2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
OVC champion
NCAA Division I Championship Game, L 10–37 vs. North Dakota State
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
STATS	No. 2
FCS Coaches	No. 2
Record	13–2 (8–0 OVC)
Head coach	John Grass (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	David Blackwell (2nd season)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brandon Hall (2nd season)
Home stadium	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
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The 2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title for the second 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 defeated Chattanooga in the second round, Charleston Southern in the quarterfinals, and Sam Houston State in the semifinals before losing to North Dakota State in the NCAA Division I Championship Game. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Rank	Site	TV	Result	Attendance
September 5	5:00 pm	at No. 8 Chattanooga*	No. 7	Finley Stadium Chattanooga, TN	SDN	W 23–20	15,812
September 12	11:00 am	at No. 6 (FBS) Auburn*	No. 5	Jordan–Hare Stadium Auburn, AL	SECN	L 20–27 OT	87,451
September 19	1:00 pm	Tennessee State	No. 1	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	ESPN3	W 48–13	23,413
September 26	2:00 pm	at UT Martin	No. 1	Graham Stadium Martin, TN	ESPN3	W 48–41	3,982
October 3	1:00 pm	Mississippi Valley State*	No. 1	JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 49–7	13,889
October 17	6:00 pm	at Tennessee Tech	No. 1	Tucker Stadium Cookeville, TN	OVCDN	W 42–13	5,575
October 24	4:00 pm	at Austin Peay	No. 1	Governors Stadium Clarksville, TN	OVCDN	W 27–7	5,411
October 31	1:00 pm	No. 13 Eastern Kentucky	No. 1	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 34–0	21,988
November 7	1:00 pm	at Eastern Illinois	No. 1	O'Brien Field Charleston, IL	OVCDN	W 24–3	4,221
November 14	1:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State	No. 1	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 56–28	18,995
November 21	1:00 pm	Murray State	No. 1	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL	WJXS	W 42–20	18,555
December 5	2:00 pm	No. 7 Chattanooga*	No. 1	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL (NCAA Division I Second Round)	ESPN3	W 41–35 OT	21,452
December 11	7:00 pm	No. 9 Charleston Southern*	No. 1	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)	ESPN2	W 58–38	22,279
December 19	3:00 pm	No. 6 Sam Houston State*	No. 1	Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium Jacksonville, AL (NCAA Division I Semifinal)	ESPNU	W 62–10	23,692
January 9, 2016	11:00 am	vs. No. 2 North Dakota State*	No. 1	Toyota Stadium Frisco, TX (NCAA Division I Championship Game)	ESPN2	L 10–37	21,836
*Non-conference game Homecoming Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

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Game summaries

@ Chattanooga

@ Auburn

Tennessee State

@ UT Martin

Mississippi Valley State

@ Tennessee Tech

@ Austin Peay

Eastern Kentucky

@ Eastern Illinois

Southeast Missouri State

Murray State

Chattanooga—NCAA Division I Second Round

Charleston Southern—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

Sam Houston State—NCAA Division I Semifinal

North Dakota State—NCAA Division I Championship Game

Ranking movements

References

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