1978 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

1978 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
GSC champion
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record7–3 (6–1 GSC)
Head coach
Defensive coordinatorBill Shaw (2nd season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
Seasons
← 1977
1979 →
1978 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   T W   L   T
No. 7 Jacksonville State $ 6 1 0 7 3 0
Southeastern Louisiana 5 1 1 7 3 1
Troy State 5 2 0 8 2 0
Nicholls State 5 2 0 5 6 0
North Alabama 4 2 1 7 2 1
Mississippi College 3 4 0 5 5 0
Delta State 2 6 0 3 7 0
Livingston 1 6 0 3 7 0
Tennessee–Martin 0 7 0 2 8 0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1978 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1978 NCAA Division II football season. Led by second-year head coach Jim Fuller, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–3 with a mark of 6–1 in conference play, and finished as GSC champion. In the playoffs, Jacksonville State were defeated by Delaware in the first round.