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Jacksonville, AL (Sports Network) - Jacksonville State's Jack Crowe still
keeps his ties to the SEC.
The dean of Ohio Valley Conference head football coaches will lead his
Gamecocks program into not one, but two games against SEC opponents in 2012.
The two match-ups are part of their 11-game schedule announced Thursday.
Jacksonville State will open the season on Sept. 1 at Arkansas, where Crowe
coached for more than three seasons from 1989-92, including a 9-15 mark as
head coach.
Crowe, who also was the offensive coordinator at Auburn from 1982-85, will
lead the Gamecocks to Florida for their regular-season finale on Nov. 17.
The Gamecocks have played an SEC team in each of the past two seasons, beating
Ole Miss in double overtime to open the 2010 campaign.
Jacksonville State's other non-conference game will be at home against
Chattanooga on Sept. 8. The series dates back to 1904 and the Gamecocks
dedicated Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium two years ago with a 21-17, come-
from-behind win over the Mocs.
The Gamecocks earned a share of the 2011 OVC title and will open conference
play at Eastern Kentucky on Sept. 22.
They will then host Southeast Missouri State on Sept. 29. Their other home
conference games will be against Tennessee State (Oct. 20), Murray State on
Homecoming (Oct. 27) and Austin Peay (Nov. 10).
Their other road conference games will be against Tennessee Tech (Oct. 6),
Eastern Illinois (Oct. 13) and UT Martin (Nov. 3).
2012 JACKSONVILLE STATE FOOTBALL SCHEDULE
All Times ET
Sept. 1, at Arkansas, Fayettville, Ark., TBA
Sept. 8, Chattanooga, Jacksonville, Ala., 7 p.m.
Sept. 22, at Eastern Kentucky*, Richmond, Ky., TBA
Sept. 29, Southeast Missouri State*, Jacksonville, Ala., 4 p.m.
Oct. 6, at Tennessee Tech*, Cookeville, Tenn., TBA
Oct. 13, at Eastern Illinois*, Charleston, Ill., TBA
Oct. 20, Tennessee State*, Jacksonville, Ala., 4 p.m.
Oct. 27, Murray State* (Homecoming), Jacksonville, Ala., 4 p.m.
Nov. 3, at UT Martin*, Martin, Tenn., TBA
Nov. 10, Austin Peay*, Jacksonville, Ala., 4 p.m.
Nov. 17, at Florida, Gainesville, Fla., TBA
* - Ohio Valley Conference game
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