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. The Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team drew an average home attendance of 20,033 in 2023.
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.
Offseason Transfers Outgoing DJ ColemanDLUnknown Amon Scarbrough SAlabama State Brevyn JonesOTWest Georgia Osiris SmithLBGrambling State TJ Lockley WRUnknown Aaron McLaughlin QBUnknown Kraeton MuenchauIOLUnknown Patrick JacksonRBUnknown Charles PadgettOTUnknown Ahmad EdwardsWRBall State
Incoming Logan SmothersQBNebraskaTravis CollierCBWestern KentuckyDallan WrightWRVirginia TechQuae DrakeEDGEULMAustin AmbushSMaineJamarye JoinerWRArizonaJ'Wan EvansRBSan ManteoMalik JacksonRBULM
Preseason Conference USA media poll Conference USA media poll 1 Western Kentucky (18) 2 Liberty (4) 3 Middle Tennessee 4 Louisiana Tech 5 New Mexico State 6 UTEP 7 Jacksonville State T8 FIU Sam Houston Source:
Schedule Jacksonville State and Conference USA announced the 2023 football schedule on January 10, 2023.
Game summaries vs UTEP
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vs East Tennessee State
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at Coastal Carolina
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vs Eastern Michigan
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at Sam Houston
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at Middle Tennessee
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vs Liberty
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vs Western Kentucky
Statistics WKUJVST First downs 16 27 Total yards 72–339 95–484 Rushing yards 24–89 55–262 Passing yards 250 222 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–48–1 23–40–1 Time of possession 26:56 33:04 Team Category Player StatisticsWestern Kentucky Passing Austin Reed 24/48, 250 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Elijah Young 10 carries, 39 yards Receiving K.D. Hutchinson 4 receptions, 52 yards Jacksonville State Passing Zion Webb 22/39, 218 yards, INT Rushing Zion Webb 28 carries, 146 yards, TD Receiving P.J. Wells 5 receptions, 53 yards
at FIU
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at South Carolina
Statistics JVSTSC First downs 23 20 Total yards 84–421 77–488 Rushing yards 57–225 38–89 Passing yards 196 399 Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–27–2 27–39–1 Time of possession 27:07 32:53 Team Category Player StatisticsJacksonville State Passing Zion Webb 12/23, 183 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Ron Wiggins 17 carries, 88 yards Receiving Perry Carter 5 receptions, 106 yards, TD South Carolina Passing Spencer Rattler 27/38, 399 yards, 2 TD, INT Rushing Mario Anderson 16 carries, 75 yards Receiving Xavier Legette 9 receptions, 217 yards, 2 TD
vs Louisiana Tech
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at New Mexico State
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vs. Louisiana (New Orleans Bowl)
Statistics Jacksonville StateLouisiana First downs 31 14 Total yards 526 247 Rushing yards 290 92 Passing yards 236 155 Turnovers 4 0 Time of possession 33:00 27:00
Team Category Player StatisticsJacksonville State Passing Zion Webb 14/26, 156 yards, 1 TD, 2 INTs Rushing Ron Wiggins 27 carries, 126 yards, 1 TD Receiving Quinton Lane 7 receptions, 86 yardsLouisiana Passing Chandler Fields 13/26, 155 yards Rushing Dre'lyn Washington 16 carries, 73 yards Receiving Pearse Migl 2 receptions, 34 yards
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