2014 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2014 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football

OVC champion
FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 26–37 vs. Sam Houston State
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Sports Network	No. 9
FCS Coaches	No. 9
2014 record	10–2 (8–0 OVC)
Head coach	John Grass (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator	David Blackwell (1st year)
Co-defensive coordinator	Brandon Hall (1st year)
Home stadium	JSU Stadium (Capacity: 24,000)
Seasons ← 2013 2015 →

2014 OVC football standings
	Conf				Overall
Team		W		L		W		L
#9 Jacksonville State $^		8	–	0		10	–	2
#21 Eastern Kentucky ^		6	–	2		9	–	4
Tennessee–Martin		5	–	3		6	–	6
Eastern Illinois		5	–	3		5	–	7
Tennessee Tech		4	–	4		5	–	7
Tennessee State		3	–	5		6	–	6
SE Missouri State		3	–	5		5	–	7
Murray State		1	–	7		3	–	9
Austin Peay		1	–	7		1	–	11

$ – Conference champion ^ – FCS playoff participant As of 6 December 2014 (UTC); Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll

Jacksonville State @ Michigan State

	1	2	3	4	Total
#6 Gamecocks	0	0	7	0	7
• #8 Spartans	21	17	7	0	45

Jacksonville State @ Chattanooga

	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
• #9 Gamecocks	7	10	3	0	6	26
Mocs	7	7	3	3	3	23

West Alabama @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Tigers	7	7	0	20	34
• #9 Gamecocks	7	17	14	7	45

Jacksonville State @ Murray State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #8 Gamecocks	21	14	10	7	52
Racers	14	14	0	0	28

Tennessee–Martin @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Skyhawks	0	7	0	7	14
• #8 Gamecocks	7	14	0	17	38

Jacksonville State @ Tennessee State

	1	2	3	4	Total
• #8 Gamecocks	6	7	14	0	27
#25 Tigers	3	0	17	0	20

Tennessee Tech @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Golden Eagles	3	0	0	0	3
• #6 Gamecocks	0	35	7	7	49

Austin Peay @ Jacksonville State

	1	2	3	4	Total
Governors	0	0	0	0	0
• #5 Gamecocks	28	7	14	7	56

The 2014 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2014 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by first-year head coach John Grass and played their home games at Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium. They were a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Jacksonville State finished the season 10–2 overall and 8–0 in OVC play to win the conference championship. They received the OVC's automatic bid to the FCS Playoffs, where they lost in the second round to Sam Houston State.

In their first game of the season, the Gamecocks lost, 45–7 to the Michigan State Spartans.

In their second game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 26–23, in overtime, over the Chattanooga Mocs.

In their third game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 45–34 over the West Alabama Tigers.

In their fourth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 52–28 over the Murray State Racers.

In their fifth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 38–14 over the Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks.

In their sixth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 27–20 over the Tennessee State Tigers.

In their seventh game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 49–3 over the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles.

In their eighth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 56–0 over the Austin Peay Governors.

In their ninth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 20–6 over the Eastern Kentucky Colonels.

In their tenth game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 27–20 over the Eastern Illinois Panthers.

In their eleventh game of the season, the Gamecocks won, 49–30 over the Southeast Missouri State Redhawks.

In their twelfth game of the season, the Gamecocks lost, 37–26 to the Sam Houston State Bearkats in their 2014 FCS Second Round playoff game.