern Kentucky[edit]

Eastern Kentucky @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Colonels	3	0	7	0	10
• Gamecocks	16	24	14	14	68

Date: November 9
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Television network: WJXS

@ Eastern Illinois[edit]

Jacksonville State @ Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
#22 Gamecocks	0	7	0	7	14
• #2 Panthers	35	3	7	7	52

Date: November 16
Location: O'Brien Stadium
Charleston, IL
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Television network: ESPN3

Southeast Missouri State[edit]

Southeast Missouri State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	6	0	7	21	34
• Gamecocks	21	7	14	0	42

Date: November 24
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 3:00 PM CST
Television network: WJXS

Samford[edit]

Samford @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#18 Bulldogs	0	0	7	7	14
• #20 Gamecocks	17	21	10	7	55

Date: November 24
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 7:00 PM CST
Television network: ESPN3

McNeese State[edit]

Jacksonville State @ McNeese State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #20 Gamecocks	7	14	3	7	31
#6 Cowboys	0	0	3	7	10

Date: December 7
Location: Cowboy Stadium
Lake Charles, LA
Game start: 6:00 PM CST
Television network: ESPN3

Ranking movements[edit]

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
RV = Received votes
	Week
Poll	Pre	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	Final
Sports Network	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	22	RV	20	10
Coaches	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	RV	24	RV	RV	RV	RV	23	RV	21	12

References[edit]

^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
^ "2013 Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2022.

[1] "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2013". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2022.

[2] "2013 Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2022.

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