1977 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

1977 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record11–3 (7–1 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorWatson Brown (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorBill Shaw (1st season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
1977 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 9 Jacksonville State $^ 7 1 0 11 3 0
Tennessee–Martin 6 2 0 8 3 0
Troy State 6 2 0 6 4 0
Southeastern Louisiana 5 3 0 6 4 0
Mississippi College 4 4 0 6 4 0
North Alabama 3 5 0 5 5 0
Delta State 3 5 0 4 6 0
Nicholls State 2 6 0 4 7 0
Livingston 1 7 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
  • Jacksonville State's game against Tennessee Tech, Tennessee–Martin's games against Austin Peay and Murray State, Troy State's game against Northern Michigan, Southeastern Louisiana's game against Sam Houston State, Mississippi College's game against Ouachita Baptist, North Alabama's game against Austin Peay, Nicholls State's games against Cameron and Austin Peay, and Livingston's game against Alabama State were designated as conference games and counted in the Gulf South standings.
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1977 NCAA Division II football season. Led by first-year head coach Jim Fuller, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 11–3 with a mark of 7–1 in conference play, and finished as GSC champion. In the playoffs, Jacksonville State advanced to the Championship Game where they were defeated by Lehigh.