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2021 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2021 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record5–6 (3–3 AQ7)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJimmy Ogle (22nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread
Co-defensive coordinatorWilliam Green (3rd season)
Co-defensive coordinatorOwen Kilgore (3rd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumBurgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
Seasons
← 2020
2022 →
2021 WAC–ASUN Challenge football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 5 Sam Houston $^   6 0     11 1  
No. 21 Stephen F. Austin ^   4 2     8 4  
Eastern Kentucky   4 2     7 4  
Central Arkansas   3 3     5 6  
Jacksonville State   3 3     5 6  
Abilene Christian   1 5     5 6  
Lamar   0 6     1 9  
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2021 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2021 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Gamecocks competed in the AQ7, a football partnership between the Western Athletic Conference (WAC) and the ASUN Conference, until the ASUN began play as a football conference.[1] Jacksonville State was led by eighth-year head coach John Grass for the first nine games of the season before Grass resigned. Maxwell Thurmond was appointed interim head coach for the final two games of the year. Jacksonville State finished the season with an overall record of 5–6 and a mark of 3–3 in conference play, tying for fourth place in the AQ7. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

Schedule

DateTimeOpponentRankSiteTVResultAttendance
September 16:30 p.m.vs. UAB*No. 10ESPNL 0–319,122
September 117:00 p.m.at Florida State*No. 16ACCNW 20–1760,198
September 186:00 p.m.North Alabama*No. 10ESPN+W 27–2420,992
September 253:00 p.m.UT Martin*No. 9
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
ESPN+L 31–3418,648
October 22:00 p.m.at No. 20 Kennesaw State*No. 17ESPN+L 6–317,476
October 93:00 p.m.No. 23 Stephen F. AustindaggerNo. 24
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
ESPN+W 28–2416,355
October 232:00 p.m.at No. 1 Sam HoustonESPN+L 7–427,559
October 301:00 p.m.Central Arkansas
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
ESPN+L 14–3813,907
November 61:00 p.m.Abilene Christian
  • Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
ESPN+W 40–25 14,143
November 134:00 p.m.at LamarESPN+W 38–76,812
November 201:00 p.m.at Eastern KentuckyESPN+L 31–39 2OT11,682
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming
  • Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
  • All times are in Central time

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References

  1. ^ "ASUN, WAC Conferences Announce Football Partnership for 2021" (Press release). ASUN Conference. February 23, 2021. Retrieved February 23, 2021.
  2. ^ "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2021". ESPN. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  3. ^ "2021 JSU Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 5, 2022.
  4. ^ "2021 Jacksonville State Gamecocks Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com.