Jacksonville State–Samford football rivalry

The Jacksonville State–Samford football rivalry is an American college football rivalry between the Jacksonville State Gamecocks and Samford Bulldogs.^{[1][2][3][4][5]} The two schools are located 80 miles apart from each other in eastern Alabama.^[6][7][8][9]

Jacksonville State–Samford football rivalry

Jacksonville State Gamecocks Samford Bulldogs
First meeting	November 4, 1905 Howard, 32–0
Latest meeting	November 30, 2013 Jacksonville State, 55–14
Statistics
Meetings total	47
All-time series	Jacksonville State leads, 23–21–3
Largest victory	Jacksonville State, 55–7 (2006)
Longest win streak	Samford, 9 (1921–1933) & Jacksonville State, 9 (2000–present)
Longest unbeaten streak	Samford, 16 (1905–1933)
Current win streak	Jacksonville State, 9 (2000–present)

75km
50miles

Samford

Jacksonville State

  

Locations of Jacksonville State and Samford

History

The two teams first met on the football field in 1905, and have met 47 times since then. Jacksonville State currently leads the series 23–21–3.

Game results

Jacksonville State victories

Samford victories

Tie games

No. Date Location Winner Score 1 November 4, 1905 Anniston, AL Howard 32–0 2 November 14, 1908 Anniston, AL Howard 21–0 3 October 15, 1909 Birmingham, AL Howard 33–0 4 September 28, 1912 Birmingham, AL Howard 8–0 5 October 10, 1913 Birmingham, AL Tie 0–0 6 November 17, 1916 Birmingham, AL Howard 27–0 7 1918  ? Tie 0–0 8 October 14, 1921 Birmingham, AL Howard 39–7 9 September 23, 1922 Birmingham, AL Howard 12–0 10 November 10, 1923 Anniston, AL Howard 27–0 11 October 4, 1924 Birmingham, AL Howard 35–0 12 October 16, 1925 Jacksonville, AL Howard 13–0 13 October 15, 1926 Anniston, AL Howard 13–0 14 October 14, 1927 Birmingham, AL Howard 43–0 15 October 3, 1930 Anniston, AL Howard 20–0 16 September 22, 1933 Birmingham, AL Howard 31–0 17 November 18, 1948 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 14–0 18 November 22, 1950 Birmingham, AL Jacksonville State 28–7 19 November 21, 1951 Jacksonville, AL Tie 19–19 20 November 22, 1952 Trussville, AL Jacksonville State 14–0 21 November 21, 1953 Anniston, AL Jacksonville State 26–13 22 November 20, 1954 Birmingham, AL Jacksonville State 32–0 23 November 19, 1955 Talladega, AL Jacksonville State 67–24 24 September 25, 1965 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 23–3 25 September 24, 1966 Birmingham, AL Samford 28–14 No. Date Location Winner Score 26 September 23, 1967 Jacksonville, AL Samford 20–13 27 September 21, 1968 Birmingham, AL Samford 20–14 28 September 20, 1969 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 20–10 29 September 19, 1970 Birmingham, AL Jacksonville State 34–9 30 October 23, 1971 Jacksonville, AL Samford 31–21 31 November 4, 1972 Anniston, AL Jacksonville State 27–6 32 September 3, 1988 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 34–6 33 September 2, 1989 Birmingham, AL Jacksonville State 19–9 34 October 14, 1995 Birmingham, AL Jacksonville State 35–14 35 October 19, 1996 Jacksonville, AL Samford 27–17 36 November 1, 1997 Birmingham, AL Samford 17–14 37 October 17, 1998 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 21–0 38 October 2, 1999 Birmingham, AL Samford 34–18 39 September 21, 2000 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 36–16 40 October 6, 2001 Birmingham, AL Jacksonville State 39–7 41 October 5, 2002 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 37–23 42 November 8, 2003 Birmingham, AL Jacksonville State 49–32 43 November 6, 2004 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 51–18 44 November 12, 2005 Birmingham, AL Jacksonville State 26–20 45 November 11, 2006 Jacksonville, AL Jacksonville State 55–7 46 November 3, 2007 Birmingham, AL Jacksonville State 24–12 47 November 30, 2013A Jacksonville, ALA Jacksonville State 55–14 Series: Jacksonville State leads 23–21–3 A 2013 FCS 1st Round Playoff Game

See also

• List of NCAA college football rivalry games

References

1. "Jax State, Samford renew friendly rivalry". The Gadsden Times. October 2, 2001. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
2. "JSU will host Samford in first round of FCS playoffs". WBMA-LD. November 25, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
3. "Gamecocks Smash Old Rival Samford To Advance In FCS Playoffs". jsugamecocksports.com. November 30, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
4. "Jacksonville State runs Samford out FCS playoffs in 55-14 win". al.com. November 30, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
5. "Football team makes longest playoff run in its Division I history". Jacksonville State University. January 15, 2014. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
6. "Football rivalry reignites after 10-year hiatus". Associated Press. September 11, 2013. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
7. "Tennessee State advances to face EIU". jg-tc.com. December 1, 2013. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
8. "FCS Preview: Samford at Jacksonville State". ovcball.net. November 29, 2013.
9. "JSU's new coach talks football; John Grass invites Kiwanians to J-Day game". The Anniston Star. April 8, 2014. Archived from the original on May 2, 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.