1971 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

1971 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClarkie Mayfield (3rd season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
Seasons
← 1970
1972 →
1971 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 1 Livingston +^ 5 1 0 11 1 0
Troy State + 5 1 0 6 3 0
Jacksonville State 3 2 0 6 3 0
Tennessee–Martin 3 3 0 5 5 0
Delta State 2 4 0 3 5 1
Florence State 0 6 0 1 10 0
Southeastern Louisiana 0 6 0 0 11 0
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1971 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1971 NAIA Division I football season. Led by third-year head coach Charley Pell, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, and finished third in the GSC.

Schedule[edit]

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
September 11vs. Livingston
L 9–10[1]
September 25Southeast Missouri State*W 57–0[2]
October 2Western Carolina*
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 41–14[3]
October 9at Southeastern LouisianaW 20–14[4]
October 16at Troy StateL 28–42[5]
October 23Samford*
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)
L 21–31[6]
October 30Tennessee–Martin
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 30–10[7]
November 13Delta State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 31–14[8]
November 19at Florence StateW 60–7[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Livingston upsets Gamecocks, 10–9: Jax' short-lived rating tumbles". The Anniston Star. September 12, 1971. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Jax State rips SE Missouri". The Montgomery Advertiser. September 26, 1971. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Western drops 41–14 decision". Asheville Citizen-Times. October 3, 1971. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jacksonville edges by winless Lions". The Daily Advertiser. October 10, 1971. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Troy rips Jax State by 42–28". The Anniston Star. October 17, 1971. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "The big push fails, and Jax falls, 31–21". The Anniston Star. October 24, 1971. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jacksonville drops Pacers". The Commercial Appeal. October 31, 1971. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Delta State loses to Jacksonville". The Delta Democrat-Times. November 14, 1971. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "Jax rolls to 60–7 triumph". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 20, 1971. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.