The 2010 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented

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as a member of the

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(OVC) during the

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. Led by 11th-year head coach

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, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 9–3 with a mark of 6–2 in conference play, placing second in the OVC. Jacksonville played home games at

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. In the season opener at Ole Miss, Jacksonville State stunned its

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(FBS) opponent with a double-overtime upset, 49–48. In the second overtime period, the Gamecocks matched Ole Miss with a touchdown and Crowe ordered his team to attempt a

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to end the game. Quarterback Coty Blanchard connected with running back Calvin Middleton on a

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in the

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for the win. Crowe, who had been fired as

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head coach after losing to Division I-AA

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in 1992, said, "If you stay in this long enough, it goes both ways." Jacksonville State entered the regular season finale against underdogs ranked fourth in the nation, with a share of the OVC championship on the line. The Gamecocks mounted a 21-play, 94-yard scoring drive that left 11:33 remaining to play and gave them a 24–7 lead. Tennessee Tech, however, successfully mounted four rapid-fire touchdown drives to win, 35–24, and denied Jacksonville State a share of the conference title and an automatic berth to the

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playoffs. The Gamecocks did receive an at-large berth to the playoff, and after a first-round bye, lost in the second round of to Wofford, 17–14.

Schedule

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Jacksonville State Gamecocks football seasons

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