2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

American college football season February 2026 August 2023 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football Jacksonville State Gamecocks wordmark.svg 150 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 6 6 10–2 7–0 John Grass 3rd David Blackwell 3rd Brandon Hall 3rd Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium OVC champion NCAA Division I Second Round L 24–40 vs. Youngstown State The 2016 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2016 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by third-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 10–2 with a mark of 7–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title for the third consecutive season. Jacksonville State received the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Gamecocks lost in the second round to the eventual national runner-up, Youngstown State. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama. Schedule 2016 NCAA Division I FCS STATS Central September 1 Thursday 6:00 pm w y 3 North Alabama 15 (D-II) Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24, OVCDN 31–12 22,116 September 10 6:30 pm l y y 5 LSU 21 (FBS) Tiger Stadium Baton Rouge, LA ESPNU 13–34 98,389 September 17 1:00 pm w y 4 Coastal Carolina 17 Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24, OVCDN 27–26 14,265 September 24 6:00 pm w y y 3 Liberty Williams Stadium Lynchburg, VA ESPN3 48–19 15,354 October 8 1:00 pm w 3 Tennessee Tech Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN3 40–21 16,092 October 15 1:00 pm w 3 Austin Peay Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24OVCDN 34–14 14,455 October 22 2:00 pm w y 2 Eastern Kentucky Roy Kidd Stadium Richmond, KY OVCDN 24–7 11,600 October 29 2:00 pm w y 2 Eastern Illinois 23 Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL ESPN3 47–14 21,655 November 5 1:00 pm w y 2 Southeast Missouri State Houck Stadium Cape Girardeau, MO ESPN3 17–10 6,839 November 12 1:00 pm w y 2 Murray State Roy Stewart Stadium Murray, KY OVCDN 33–15 3,220 November 19 1:00 pm w 2 UT Martin Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL WEAC TV-24, OVCDN 33–7 18,982 December 3 1:00 pm l y 2 Youngstown State 13 Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL NCAA Division I Second Round ESPN3 24–40 18,838 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2016 https://www.espn.com/college-football/team/schedule/_/id/55/season/2016 ESPN December 5, 2022 2016 JSU Football Schedule https://jsugamecocksports.com/sports/football/schedule/2016-17 Jacksonville State University Athletics December 5, 2022 Game summaries North Alabama North Alabama @ Jacksonville State #15 (D-II) Lions 0 6 3 3 #3 Gamecocks 14 7 7 3 September 1 Thursday JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL 6:00 PM CDT 22,116 WEAC TV-24 North Alabama Lions football @ LSU Jacksonville State @ LSU #5 Gamecocks 0 10 0 3 #21 (FBS) Tigers 0 27 7 0 September 10 Tiger StadiumBaton Rouge, LA 6:30 PM CDT 98,389 ESPNU 2016 LSU Tigers football team Coastal Carolina Coastal Carolina @ Jacksonville State #17 Chanticleers 3 9 6 8 #4 Gamecocks 7 6 7 7 September 17 JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL 1:00 PM CDT 14,265 OVCDN 2016 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team @ Liberty Jacksonville State @ Liberty #3 Gamecocks 14 13 0 21 Flames 3 0 7 9 September 24 Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA 6:00 PM CDT 15,354 ESPN3 2016 Liberty Flames football team Tennessee Tech Tennessee Tech @ Jacksonville State Golden Eagles 0 7 7 7 #3 Gamecocks 17 16 7 0 October 8 JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL 1:00 PM CDT 16,092 ESPN3 2016 Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles football team Austin Peay Austin Peay @ Jacksonville State Governors 0 7 0 7 #3 Gamecocks 7 7 13 7 October 15 Tucker StadiumCookeville, TN 1:00 PM CDT 14,455 WEAC TV-24 2016 Austin Peay Governors football team @ Eastern Kentucky Jacksonville State @ Eastern Kentucky #2 Gamecocks 0 14 3 7 Colonels 0 0 7 0 October 22 Roy Kidd StadiumRichmond, KY 2:00 PM CDT 11,600 OVCDN 2016 Eastern Kentucky Colonels football team Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois @ Jacksonville State #23 Panthers 0 7 0 7 #2 Gamecocks 21 10 9 7 October 29 JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL 2:00 PM CDT 21,655 ESPN3 2016 Eastern Illinois Panthers football team @ Southeast Missouri State Jacksonville State @ Southeast Missouri State #2 Gamecocks 7 10 0 0 Redhawks 0 0 7 3 November 5 Houck StadiumCape Girardeau, MO 1:00 PM CDT 6,839 ESPN3 2016 Southeast Missouri State Redhawks football team @ Murray State Jacksonville State @ Murray State #2 Gamecocks 0 7 6 20 Racers 0 3 0 12 November 12 Roy Stewart StadiumMurray, KY 1:00 PM CST 3,220 OVCDN 2016 Murray State Racers football team UT Martin UT Martin @ Jacksonville State Skyhawks 0 0 7 0 #2 Gamecocks 12 7 7 7 November 19 JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL 1:00 PM CST 18,982 WEAC TV-24 2016 UT Martin Skyhawks football team Youngstown State—NCAA Division I Second Round Youngstown State @ Jacksonville State #13 Penguins 17 3 14 6 #2 Gamecocks 7 10 7 0 December 3 JSU StadiumJacksonville, AL 1:00 PM CST 18,838 ESPN3 2016 Youngstown State Penguins football team Ranking movements STATS FCS 0 13 3 (4) 5 (1) 4 3 3 3 3 2 (19) 2 (16) 2 (15) 2 (19) 2 (18) 2 (15) 6 Coaches 0 13 3 5 6 4 4 4 4 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 2 (2) 6 FCS Playoffs 9 11 1 1 3 References Jacksonville State Category:Jacksonville State Gamecocks football seasons Category:Ohio Valley Conference football champion seasons Jacksonville State Jacksonville State Gamecocks football