Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
| Jacksonville State Gamecocks football | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| |||
| First season | 1904; 122 years ago | ||
| Athletic director | Greg Seitz | ||
| General manager | Cody Spoon | ||
| Head coach | Charles Kelly 1st season, 9–5 (.643) | ||
| Location | Jacksonville, Alabama | ||
| Stadium | AmFirst Stadium (capacity: 22,500) | ||
| NCAA division | Division I FBS | ||
| Conference | Conference USA | ||
| Colors | Red and white | ||
| All-time record | 630–432–39 (.590) | ||
| Bowl record | 2–1 (.667) | ||
| NCAA Division II championships | |||
| 1992 | |||
| Conference championships | |||
| ACC: 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966 GSC: 1970, 1974, 1977, 1978, 1981, 1982, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992 OVC: 2003, 2004, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2020 ASUN: 2022 C-USA: 2024 | |||
| Rivalries | Kennesaw State Troy (rivalry) Sam Houston | ||
| Marching band | Marching Southerners | ||
| Website | JaxStateSports.com | ||
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Jacksonville State University (JSU) located in the U.S. state of Alabama. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of the Conference USA. Jacksonville State's first football team was fielded in 1904. The team plays its home games at the 24,000-seat AmFirst Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.
On November 5, 2021, the university accepted an invitation to join Conference USA (C-USA) of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) beginning with the 2023 season.