1974 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record7–4 (7–1 GSC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorJoe Kines (2nd season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
1974 Gulf South Conference football standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 7 Jacksonville State $ 7 –1 –07 –4 –0
Delta State 7 –2 –08 –3 –0
No. 8 Livingston 5 –3 –08 –3 –0
Southeastern Louisiana 5 –3 –06 –4 –0
Troy State 4 –4 –06 –4 –0
North Alabama 4 –4 –04 –6 –0
Nicholls State 4 –5 –05 –6 –0
Northwestern State 1 –6 –01 –10 –0
Tennessee–Martin 1 –7 –02 –9 –0
Mississippi College 0 –7 –02 –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 State
W 29–07,200[2]
September 28at Tennessee–Martin
W 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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