2023 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

2023 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
New Orleans Bowl champion
New Orleans Bowl, W 34–31 OT vs. Louisiana
ConferenceConference USA
Record9–4 (6–2 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRod Smith (2nd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorZac Alley (2nd season)
Base defenseMultiple
Home stadiumBurgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
Seasons
← 2022
2024 →
2023 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
No. 25 Liberty y$   8 0     13 1  
New Mexico State y   7 1     10 5  
Jacksonville State*   6 2     9 4  
Western Kentucky   5 3     8 5  
Middle Tennessee   3 5     4 8  
UTEP   2 6     3 9  
Sam Houston*   2 6     3 9  
Louisiana Tech   2 6     3 9  
FIU   1 7     4 8  
Championship: Liberty 49, New Mexico State 35
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2023 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks were led by second-year head coach Rich Rodriguez and played home games at the Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama as first-year members of Conference USA.[1]

Due to the lack of bowl-eligible teams, and despite a two-year transition period to FBS with a ban from postseason play, the Gamecocks received a bid to the New Orleans Bowl, where they defeated Louisiana 34–31 in overtime.

  1. ^ WBRC Staff (July 7, 2023). "Jacksonville State ushers in new era of athletics". WBRC. Retrieved August 28, 2023.