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1953 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
1953 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
Conference	Alabama Intercollegiate Conference
Record	3–5–1 (0–3 AIC)
Head coach	Ray Wedgeworth (1st season);
Home stadium	College Bowl
	Seasons ← 1952 1954 →

The 1953 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College (now known as Jacksonville State University) as a member of the Alabama Intercollegiate Conference (AIC) during the 1953 college football season. Led by first-year head coach Ray Wedgeworth, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 3–5–1 with a mark of 0–3 in conference play.

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Site	Result	Source
September 19	vs. Livingston State	Demopolis, AL	L 7–18	^[1]
September 26	Maryville (TN)*	College Bowl Jacksonville, AL	T 0–0	^[2]
October 2	at Chattanooga*	Chamberlain Field Chattanooga, TN	L 0–39	^[3]
October 10	at South Georgia*	Douglas, GA	W 19–7	^[4]
October 17	at Troy State	Veterans Memorial Stadium Troy, AL (rivalry)	L 7–13	^[5]
October 24	vs. Austin Peay*	Murphree Stadium Gadsden, AL	L 16–41	^[6]
October 31	West Georgia*	College Bowl Jacksonville, AL	W 40–0	^[7]
November 14	Florence State	College Bowl Jacksonville, AL	L 0–26	^[8]
November 21	vs. Howard (AL)*	Memorial Stadium Anniston, AL (rivalry)	W 26–13	^[9]
*Non-conference game

^ "Livingston topples Jacksonville, 18–7 in season's opener". Alabama Journal. September 21, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Jacksonville, Maryville battle to scoreless tie". The Anniston Star. September 27, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Chattanooga throttles Gamecocks, 39 to 0". The Anniston Star. October 3, 1951. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Gamecocks take S. Georgia, 19–7". The Anniston Star. October 11, 1951. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Troy turns back Gamecocks, 13–7". The Anniston Star. October 18, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Governors clip wings of Gamecocks, 41–16". The Clarksville Leaf-Chronicle. October 26, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Victory starved Gamecocks rip West Georgia, 40 to 0". The Anniston Star. November 1, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Florence rolls by Jacksonville". The Huntsville Times. November 15, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
^ "Howard loses lead, tilt, 26–13". The Birmingham News. November 22, 1953. Retrieved December 4, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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