2009 JACKSONVILLE STATE FOOTBALL Gamecock Bowl History
final period to take the victory. Callahan, after a beautiful 39-yard sprint to the three-yard line, scored on a short run to make the score 14-0 following Danny Kemp’s second of three extra points.
The Gamecocks, led by the running and passing of Terry Hodges and the pass receiving of John Meadows,
Hodges rolled up 103 yards rushing on 13 trips and fired two touchdown passes to
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whipped Livingston, 12-7.
HI S T ORY
The Gamecocks, playing a fine Pensacola Cards Navy team, fell 7-6 as Jax State failed to convert its extra point attempt.
Robert Williams, Blackie Heath and Gordon Terry led the Gamecocks 77 yards early in the game for a quick 6-0 lead. Later, Heath pass six yards to L.C. Garner and John Smith returned an interception 25 yards for the final 12 points. A sellout crowd was on hand for the game.
RE CORDS
Jacksonville State’s first bowl trip in history was a pleasant one for the Gamecocks. Coach Don Sall’s charges whipped rival Troy State, 19-0, in the first annual Paper Bowl in Pensacola, Fla.
1950 Paper Bowl
Jacksonville State returned to the Paper Bowl for a third straight time in 1950, the final time as the bowl game was dropped later, but it wasn’t as successful as the first two trips to Pensacola, Fla.
R E V IE W
1948 Paper Bowl
Rhode Island went into the game heavily favored to take the game, but Coach Don Salls’ charges had different ideas. Bill Clark’s interception set up the final Jax State touchdown, which began at the Rams’ nine-yard line.
O P P O NE NT S
Meadows covering 38 and 35 yards. For the game, Jax State had 130 yards rushing and 120 passing as compared to Livingston’s 97 rushing and 79 passing. Jacksonville State intercepted three passes.
A BO U T J S U
The hero of the game had to be Billy Hicks. Jax State’s 235-pound fullback. Jacksonville State had to come from behind twice to take the victory, 3-0 and 10-6. Hicks accounted for 58 of the 70 yards on the first Jax State touchdown scoring drive, scoring from the one, while reserve fullback Chester Skates crashed across from the one with three minutes left in the game to give the victory to the Alabama visitors.
COAC HE S
Jacksonville State’s fourth trip was probably it’s finest. Jax State whipped Rhode Island, 12-10, in the Refrigerator Bowl in Evansville, Indiana.
A second trip to the Paper Bowl was extra sweet to the Gamecocks of Jacksonville State. Not only did the Gamecocks hang up their second bowl win, but in the process, avenged an early season loss to Livingston.
G AM ECO CK S
1955 Refrigerator Bowl
1949 Paper Bowl
O U T LO O K
The trip was very enjoyable for the Gamecocks as they took a short vacation following the game. The team was headquartered on Miami Beach.
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Florida A&M came back to close the gap to 14-7 on a 19-yard pass from Steve Scruggs to Al Sykes, but Jax State wrapped it up minutes later on an eight-yard touchdown pass from Doc Lett to Terry Owens. Jax State only attempted 11 passes, completing four for the night.
Charles Stough, Gamecock quarterback, ran 12 yards for the only Jax score, but the PAT attempt was short and in the end, it proved to be the difference in the game.