1957 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

American college football season

1957 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
AIC co-champion
ConferenceAlabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record4–4 (2–0 AIC)
Head coach
  • Don Salls (11th season)
Home stadiumCollege Bowl
Seasons
← 1956
1958 →

The 1957 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1957 NAIA football season. Led by 11th-year head coach Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–4 with a mark of 2–0 in conference play.

Schedule

DateOpponentSiteResultSource
  • Chamberlain Field
  • Chattanooga, TN
L 7–15[1]
September 28at Middle Tennessee*
L 0–25[2]
October 5Maryville (TN)*
W 20–0[3]
October 12at Troy State
  • Veterans Memorial Stadium
  • Troy, AL (rivalry)
W 13–0[4]
October 19Austin Peay*
  • College Bowl
  • Jacksonville, AL
W 20–0[5]
October 26at Livingston State
W 19–7[6]
November 2at Carson–Newman*Jefferson City, TNL 0–28[7]
November 9Tampa*
L 13–14[8]
  • *Non-conference game

References

  1. ^ "Gamecocks scare Mocs, Bow, 15–7". The Anniston Star. September 21, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  2. ^ "Raiders take first home game of season from Jacksonville 25–0". The Daily News-Journal. September 29, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ "Jacksonville hands Scots 20–0 setback". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. October 6, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  4. ^ "Jaxmen jolt Troy, 13–0, for second grid victory". The Anniston Star. October 13, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Jax State clips Governors, 20–0". The Nashville Tennessean. October 20, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Jaxmen overcome Livingston, 19–7". The Anniston Star. October 27, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "C–N stuns Jax State by 28 to 0". The Knoxville News-Sentinel. November 3, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Spartans rally to nip Jacksonville, 14 to 13". Tampa Sunday Tribune. November 10, 1957. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
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