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Jacksonville Dolphins The Jacksonville Dolphins are the intercollegiate athletics teams that represent Jacksonville University, located in Jacksonville, Florida. The Dolphins participate in NCAA Division I athletics, and are primarily members of the ASUN Conference. S ...

'' The Jacksonville Dolphins football program was the intercollegiate

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team for

Jacksonville University Jacksonville University (JU) is a private university in Jacksonville, Florida. Located in the city's Arlington (Jacksonville), Arlington district, the school was founded in 1934 as a two-year college and was known as Jacksonville Junior College u ...

located in the U.S. state of

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. The team competed in the NCAA Division I Football Championship Subdivision (FCS) and were members of the

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. The team played its home games at the 5,000 seat

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. On December 3, 2019, the university announced it would discontinue its football program, effective immediately.

History

Conference affiliations

* Division I Independent (1998–2000) *

(2001–2019)

Bowl games

Awards

Pioneer Football League Offensive Freshman of the Year * Josh McGregor, QB, 2008 Pioneer Football League Defensive Player of the Year * Tyrone Wright, DB, 2001 Pioneer Football League Coach of the Year *

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, 2008

Notable former players

* Dallas Jackson - Arena Football League player * Andy Jones - NFL player *

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- Arena Football League player, and

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professional wrestler * Billy Peach - CFL player *

Micah Ross Micah David Ross (born January 13, 1976) is a former American football wide receiver. He played professionally in the National Football League (NFL) with the Jacksonville Jaguars, the San Diego Chargers, and the Carolina Panthers. In 2001, h ...

- played basketball and football at JU, playing in 1998 on the football team. Became the first former JU football player to play in the NFL, appearing with the Jacksonville Jaguars, San Diego Chargers and Carolina Panthers. * Lin-J Shell - CFL player *

Will Weatherford Will Weatherford (born November 14, 1979) is an American politician who was a Republican member of the Florida House of Representatives from 2006 to 2014, representing the 61st District from 2006 to 2012 and the 38th District, which included east ...

- played defensive end at Jacksonville. Speaker of the House of Florida.

Championships

Conference championships

Divisional championships

From 2001–2005, the

was divided into North and South Divisions. As winners of the Pioneer Football League's South Division, Jacksonville has made one appearance in the Pioneer Football League Championship Game, in 2001. The Dolphins also shared the Division title with Morehead State in 2004, but the tie-breaker allowed the Eagles to represent the division in the championship game.

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Jacksonville Dolphins Football American football teams established in 1998 American football teams disestablished in 2019 1998 establishments in Florida 2019 disestablishments in Florida