1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record4–6 (1–5 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorJack White (1st season)
Defensive coordinatorJerry Beach (1st season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
Seasons
← 1978
1980 →
1979 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 5 Mississippi College $^ 5 1 0 10 3 0
Troy State 4 1 0 6 3 1
Tennessee–Martin 3 2 0 5 5 0
North Alabama 3 3 0 6 5 0
Delta State 2 4 0 4 6 0
Jacksonville State 1 5 0 4 6 0
Livingston 1 5 0 3 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
  • ^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1979 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1979 NCAA Division II football season. Led by third-year head coach Jim Fuller, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 4–6 with a mark of 1–5 in conference play, and finished tied for sixth in the GSC.