1949 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record6–3 (3–2 AIC)
Head coach
Home stadiumCollege Bowl
1949 Alabama Intercollegiate Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
Livingston State + 4 –0 –17 –2 –1
Troy State + 2 –0 –16 –3 –1
Jacksonville State 3 –2 –06 –3 –0
Marion 1 –1 –0 ? – ? – ?
Florence State 1 –3 –04 –5 –0
Athens State 0 –2 –05 –4 –1
St. Bernard 0 –3 –0 ? – ? – ?
  • + – Conference co-champions

The 1949 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1949 college football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–3 with a mark of 3–2 in conference play, placing third in the AIC.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultAttendanceSource
September 29Florence State
W 12–75,000[1]
October 8at Livingston State
L 7–143,500[2]
October 15at Troy State
L 6–27[3]
October 22at St. BernardCullman, ALW 38–0[4]
October 27Austin Peay*
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 19–7[5]
November 5Athens State
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 42–0[6]
November 12at Southeastern Louisiana*
L 14–20[7]
November 19Maryville (TN)*
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 20–145,000[8]
December 16vs. Livingston State*
W 12–73,000[9]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ↑ "Decatur boys in starring roles, but Bears lose". The Decatur Daily. September 30, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ↑ "Livingston edgees by Jax State". The Birmingham News. October 9, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ↑ "Troy topples Jax club, 27–6, in AIC game". The Anniston Star. October 16, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ↑ "Gamecocks wallop St. Bernard, 38–0". The Birmingham News. October 23, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "AP Govs lose 19–7". Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. October 28, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ↑ "Jacksonville wins over Athens, 42–0". The Huntsville Times. November 6, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ↑ "Jaxes are beaten, 20–14". The Anniston Star. November 13, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ↑ "Jacksonville downs Scots". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 20, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ↑ "Gamecocks win bowl tilt against Livingston 12–7". The Pensacola News Journal. December 17, 1949. Retrieved December 5, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.


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