The 1947 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State Teachers College (now known as
Jacksonville State University
Jacksonville State University (JSU) is a public university in Jacksonville, Alabama. Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State offers programs of study in six academic schools leading to bachelor's degree, bachelor's, master's degree, master's, educati ...
) as a member of the
Alabama Intercollegiate Conference
The Southern States Conference (SSC) was an affiliate of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics that included member institutions in the U.S. states of Alabama, Georgia (U.S. state), Georgia, Mississippi, and Florida. The league exi ...
(AIC) during the
1947 college football season
The 1947 college football season finished with Notre Dame, Michigan, and Penn State all unbeaten and untied, but the Fighting Irish of Notre Dame were the first place choice for 107 of the 142 voters in the final AP Poll in early December, and re ...
. Led by second-year head coach
Don Salls, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 9–0 with a mark of 3–0 in conference play, and finished as AIC champion.
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Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State University (JSU) is a public university in Jacksonville, Alabama. Founded in 1883, Jacksonville State offers programs of study in six academic schools leading to bachelor's, master's, education specialist, and doctorate degrees ...
Jacksonville State Gamecocks football seasons
Alabama Collegiate Conference football champion seasons
College football undefeated seasons
Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
: ''For information on all Jacksonville State University sports, see Jacksonville State Gamecocks.''
The Jacksonville State Gamecocks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Jacksonville State University (JSU) located i ...
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