1994 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

1994 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
1994 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Conference	Independent
Record	4–7
Head coach	Bill Burgess (10th season);
Offensive coordinator	Charles Maniscalco (10th season)
Defensive coordinator	Roland Houston (3rd season)
Home stadium	Paul Snow Stadium
	Seasons ← 1993 1995 →

The 1994 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as an independent during the 1994 NCAA Division II football season. Led by tenth-year head coach Bill Burgess, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 4–7. Jacksonville State played home games at Paul Snow Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama. This season was the program's last at the NCAA Division II level as the Gamecocks moved to NCAA Division I-AA competition in 1995.

1994 NCAA Division II independents football records
v t e	Conf			Overall
Team	W	L	T	W		L		T
West Texas A&M		–		9	–	2	–	0
No. 4 Portland State ^		–		9	–	3	–	0
No. 7 New Haven		–		7	–	3	–	0
Wayne State (NE)		–		7	–	3	–	0
UC Davis		–		6	–	4	–	0
Southern Connecticut State		–		5	–	5	–	0
Springfield		–		5	–	5	–	0
Western New Mexico		–		4	–	4	–	0
Wofford		–		5	–	6	–	0
Sacred Heart		–		4	–	5	–	0
Jacksonville State		–		4	–	7	–	0
Mercyhurst		–		3	–	6	–	1
American International		–		3	–	7	–	0
Pace		–		2	–	8	–	0
Kentucky State		–		1	–	9	–	1

^ – NCAA Division II playoff participant Rankings from NCAA Division II Football Committee poll

Schedule

Date	Time	Opponent	Site	Result	Attendance	Source
September 3	7:00 pm	Sam Houston State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 10–17	8,222	^[1]
September 10	7:00 pm	at No. 2 McNeese State	Cowboy Stadium Lake Charles, LA	L 12–18	15,025	^[2]
September 17	1:30 pm	at UAB	Legion Field Birmingham, AL	W 28–12	17,222	^[3]
September 24	12:30 pm	at North Carolina A&T	Aggie Stadium Greensboro, NC	W 24–17	7,512
October 1	2:00 pm	Knoxville	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	W 48–26	8,180
October 15	2:00 pm	No. 19 Western Kentucky	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 20–22	12,077
October 22	7:00 pm	at Northeast Louisiana	Malone Stadium Monroe, LA	W 32–28	17,101	^[4]
October 29	1:30 pm	at No. 19 Middle Tennessee	Johnny "Red" Floyd Stadium Murfreesboro, TN	L 37–45	8,000
November 5	1:00 pm	at Western Illinois	Hanson Field Macomb, IL	L 27–42	2,183
November 12	2:00 pm	Central State (OH)	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 17–18	11,988
November 19	2:00 pm	Southwest Missouri State	Paul Snow Stadium Jacksonville, AL	L 15–19	7,382	^[5]
Rankings from The Sports Network Poll released prior to the game All times are in Central time

^ "Late TD pass dooms Jax St". The Anniston Star. September 4, 1994. Retrieved December 17, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "JSU loses, but stuns McNeese State". The Anniston Star. September 11, 1994. Retrieved March 5, 2023 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gamecocks blaze past UAB". The Anniston Star. September 18, 1994. Retrieved December 13, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "JSU upsets Division I Northeast Louisiana, 32–28". The Anniston Star. October 23, 1994. p. 1B. Retrieved January 31, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Season ends at 4–7; JSU's new era dawns". The Anniston Star. November 20, 1994. Retrieved June 30, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.