1972 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

1972 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceGulf South Conference
Record7–2–1 (4–1–1 GSC)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorClarkie Mayfield (4th season)
Home stadiumPaul Snow Stadium
1972 Gulf South Conference football standings
Conf.Overall
TeamW L TW L T
No. 5 Northwestern State $ 6 0 08 2 0
No. 3 Livingston ^ 5 1 08 1 2
No. 19 Jacksonville State 4 1 17 2 1
Delta State 5 2 07 3 1
Troy State 2 3 14 5 1
Southeastern Louisiana 2 4 04 7 0
Nicholls State 1 5 03 8 0
Florence State 1 5 02 9 0
Tennessee–Martin 1 5 01 9 0
Mississippi College * 0 0 04 5 1
  • $ Conference champion
  • ^ – NAIA Division I playoff participant
    * – Did not compete for conference title
Rankings from NAIA Division I poll

The 1972 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University as a member of the Gulf South Conference (GSC) during the 1972 NAIA Division I football season. Led by fourth-year head coach Charley Pell, the Gamecocks compiled an overall record of 7–2–1 with a mark of 4–1–1 in conference play, and finished third in the GSC.