Jax State No. 3 National Seed in FCS Playoffs
11/23/2014 10:44:00 AM | Football
NCAA PLAYOFF BRACKET (.pdf)
INDIANAPOLIS - OVC champion Jacksonville State received the No. 3 overall national seed and a first round bye (and will have home field advantage through the quarterfinals) and will not play until Saturday, December 6, and will face the Southeast Louisiana/Sam Houston State winner.
Jacksonville State (10-1, 8-0 OVC) enters the playoffs ranked No. 3 nationally in the Sports Network Top 25 and having won 10 games in a row since a season-opening loss to nationally-ranked FBS foe Michigan State, which is tied for the second longest active streak in the country.
The Gamecocks rank No. 4 nationally in total offense (510.5 yards/game) and 14th in total defense (309.7 yards/game) entering the playoffs. The team was a perfect 8-0 in the OVC for the first time since joining the league in 2003 and are the 10th overall team to go a perfect 8-0 in OVC play all-time.??
Jacksonville State is appearing in its fifth overall Division I playoffs, having also appeared in the event in 2003, 2004, 2010 and 2013. The Gamecocks are 2-4 all-time in the event, having topped Samford and McNeese State a season ago on its way to the FCS Quarterfinals.??
By being the No. 3 overall national seed the Gamecocks receive a first round bye, marking the fourth time an OVC has received a first round bye since the field expanded above 16 teams in 2010 (JSU and Southeast Missouri received byes in 2010 as did Eastern Illinois in 2013).
Jax State will play the winner of the first round matchup between Sam Houston State (8-4, 7-1 Southland) and Southeastern Louisiana (9-3, 7-1 Southland); the two teams shared the Southland Conference Championship this season but did not play each other in the regular season.
JSU's second round game will be played at 1:00 p.m. CT and televised on ESPN3.??Tickets are $10 for general admission and $40 for Stadium Club Level seats and are on-sale at the JSU Athletic Ticket Office or online at JSUGamecockSports.com.
The JSU Athletic Ticket Office will have extended hours over the next two weeks and all season ticket holders will have until noon on Dec. 3 to reserve their season tickets.
This year marks the second of an expanded 24-team field playoff field. In 2010 the FCS Playoffs expanded from 16 teams to 20 teams, the first expansion since the field grew from 12 to 16 teams in 1997. For the fifth-straight year the championship game will be played in Frisco, Texas at Toyota Stadium. The Southland Conference will serve as the host of the championship, which will be held on Saturday, January 10 (12 p.m. CT, ESPN2).
JSU Athletic Ticket Office Hours (256-782-8499)
Sunday, Nov. 23 – 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 24 – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 25 – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 1 – Thursday, Dec. 4 – 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 5 – 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
INDIANAPOLIS - OVC champion Jacksonville State received the No. 3 overall national seed and a first round bye (and will have home field advantage through the quarterfinals) and will not play until Saturday, December 6, and will face the Southeast Louisiana/Sam Houston State winner.
Jacksonville State (10-1, 8-0 OVC) enters the playoffs ranked No. 3 nationally in the Sports Network Top 25 and having won 10 games in a row since a season-opening loss to nationally-ranked FBS foe Michigan State, which is tied for the second longest active streak in the country.
The Gamecocks rank No. 4 nationally in total offense (510.5 yards/game) and 14th in total defense (309.7 yards/game) entering the playoffs. The team was a perfect 8-0 in the OVC for the first time since joining the league in 2003 and are the 10th overall team to go a perfect 8-0 in OVC play all-time.??
Jacksonville State is appearing in its fifth overall Division I playoffs, having also appeared in the event in 2003, 2004, 2010 and 2013. The Gamecocks are 2-4 all-time in the event, having topped Samford and McNeese State a season ago on its way to the FCS Quarterfinals.??
By being the No. 3 overall national seed the Gamecocks receive a first round bye, marking the fourth time an OVC has received a first round bye since the field expanded above 16 teams in 2010 (JSU and Southeast Missouri received byes in 2010 as did Eastern Illinois in 2013).
Jax State will play the winner of the first round matchup between Sam Houston State (8-4, 7-1 Southland) and Southeastern Louisiana (9-3, 7-1 Southland); the two teams shared the Southland Conference Championship this season but did not play each other in the regular season.
JSU's second round game will be played at 1:00 p.m. CT and televised on ESPN3.??Tickets are $10 for general admission and $40 for Stadium Club Level seats and are on-sale at the JSU Athletic Ticket Office or online at JSUGamecockSports.com.
The JSU Athletic Ticket Office will have extended hours over the next two weeks and all season ticket holders will have until noon on Dec. 3 to reserve their season tickets.
This year marks the second of an expanded 24-team field playoff field. In 2010 the FCS Playoffs expanded from 16 teams to 20 teams, the first expansion since the field grew from 12 to 16 teams in 1997. For the fifth-straight year the championship game will be played in Frisco, Texas at Toyota Stadium. The Southland Conference will serve as the host of the championship, which will be held on Saturday, January 10 (12 p.m. CT, ESPN2).
JSU Athletic Ticket Office Hours (256-782-8499)
Sunday, Nov. 23 – 1 p.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 24 – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 25 – 9 a.m. – 4 p.m.
Monday, Dec. 1 – Thursday, Dec. 4 – 8 a.m. – 6 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 5 – 8 a.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Friday, April 17
Saturday, December 06
Wednesday, December 03
Sunday, November 30
