1959 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
{{short description|American college football season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
| year = 1959
| team = Jacksonville State Gamecocks
| sport = football
| image =
| image_size =
| conference = Alabama Collegiate Conference
| short_conf = ACC
| record = 6–2–1
| conf_record = 2–0
| head_coach = Don Salls
| hc_year = 13th
| captain =
| stadium = College Bowl
| champion = ACC co-champion
}}
The 1959 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Collegiate Conference (ACC) during the 1959 NAIA football season. Led by 13th-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 6–2–1 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play, and finished as ACC co-champion.
Schedule
{{CFB schedule
| rankyear = 1959
| rankdivision = small college
| poll = UPI
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 12
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Louisiana College Wildcats|title=Louisiana College}}
| site_stadium = College Bowl
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, AL
| score = 21–6
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114100639/lack-of-work-hurt-cats-in-grid-loss/|work=Alexandria Daily Town Talk|title=Lack of work hurt Cats in grid loss|date=September 14, 1959|accessdate=December 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 18
| w/l = l
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Chattanooga
| site_stadium = Chamberlain Field
| site_cityst = Chattanooga, TN
| score = 0–19
| attend = 7,500
|title=Gamecocks topped by Moccasins, 19 to 0|date=September 19, 1959|accessdate=December 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Chattanooga) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/404/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=December 15, 2022 }}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = September 26
| w/l = l
| nonconf = y
| away = y
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Horace Jones Field
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| score = 20–21
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114101372/raiders-rule-by-one-point/|work=The Nashville Tennessean|title=Raiders rule by one point|date=September 27, 1959|accessdate=December 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 3
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=East Tennessee State Buccaneers|title=East Tennessee State}}
| site_stadium = College Bowl
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, AL
| score = 13–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114101563/jacksonville-state-tops-etsc-13-to-0/|work=Johnson City Press-Chronicle|title=Jacksonville State tops ETSC, 13 to 0|date=October 4, 1959|accessdate=December 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 10
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = Troy State
| site_stadium = Veterans Memorial Stadium
| site_cityst = Troy, AL
| gamename = rivalry
| score = 35–12
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112963436/jacksonville-state-rips-troy-red-wave-3/|work=The Anniston Star|title=Jacksonville State rips Troy Red Wave, 35 to 12|date=October 11, 1959|accessdate=December 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 17
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Austin Peay Governors|title=Austin Peay}}
| site_stadium = College Bowl
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, AL
| score = 15–14
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114101766/jaxmen-defeat-austin-peay-by-1514-count/|work=The Huntsville Times|title=Jaxmen defeat Austin Peay by 15–14 count|date=October 18, 1959|accessdate=December 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 24
| w/l = w
| away = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Livingston State Tigers|title=Livingston State}}
| site_stadium = Tiger Stadium
| site_cityst = Livingston, AL
| score = 26–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114101933/gamecocks-down-livingston-260/|work=The Anniston Star|title=Gamecocks down Livingston, 26–0|date=October 25, 1959|accessdate=December 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = October 31
| w/l = t
| away = y
| nonconf = y
| opponent = {{cfb link|year=1959|team=Carson–Newman Eagles|title=Carson–Newman}}
| site_stadium =
| site_cityst = Jefferson City, TN
| score = 0–0
| attend =
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114102393/foe-fights-gamecocks-to-deadlock/|work=The Anniston Star|title=Foe fights Gamecocks to deadlock|date=November 1, 1959|accessdate=December 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}
}}
|{{CFB schedule entry
| date = November 14
| w/l = w
| nonconf = y
| opponent = Northeast Louisiana State
| site_stadium = College Bowl
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, AL
| score = 27–12
| attend = 1,500
| source = {{cite news|url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/114102555/northeast-falls-jacksonville-bags-27-to/|work=Monroe Morning World|title=Northeast falls, Jacksonville bags 27-to-12 triumph|date=November 15, 1959|accessdate=December 4, 2022|via=Newspapers.com}}{{cite web |author= |title=Brief Summary Of Cumulative Football Statistics (Northeast Louisiana State) |url=https://stats.ncaa.org/team/498/stats/13013 |publisher=National Collegiate Athletic Association |access-date=August 2, 2024 }}
}}
}}
References
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