2022 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2022 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ASUN champion
ConferenceASUN Conference
Record9–2 (5–0 ASUN)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRod Smith (1st season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorZac Alley (1st season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumBurgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
Seasons
← 2021
2023 →
2022 ASUN Conference football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Jacksonville State*   5 0     9 2  
Austin Peay +   3 2     7 4  
Eastern Kentucky +^   3 2     7 5  
Central Arkansas +   3 2     5 6  
Kennesaw State   1 4     5 6  
North Alabama   0 5     1 10  
  • + – Conference co-champions
  • ^ – FCS playoff participant
  • Note: Jacksonville State ineligible for postseason play and ASUN title due to start of transition to FBS.
Rankings from STATS Poll

The 2022 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in the 2022 NCAA Division I FCS football season. The Gamecocks competed in the ASUN Conference after the ASUN added football, scheduled for 2022.[1] Led by first-year head coach Rich Rodriguez, Jacksonville State compiled an overall record of 9–2 with mark of 5–0 in conference play. The Gamecocks were ineligible for FCS postseason play and the ASUN champion title due to their transition to the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS). Jacksonville State defeated Central Arkansas and finished with the best record, remaining unbeaten in conference play. Jacksonville State declared themselves conference champions after the game.[2]

The team played home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.

On November 5, 2021, Jacksonsville State announced the football team will join Conference USA in 2023.

  1. ^ "ASUN reveals '21 plans for football". Arkansas Democrat-Gazette. February 24, 2021. Retrieved January 6, 2022.
  2. ^ "JSU football wins 2022 ASUN league championship". thesportsledger. Retrieved August 25, 2023.