1974 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1974 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record7–4 (7–1 GSC)
Head coach
  • Clarkie Mayfield (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJoe Kines (2nd season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
Seasons
← 1973
1975 →
1974 Gulf South Conference football standings
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Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Jacksonville State $ 7 1 0 7 4 0
Delta State 7 2 0 8 3 0
No. 8 Livingston 5 3 0 8 3 0
Southeastern Louisiana 5 3 0 6 4 0
Troy State 4 4 0 6 4 0
North Alabama 4 4 0 4 6 0
Nicholls State 4 5 0 5 6 0
Northwestern State 1 6 0 1 10 0
Tennessee–Martin 1 7 0 2 9 0
Mississippi College 0 7 0 2 9 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1974 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1974 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Clarkie Mayfield, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–4 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, and finished as GSC champion.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 14at Texas A&I*L 19–2010,000[1]
September 21Nicholls StateW 29–07,200[2]
September 28at Tennessee–MartinW 17–04,500[3]
October 5Southeastern Louisiana
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 22–108,800[4]
October 19at Chattanooga*L 9–139,328[5]
October 26Northwestern Statedagger
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 36–1310,125[6]
November 2Delta State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 30–139,250[7]
November 9at Northeast Louisiana*
L 16–208,200[8]
November 16Troy State
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)
W 23–128,500[9]
November 23North Alabama
  • Paul Snow Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
L 24–285,500[10]
November 28at Livingston
W 27–94,500[11]
  • *Non-conference game
  • daggerHomecoming

References

  1. ^ "Javelinas upset Jacksonville". Corpus Christi Caller. September 15, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Busted! Colonels stripped to privates as JSU defense throws shutout". The Anniston Star. September 22, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Pacers fall to Jacksonville, 17–0". The Jackson Sun. September 29, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jacksonville State wins". The Selma Times-Journal. October 6, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Mocs hold, topple Jax". The Anniston Star. October 20, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Demons drop ninth straight game". The Shreveport Times. October 27, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "Jacksonville State knocks out of Gulf South lead". The Clarion-Ledger. November 3, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Revenge...Northeast whacks Jaxmen, 20–16". The Anniston Star. November 10, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "23–12 over Troy, it's a fight and Jaxmen win it". The Anniston Star. November 17, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "UNA upends Jacksonville". The Montgomery Advertiser. November 24, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "Jacksonville State grabs its first Gulf South title". Birmingham Post-Herald. November 29, 1974. Retrieved November 27, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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