Paul Snow Stadium

Paul Snow Memorial Stadium is a 15,000-seat multi-purpose stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama. It opened in 1947 and is home to the Jacksonville State University Gamecocks football team. It was also home to the Jacksonville High School Golden Eagles football team until 2004, when they moved to a new stadium on the high school campus as well as home to Jacksonville Christian Academy's football team from 2005 until Sept. 27, 2007 when JCA opened an on campus football field. [ [http://www.collegesportingnews.net/Sites/gamecocks/articles/artfiles/86546_JSUFB07pg001_024_intro.pdf JSUFB07pg001-024 intro.indd ] ]

History

Jacksonville State was originally know as the Jacksonville Teachers College Eagle Owls. The football team played its games next to John Forney National Guard Armory

The "College Bowl", as it was known originally, was dedicated at homecoming 1947. The Gamecocks, as they had come to be known, opened the new stadium with a win over Pembroke. The initial season at the College Bowl was as successful one, as the Gamecocks went 9-0.

The College Bowl officially became Paul Snow Stadium in 1961. That year, the stadium was dedicated to longime JSU supporter Paul Snow.

Paul Snow Stadium was renovated in 1965 when seating was expanded from 5,000 to 8,500. A new press box was installed on the north side of the facility. Under the supervision of longtime Athletic Director Jerry N. Cole, a field house was constructed in 1977. Finally, a student section was added in 1978, bringing the total capacity to 15,000

Improvements

Artificial turf was placed in Paul Snow Stadium in time for the 2005 Football season. The turf is the same used by many colleges, high schools and pro teams (Pro Grass). It is the same surface as former in-state rival Troy University has. This was the first renovation to the stadium since In early 2007, a new scoreboard with video screens was placed over the seats in the east endzone.

Memorable Dates

*1942-Jacksonville State defeats Pembroke 48-0 in the stadium's (then known as College Bowl) initial game.

*November 27, 1982-Jacksonville State defeats Northeastern Missouri 34-21 in the stadium's first NCAA postseason football game.

*November 21, 1987-September 15, 1990-Jacksonville State wins 15 consecutive home games.

*September 9, 1995-Jacksonville State defeats the University of West Georgia in Paul Snow Stadium's first Division I NCAA football game.

*November 11, 1995-Freshman Quarterback JeDarius Isaac completes a 42-yard touchdown pass to Patrick Plott with three seconds remaining in the game to secure a 32-27 homecoming victory for JSU over Western Illinois University.

*September 6, 1997-Montressa Kirby throws five touchdown passes in JSU's 42-47 loss to Southwest Missouri State.

*November 15, 1997-Southwest Texas State running back Claude Mathis rushes for 308 yards in a 35-27 victory over Jacksonville State.

*August 30, 2001-Ashley Martin kicks two PAT's in JSU's 72-10 win over Cumberland University to become the first female to play and score in an NCAA football game.

*August 31, 2002-Jacksonville State defeats Alabama A&M 20-17 before 16,851 in attendance; the largest crowd to attend a single football game at Paul Snow Stadium.

*November 6, 2004-JSU accumulates 646 total yards of offense in a 51-18 homecoming victory over Samford University.

*October 15, 2005-Jacksonville State intercepts Tennessee-Martin Quarterback Brady Wahlberg five times in a 37-17 Gamecock victory over the Skyhawks. [ [http://www.collegesportingnews.net/Sites/gamecocks/articles/artfiles/86546_JSUFB07pg137_180_rec_O.pdf JSUFB07pg137-180 rec-O.indd ] ]

External links

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