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1949 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

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1949 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Bowl
Seasons
← 1948
1950 →
1949 Alabama Intercollegiate Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
Livingston State + 3 0 1 7 2 1
Troy State + 2 0 1 6 3 1
Jacksonville State 3 2 0 6 3 0
Marion 1 1 0 ? ? ?
Florence State 1 3 0 4 5 0
Athens 0 2 0 5 4 1
St. Bernard 0 3 0 ? ? ?
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1949 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 1949 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the AIC.

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 298:00 p.m.Florence StateW 12–75,000[1][2][3]
October 88:00 p.m.at Livingston State
L 7–143,500[4][5]
October 15at Troy State
L 6–27[6]
October 22at St. BernardCullman, ALW 38–0[7]
October 27Austin Peay*
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 19–7[8]
November 5Athens State
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 42–0[9]
November 12at Southeastern Louisiana*L 14–20[10]
November 19Maryville (TN)*
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 20–145,000[11]
December 16vs. Livingston State*W 12–73,000[12]

References

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  1. ^ "Jacksonville Faces Florence Tonight At 8". Montgomery Advertiser. Montgomery, Alabama. September 29, 1949. p. 10B. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  2. ^ "Gamecocks Beat Florence In Final Quarter". The Anniston Star. Anniston, Alabama. September 30, 1949. p. 14. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  3. ^ "Decatur boys in starring roles, but Bears lose". The Decatur Daily. September 30, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ Thomas, Roland (October 6, 1949). "L. S. T. C. Tigers Get Set For Homecoming Game With Gamecocks". Our Southern Home. Livingston, Alabama. p. 1. Retrieved March 15, 2024 – via Newspapers.com Open access icon.
  5. ^ "Livingston Edges By Jax State". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Troy topples Jax club, 27–6, in AIC game". The Anniston Star. October 16, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Gamecocks wallop St. Bernard, 38–0". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "AP Govs lose 19–7". Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. October 28, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jacksonville wins over Athens, 42–0". The Huntsville Times. November 6, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Jaxes are beaten, 20–14". The Anniston Star. November 13, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jacksonville downs Scots". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ "Gamecocks win bowl tilt against Livingston 12–7". The Pensacola News Journal. December 17, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.