Jacksonville State Football Team History
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
 
	
		|  | Jacksonville State Jacksonville, AL
 Founded: 1883
 Stadium: JSU Stadium
 Capacity: 24,000
 Colors: Red & White
 Coach: Bill Burgess
 Conference: Southland-
 
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| 1996 Season Highlights |  | Bill Burgess enters his 12th season as Head Coach at Jacksonville State. |  |  |  |  | | 
| 1996 Season |  | 
| Date | Opponent | Score |  |  | Sat., Sep. 7 | vs. West Georgia | 10 | 30 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 14 | @ Nicholls State | 8 | 21 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 21 | @
Alabama Birmingham | 17 | 24 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Sep. 28 | @ Southwest Missouri State | 9 | 34 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 5 | vs.
Middle Tennessee State | 23 | 30 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 12 | vs.
Western Kentucky | 34 | 20 | W |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 19 | vs. Samford | 17 | 27 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Oct. 26 | vs.
Troy | 21 | 31 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 9 | @ Stephen Austin | 10 | 42 | L |  |  |  | Sat., Nov. 16 | @ Northeast Louisiana | 28 | 31 | L (2OT) |  |  |  |  | 
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| 1996 Season Totals |  | Record | 1-9 |  | Points Scored | 177 |  | Scoring Average | 17.7 |  | Points Allowed | 290 |  | Defense Average | 29.0 |  | Opponents Record | 30-17 |  | Conference Record | 1-7 |  | Home Record | 1-4 |  | Away Record | 0-5 |  | 
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| 1996 NCAA Final Rankings |  
| Rank | Record | Source |  | was not ranked. |  | 
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| 1996 All American Awards |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Award | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  
 
| 1996 All Southland Conference Players |  
| Player | Position | Class | Ht. | Wt. | Team | Source |  | Coming Someday |  |  | 
 
 
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