Gamecocks Move Up One Spot in Coaches Poll, Hold Still in STATS
10/8/2018 3:46:00 PM | Football
JACKSONVILLE – After a dominant win at Eastern Kentucky on Saturday, the Jacksonville State football team moved up top seventh in the AFCA Coaches Poll and remained eighth in the STATS FCS Top 25 on Monday.
The Gamecocks (4-1, 3-0 Ohio Valley Conference) made a statement in their first road game of the season, rolling past EKU 56-7. The game saw JSU limit what was the No. 5 ranked rushing attack in the Nation to just 20 yards on 28 carries.
It's the fourth-straight week that JSU has been in the Top 10 and the 64th time in the past 66 weeks the Gamecocks have been there. They've been in the polls for 66 weeks in a row, the third-longest active streak in the nation right now behind North Dakota State (112) and South Dakota State (84).
JSU's win over the Colonels extends the longest active conference win streak in all of Division I football to 35 games. The longest streak in JSU and OVC history is just six away from the FCS record of 39-straight conference wins by Duquesne of the Metro Atlantic Conference from 1996-2006.
The Gamecocks are the lone Ohio Valley Conference team in both polls, while Tennessee State is receiving votes in the STATS Poll.
Defending champion North Dakota State sits atop both polls, while Kennesaw State, Eastern Washington, Wofford and South Dakota State round out the top five of the Coaches Poll. South Dakota State, Kennesaw State, Eastern Washington and Elon make up the rest of the top five in the STATS Poll.
The Gamecocks will return home on Saturday, when they host Eastern Illinois at 3 p.m. CT at Burgess-Snow Field. The game will be carried live on the JSU Radio Network and will also be broadcast on ESPN3 as the OVC Game of the Week. For tickets, visit www.jsugamecocksports.com/ticketsor call (256) 782-8499. Advance tickets online are just $10, while all in-person tickets and tickets purchased on game day are $15.
AFCA Coaches Poll
Rank. School, Points, Previous, Record
1. North Dakota State (26), 5-0, 650, 1
2. Kennesaw State, 5-1, 614, 3
3. Eastern Washington, 5-1, 592, T-4
4. Wofford, 4-1, 535, 6
5. South Dakota State, 3-1, 533, T-4
6. Elon, 4-1, 528, 9
7. Jacksonville State, 4-1, 483, 8
8. James Madison, 4-2, 449, 2
9. McNeese, 5-1, 438, 10
10. North Carolina A&T, 5-1, 413, 11
11. Nicholls, 4-2, 388, 12
12. Illinois State, 4-1, 344, 14
13. Weber State, 3-2, 323, 7
14. Sam Houston State, 3-2, 303, 16
15. Rhode Island, 4-1, 283, 17
16. Central Arkansas, 3-2, 222, 18
17. Colgate, 5-0, 200, 20
18. Towson, 4-1, 195, 24
19. UC Davis, 4-1, 193, 21
20. Stony Brook, 4-2, 149, 13
21. Princeton, 4-0, 130, 23
22. Maine, 3-2, 125, 25
23. Montana, 4-2, 104, 15
24. East Tennessee State, 5-1, 72, NR
25. Villanova, 3-3, 46, 19
Others Receiving Votes: South Dakota, 36; Idaho State, 27; Northern Iowa, 21; Delaware, 9; Incarnate Word, 7; North Dakota, 7; Missouri State, 4; Chattanooga, 2; Montana State, 2
STATS FCS Top 25
Rank. School (Record), Votes, Previous
1. North Dakota State (160), 5-0, 4,000, 1
2. South Dakota State, 3-1, 3,629, 3
3. Kennesaw State, 5-1, 3,592, 4
4. Eastern Washington, 5-1, 3,535, 5
5. Elon, 4-1, 3,281, 10
T-6. James Madison, 4-2, 3,126, 2
T-6. Wofford, 4-1, 3,126, 7
8. Jacksonville State, 4-1, 2,881, 8
9. McNeese, 5-1, 2,691, 9
10. North Carolina A&T, 5-1, 2,431, 11
11. Nicholls, 4-2, 2,228, 12
12. Illinois State, 4-1, 2,018, 15
13. Weber State, 3-2, 2,009, 6
14. UC Davis, 4-1, 1,869, 16
15. Sam Houston State, 3-2, 1,574, 17
16. Rhode Island, 4-1, 1,499, 18
17. Towson, 4-1, 1,480, 23
18. Central Arkansas, 3-2, 1,124, 20
19. Stony Brook, 4-2, 1,030, 13
20. Colgate, 5-0, 1,018, 21
21. Maine, 3-2, 815, 25
22. Montana, 4-2, 771, 14
23. ETSU, 5-1, 415, NR
24. South Dakota, 3-2, 356, NR
25. Princeton, 4-0, 354, NR
Others: Northern Iowa 251, Idaho State 246, Villanova 169, Dartmouth 109, Missouri State 68, Chattanooga 66, North Dakota 60, Montana State 50, Delaware 37, Northern Arizona 36, Prairie View A&M 20, Incarnate Word 14, Western Illinois 12, Mercer 6, Tennessee State 2, Bryant 1, Campbell 1
The Gamecocks (4-1, 3-0 Ohio Valley Conference) made a statement in their first road game of the season, rolling past EKU 56-7. The game saw JSU limit what was the No. 5 ranked rushing attack in the Nation to just 20 yards on 28 carries.
It's the fourth-straight week that JSU has been in the Top 10 and the 64th time in the past 66 weeks the Gamecocks have been there. They've been in the polls for 66 weeks in a row, the third-longest active streak in the nation right now behind North Dakota State (112) and South Dakota State (84).
JSU's win over the Colonels extends the longest active conference win streak in all of Division I football to 35 games. The longest streak in JSU and OVC history is just six away from the FCS record of 39-straight conference wins by Duquesne of the Metro Atlantic Conference from 1996-2006.
The Gamecocks are the lone Ohio Valley Conference team in both polls, while Tennessee State is receiving votes in the STATS Poll.
Defending champion North Dakota State sits atop both polls, while Kennesaw State, Eastern Washington, Wofford and South Dakota State round out the top five of the Coaches Poll. South Dakota State, Kennesaw State, Eastern Washington and Elon make up the rest of the top five in the STATS Poll.
The Gamecocks will return home on Saturday, when they host Eastern Illinois at 3 p.m. CT at Burgess-Snow Field. The game will be carried live on the JSU Radio Network and will also be broadcast on ESPN3 as the OVC Game of the Week. For tickets, visit www.jsugamecocksports.com/ticketsor call (256) 782-8499. Advance tickets online are just $10, while all in-person tickets and tickets purchased on game day are $15.
AFCA Coaches Poll
Rank. School, Points, Previous, Record
1. North Dakota State (26), 5-0, 650, 1
2. Kennesaw State, 5-1, 614, 3
3. Eastern Washington, 5-1, 592, T-4
4. Wofford, 4-1, 535, 6
5. South Dakota State, 3-1, 533, T-4
6. Elon, 4-1, 528, 9
7. Jacksonville State, 4-1, 483, 8
8. James Madison, 4-2, 449, 2
9. McNeese, 5-1, 438, 10
10. North Carolina A&T, 5-1, 413, 11
11. Nicholls, 4-2, 388, 12
12. Illinois State, 4-1, 344, 14
13. Weber State, 3-2, 323, 7
14. Sam Houston State, 3-2, 303, 16
15. Rhode Island, 4-1, 283, 17
16. Central Arkansas, 3-2, 222, 18
17. Colgate, 5-0, 200, 20
18. Towson, 4-1, 195, 24
19. UC Davis, 4-1, 193, 21
20. Stony Brook, 4-2, 149, 13
21. Princeton, 4-0, 130, 23
22. Maine, 3-2, 125, 25
23. Montana, 4-2, 104, 15
24. East Tennessee State, 5-1, 72, NR
25. Villanova, 3-3, 46, 19
Others Receiving Votes: South Dakota, 36; Idaho State, 27; Northern Iowa, 21; Delaware, 9; Incarnate Word, 7; North Dakota, 7; Missouri State, 4; Chattanooga, 2; Montana State, 2
STATS FCS Top 25
Rank. School (Record), Votes, Previous
1. North Dakota State (160), 5-0, 4,000, 1
2. South Dakota State, 3-1, 3,629, 3
3. Kennesaw State, 5-1, 3,592, 4
4. Eastern Washington, 5-1, 3,535, 5
5. Elon, 4-1, 3,281, 10
T-6. James Madison, 4-2, 3,126, 2
T-6. Wofford, 4-1, 3,126, 7
8. Jacksonville State, 4-1, 2,881, 8
9. McNeese, 5-1, 2,691, 9
10. North Carolina A&T, 5-1, 2,431, 11
11. Nicholls, 4-2, 2,228, 12
12. Illinois State, 4-1, 2,018, 15
13. Weber State, 3-2, 2,009, 6
14. UC Davis, 4-1, 1,869, 16
15. Sam Houston State, 3-2, 1,574, 17
16. Rhode Island, 4-1, 1,499, 18
17. Towson, 4-1, 1,480, 23
18. Central Arkansas, 3-2, 1,124, 20
19. Stony Brook, 4-2, 1,030, 13
20. Colgate, 5-0, 1,018, 21
21. Maine, 3-2, 815, 25
22. Montana, 4-2, 771, 14
23. ETSU, 5-1, 415, NR
24. South Dakota, 3-2, 356, NR
25. Princeton, 4-0, 354, NR
Others: Northern Iowa 251, Idaho State 246, Villanova 169, Dartmouth 109, Missouri State 68, Chattanooga 66, North Dakota 60, Montana State 50, Delaware 37, Northern Arizona 36, Prairie View A&M 20, Incarnate Word 14, Western Illinois 12, Mercer 6, Tennessee State 2, Bryant 1, Campbell 1
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