| 2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football | |
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| 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) |
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| Co-defensive coordinator | David Blackwell (2nd season) |
| Co-defensive coordinator | Brandon Hall (2nd season) |
| Home stadium | Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium |
| Seasons← 20142016 → | |
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| No. 2 Jacksonville State $^ | 8 | – | 0 | 13 | – | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 25 Eastern Illinois ^ | 7 | – | 1 | 7 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 6 | – | 2 | 7 | – | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 3 | 6 | – | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SE Missouri State | 3 | – | 4 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 3 | – | 5 | 4 | – | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State | 2 | – | 6 | 3 | – | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 1 | – | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 0 | – | 8 | 0 | – | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 |
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| September 5 | 5:00 pm | at No. 8 Chattanooga* | No. 7 | SDN | W 23–20 | 15,812 | |
| September 12 | 11:00 am | at No. 6 (FBS) Auburn* | No. 5 | SECN | L 20–27 | 87,451 | |
| September 19 | 1:00 pm | Tennessee State | No. 1 | ESPN3 | W 48–13 | 23,413 | |
| September 26 | 2:00 pm | at UT Martin | No. 1 | ESPN3 | W 48–41 | 3,982 | |
| October 3 | 1:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State* | No. 1 |
| WJXS | W 49–7 | 13,889 |
| October 17 | 6:00 pm | at Tennessee Tech | No. 1 | OVCDN | W 42–13 | 5,575 | |
| October 24 | 4:00 pm | at Austin Peay | No. 1 | OVCDN | W 27–7 | 5,411 | |
| October 31 | 1:00 pm | No. 13 Eastern Kentucky | No. 1 |
| WJXS | W 34–0 | 21,988 |
| November 7 | 1:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois | No. 1 | OVCDN | W 24–3 | 4,221 | |
| November 14 | 1:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State | No. 1 |
| WJXS | W 56–28 | 18,995 |
| November 21 | 1:00 pm | Murray State | No. 1 |
| WJXS | W 42–20 | 18,555 |
| December 5 | 2:00 pm | No. 7 Chattanooga* | No. 1 |
| ESPN3 | W 41–35 | 21,452 |
| December 11 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Charleston Southern* | No. 1 |
| ESPN2 | W 58–38 | 22,279 |
| December 19 | 3:00 pm | No. 6 Sam Houston State* | No. 1 |
| ESPNU | W 62–10 | 23,692 |
| January 9, 2016 | 11:00 am | vs. No. 2 North Dakota State* | No. 1 | ESPN2 | L 10–37 | 21,836 | |
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Game summaries
@ Chattanooga
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@ Auburn
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Tennessee State
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@ UT Martin
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Mississippi Valley State
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@ Tennessee Tech
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@ Austin Peay
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Eastern Kentucky
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@ Eastern Illinois
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Southeast Missouri State
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Murray State
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Chattanooga—NCAA Division I Second Round
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Charleston Southern—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
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Sam Houston State—NCAA Division I Semifinal
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North Dakota State—NCAA Division I Championship Game
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Ranking movements
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| Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
| STATS FCS | 7 | 5 (24) | 1 (39) | 1 (93) | 1 (89) | 1 (89) | 1 (89) | 1 (108) | 1 (107) | 1 (139) | 1 (149) | 1 (145) | 1 (135) | 2 |
| Coaches | 9 | 6 (1) | 4 (5) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 2 (5) | 2 (8) | 1 (23) | 1 (25) | 1 (24) | 1 (20) | 2 |
References
- "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
- "2015 JSU Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2022.
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