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2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
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
	Seasons ← 2014 2016 →

2015 Ohio Valley Conference football standings
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Team	W		L	W		L
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

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant Rankings from STATS Poll

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

Jacksonville State @ Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #7 Gamecocks	3	7	3	10	23
#8 Mocs	10	0	3	7	20

Date: September 5
Location: Finley Stadium
Chattanooga, TN
Game start: 5:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 15,812
Television network: SoCon Digital

@ Auburn

Jacksonville State @ Auburn

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#5 Gamecocks	0	10	0	10	0	20
• #6 (FBS) Tigers	3	3	7	7	7	27

Date: September 12
Location: Jordan–Hare Stadium
Auburn, AL
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Game attendance: 87,451
Television network: SECN

Tennessee State

Tennessee State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	0	0	13	0	13
• #1 Gamecocks	0	21	17	10	48

Date: September 19
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 23,413
Television network: ESPN3

@ UT Martin

Jacksonville State @ UT Martin

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Gamecocks	14	14	14	6	48
Skyhawks	6	7	7	21	41

Date: September 26
Location: Graham Stadium
Martin, TN
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 3,982
Television network: ESPN3

Mississippi Valley State

Mississippi Valley State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Delta Devils	0	7	0	0	7
• #1 Gamecocks	14	21	14	0	49

Date: October 3
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 13,889
Television network: WJXS

@ Tennessee Tech

Jacksonville State @ Tennessee Tech

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Gamecocks	14	12	9	7	42
Golden Eagles	3	3	0	7	13

Date: October 17
Location: Tucker Stadium
Cookeville, TN
Game start: 6:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 5,575
Television network: OVCDN

@ Austin Peay

Jacksonville State @ Austin Peay

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Gamecocks	10	17	0	0	27
Governors	0	0	7	0	7

Date: October 24
Location: Governors Stadium
Clarksville, TN
Game start: 4:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 5,411
Television network: OVCDN

Eastern Kentucky

Eastern Kentucky @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#13 Colonels	0	0	0	0	0
• #1 Gamecocks	7	17	7	3	34

Date: October 31
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 21,988
Television network: WJXS

@ Eastern Illinois

Jacksonville State @ Eastern Illinois

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #1 Gamecocks	0	3	7	14	24
Panthers	0	3	0	0	3

Date: November 7
Location: O'Brien Stadium
Charleston, IL
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 4,221
Television network: OVCDN

Southeast Missouri State

Southeast Missouri State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Redhawks	0	7	7	14	28
• #1 Gamecocks	7	14	21	14	56

Date: November 14
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 18,995
Television network: WJXS

Murray State

Murray State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Racers	3	3	7	7	20
• #1 Gamecocks	14	7	14	7	42

Date: November 21
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 1:00 PM CST
Game attendance: 18,555
Television network: WJXS

Chattanooga—NCAA Division I Second Round

Chattanooga @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
#7 Mocs	7	7	7	14	0	35
• #1 Gamecocks	0	21	7	7	6	41

Date: December 5
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 2:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 21,452
Television network: ESPN3

Charleston Southern—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal

Charleston Southern @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#9 Buccaneers	3	7	7	21	38
• #1 Gamecocks	10	3	21	24	58

Date: December 11
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 7:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 22,279
Television network: ESPN2

Sam Houston State—NCAA Division I Semifinal

Sam Houston State @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Sam Houston State	0	10	0	0	10
• #1 Gamecocks	17	24	14	7	62

Date: December 19
Location: JSU Stadium
Jacksonville, AL
Game start: 3:00 PM CDT
Game attendance: 23,692
Television network: ESPNU

North Dakota State—NCAA Division I Championship Game

North Dakota State vs Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #2 North Dakota State	3	21	3	10	37
#1 Gamecocks	0	0	10	0	10

Date: January 9, 2016
Location: Toyota Stadium
Frisco, TX
Game start: 11:00 AM CDT
Game attendance: 21,836
Television network: ESPN2

Ranking movements

Ranking movements
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking ██ Decrease in ranking
( ) = First-place votes
	Week
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.

[1] "Jacksonville State Gamecocks Schedule 2015". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2022.

[2] "2015 JSU Football Schedule". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2022.

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