2010 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team
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FCS Playoffs Second Round, L 14–17, vs. #6 Wofford
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
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| Sports Network | #8[1] |
| 2010 record | 9–3 (6–2 OVC) |
| Head coach | Jack Crowe (11 year) |
| Offensive coordinator | Ronnie Letson (6 year) |
| Defensive coordinator | Greg Stewart (11 year) |
| Home stadium | Burgess-Snow Field (Capacity: 24,000) |
Template:2010 OVC football standings The 2010 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represents Jacksonville State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) college football during the 2010 season. Jacksonville State competes as a member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) under 11th-year head coach Jack Crowe and plays its home games at Burgess-Snow Field.
In the season opener at Ole Miss, Jacksonville State stunned its Division I FBS opponent with a double-overtime upset, 49–48. In the second overtime period, the Gamecocks matched Ole Miss with a touchdown and Crowe ordered his team to attempt a two-point conversion to end the game. Quarterback Coty Blanchard connected with running back Calvin Middleton on a shovel pass in the end zone for the win. Crowe, who had been fired as Arkansas head coach after losing to Division I-AA The Citadel in 1992, said, "If you stay in this long enough, it goes both ways."[2]
Jacksonville State entered the regular season finale against underdogs Tennessee Tech ranked fourth in the nation, with a share of the Ohio Valley Conference championship on the line. The Gamecocks mounted a 21-play, 94-yard scoring drive that left 11:33 remaining to play and gave them a 24–7 lead. Tennessee Tech, however, successfully mounted four rapid-fire touchdown drives to win, 35–24, and denied Jacksonville State the OVC automatic playoff berth.[3] The Gamecocks did receive an at-large berth, and after a first-round bye, lost in the second round of the FCS Playoffs to Wofford, 17–14.[4]
Schedule
| Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | ||
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| September 4 | 2:30 p.m. | at Ole Miss* | #17 | Vaught–Hemingway Stadium • Oxford, MS | CSS | W 49–48 2OT | 55,768 | ||
| September 11 | 6:00 p.m. | Chattanooga* | #6 | Burgess-Snow Field • Jacksonville, AL | WJXS | W 21–17 | 22,186 | ||
| September 18 | 12:00 p.m. | at Georgia State* | #4 | Georgia Dome • Atlanta, GA | CSS | W 34–27 | 16,128 | ||
| September 25 | 1:30 p.m. | at Eastern Illinois | #4 | O'Brien Stadium • Charleston, IL | W 28–23 | 4,311 | |||
| October 2 | 6:00 p.m. | at Murray State | #4 | Burgess-Snow Field • Jacksonville, AL | WJXS | W 40–34 | 14,812 | ||
| October 9 | 1:00 p.m. | at UT Martin | #3 | Graham Stadium • Martin, TN | WJXS | W 30–20 | 3,913 | ||
| October 16 | 3:00 p.m. | Tennessee State | #3 | Burgess-Snow Field • Jacksonville, AL | WJXS | W 24–0 | 15,218 | ||
| October 23 | 3:00 p.m. | Austin Peay | #3 | Burgess-Snow Field • Jacksonville, AL | WJXS | W 56–3 | 19,707 | ||
| November 6 | 6:00 p.m. | at Eastern Kentucky | #2 | Roy Kidd Stadium • Richmond, KY | WJXS | L 37–49 | 3,300 | ||
| November 13 | 3:00 p.m. | #8 Southeast Missouri State | #6 | Burgess-Snow Field • Jacksonville, AL | WJXS | W 29–27 | 20,237 | ||
| November 20 | 4:00 p.m. | at Tennessee Tech | #4 | Tucker Stadium • Cookeville, TN | ESPN3 | L 24–35 | 4,576 | ||
| December 4 | 11:00 a.m. | #7 Wofford* | #8 | Burgess-Snow Field • Jacksonville, AL (FCS Second Round) | ESPN3 | L 14–17 | 11,817 | ||
*Non-conference game.  Homecoming. #Rankings from The Sports Network FCS Poll at time of game. All times are in Central Time. |
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References
- ↑ Sports Network's FCS College Football Poll
- ↑ Jacksonville St. pulls off 2OT upset over Ole Miss in Jeremiah Masoli's debut, ESPN, September 4, 2010.
- ↑ No. 4 Jacksonville State upset by Tennessee Tech, loses OVC title, Anniston Star, November 20, 2010.
- ↑ Wofford Terriers vs. Jacksonville State Gamecocks - Recap, ESPN, December 4, 2010.
