The 2015 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) during the 2015 NCAA Division I FCS football season. Led by second-year head coach John Grass, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 13–2 with a mark of 8–0 in conference play, winning the OVC title for the second consecutive season. Jacksonville State received the OVC's automatic bid to the NCAA Division I Football Championship playoffs. After a first-round bye, the Gamecocks defeated Chattanooga in the second round, Charleston Southern in the quarterfinals, and Sam Houston State in the semifinals before losing to North Dakota State in the NCAA Division I Championship Game. The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.
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Date | Time | Opponent | Rank | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
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September 5 | 5:00 pm | at No. 8 Chattanooga* | No. 7 | | SDN | W 23–20 | 15,812 |
September 12 | 11:00 am | at No. 6 (FBS) Auburn* | No. 5 | | SECN | L 20–27 OT | 87,451 |
September 19 | 1:00 pm | Tennessee State | No. 1 | | ESPN3 | W 48–13 | 23,413 |
September 26 | 2:00 pm | at UT Martin | No. 1 | | ESPN3 | W 48–41 | 3,982 |
October 3 | 1:00 pm | Mississippi Valley State* | No. 1 | - JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| WJXS | W 49–7 | 13,889 |
October 17 | 6:00 pm | at Tennessee Tech | No. 1 | | OVCDN | W 42–13 | 5,575 |
October 24 | 4:00 pm | at Austin Peay | No. 1 | | OVCDN | W 27–7 | 5,411 |
October 31 | 1:00 pm | No. 13 Eastern Kentucky![dagger](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/37/Dagger-14-plain.png) | No. 1 | - Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| WJXS | W 34–0 | 21,988 |
November 7 | 1:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois | No. 1 | | OVCDN | W 24–3 | 4,221 |
November 14 | 1:00 pm | Southeast Missouri State | No. 1 | - Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| WJXS | W 56–28 | 18,995 |
November 21 | 1:00 pm | Murray State | No. 1 | - Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| WJXS | W 42–20 | 18,555 |
December 5 | 2:00 pm | No. 7 Chattanooga* | No. 1 | | ESPN3 | W 41–35 OT | 21,452 |
December 11 | 7:00 pm | No. 9 Charleston Southern* | No. 1 | - Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL (NCAA Division I Quarterfinal)
| ESPN2 | W 58–38 | 22,279 |
December 19 | 3:00 pm | No. 6 Sam Houston State* | No. 1 | - Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL (NCAA Division I Semifinal)
| ESPNU | W 62–10 | 23,692 |
January 9, 2016 | 11:00 am | vs. No. 2 North Dakota State* | No. 1 | | ESPN2 | L 10–37 | 21,836 |
- *Non-conference game
Homecoming- Rankings from STATS Poll released prior to the game
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@ Chattanooga
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Jacksonville State @ Chattanooga
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #7 Gamecocks |
3 |
7 | 3 | 10 |
23 |
#8 Mocs |
10 |
0 | 3 | 7 |
20 |
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@ Auburn
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Jacksonville State @ Auburn
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
#5 Gamecocks |
0 |
10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
20 |
• #6 (FBS) Tigers |
3 |
3 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
27 |
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Tennessee State
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Tennessee State @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Tigers |
0 |
0 | 13 | 0 |
13 |
• #1 Gamecocks |
0 |
21 | 17 | 10 |
48 |
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@ UT Martin
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Jacksonville State @ UT Martin
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #1 Gamecocks |
14 |
14 | 14 | 6 |
48 |
Skyhawks |
6 |
7 | 7 | 21 |
41 |
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Mississippi Valley State
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Mississippi Valley State @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Delta Devils |
0 |
7 | 0 | 0 |
7 |
• #1 Gamecocks |
14 |
21 | 14 | 0 |
49 |
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@ Tennessee Tech
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Jacksonville State @ Tennessee Tech
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #1 Gamecocks |
14 |
12 | 9 | 7 |
42 |
Golden Eagles |
3 |
3 | 0 | 7 |
13 |
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@ Austin Peay
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Jacksonville State @ Austin Peay
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #1 Gamecocks |
10 |
17 | 0 | 0 |
27 |
Governors |
0 |
0 | 7 | 0 |
7 |
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Eastern Kentucky
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Eastern Kentucky @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#13 Colonels |
0 |
0 | 0 | 0 |
0 |
• #1 Gamecocks |
7 |
17 | 7 | 3 |
34 |
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@ Eastern Illinois
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Jacksonville State @ Eastern Illinois
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #1 Gamecocks |
0 |
3 | 7 | 14 |
24 |
Panthers |
0 |
3 | 0 | 0 |
3 |
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Southeast Missouri State
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Southeast Missouri State @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Redhawks |
0 |
7 | 7 | 14 |
28 |
• #1 Gamecocks |
7 |
14 | 21 | 14 |
56 |
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Murray State
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Murray State @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
Racers |
3 |
3 | 7 | 7 |
20 |
• #1 Gamecocks |
14 |
7 | 14 | 7 |
42 |
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Chattanooga—NCAA Division I Second Round
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Chattanooga @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
#7 Mocs |
7 |
7 | 7 | 14 | 0 |
35 |
• #1 Gamecocks |
0 |
21 | 7 | 7 | 6 |
41 |
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Charleston Southern—NCAA Division I Quarterfinal
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Charleston Southern @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#9 Buccaneers |
3 |
7 | 7 | 21 |
38 |
• #1 Gamecocks |
10 |
3 | 21 | 24 |
58 |
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Sam Houston State—NCAA Division I Semifinal
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Sam Houston State @ Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
#6 Sam Houston State |
0 |
10 | 0 | 0 |
10 |
• #1 Gamecocks |
17 |
24 | 14 | 7 |
62 |
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North Dakota State—NCAA Division I Championship Game
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North Dakota State vs Jacksonville State
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1 |
2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
• #2 North Dakota State |
3 |
21 | 3 | 10 |
37 |
#1 Gamecocks |
0 |
0 | 10 | 0 |
10 |
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Ranking movements
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Poll | Pre | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Final |
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STATS FCS | 7 | 5 (24) | 1 (39) | 1 (93) | 1 (89) | 1 (89) | 1 (89) | 1 (108) | 1 (107) | 1 (139) | 1 (149) | 1 (145) | 1 (135) | 2 |
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Coaches | 9 | 6 (1) | 4 (5) | 3 (3) | 3 (3) | 3 (4) | 3 (4) | 2 (5) | 2 (8) | 1 (23) | 1 (25) | 1 (24) | 1 (20) | 2 |
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