American college football season
The 1996 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as an independent during the 1996 NCAA Division I-AA football season. Led by Bill Burgess in his 12th and final season as head coach, the Gamecocks compiled a record of 1–9. Jacksonville State played home games at Paul Snow Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama.
Date | Time | Opponent | Site | Result | Attendance | Source |
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September 7 | 7:00 p.m. | West Georgia | | L 10–30 | 13,023 | |
September 14 | 7:00 p.m. | at Nicholls State | | L 8–21 | 5,749 | |
September 21 | 6:00 p.m. | at UAB | | L 17–24 | 19,567 | [1] |
September 28 | 7:00 p.m. | at No. 8 Southwest Missouri State | | L 9–34 | 13,061 | [2] |
October 5 | 2:00 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | - Paul Snow Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| L 23–30 | 12,013 | |
October 12 | 2:00 p.m. | No. 20 Western Kentucky | - Paul Snow Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL
| W 34–20 | 4,334 | |
October 19 | 2:00 p.m. | Samford | - Paul Snow Stadium
- Jacksonville, AL (rivalry)
| L 17–27 | 10,334 | |
October 26 | 7:00 p.m. | No. 4 Troy State | | L 21–31 | 11,500 | |
November 9 | 11:00 a.m. | at No. 9 Stephen F. Austin | | L 10–42 | 6,217 | |
November 16 | 7:00 p.m. | at Northeast Louisiana | | L 28–31 2OT | 10,562 | |
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