A member of
Conference USA, Jacksonville State University sponsors teams in six men's, 10 women's, and one co-ed
NCAA sanctioned sports: The most recently added sport is women's bowling, added in 2023–24. The bowling team won the NCAA title in its first season.
Baseball The Jacksonville State Gamecocks baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team of Jacksonville State University. The team is a member of Conference USA, which is part of the National Collegiate Athletic Association's Division I.
Men's basketball The Jacksonville State Gamecocks men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Jacksonville State University. The school's team currently competes in Conference USA. Their head coach is
Ray Harper.
Women's basketball The Jacksonville State Gamecocks women's basketball team is the women's basketball team that represents Jacksonville State University. The team currently competes in Conference USA.
Football The Jacksonville State Gamecocks football program is the intercollegiate American football team for Jacksonville State University. The team competes in the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) as a member of Conference USA. Jacksonville State's first football team was fielded in 1904, nicknamed at the time as the "Eagle Owls." The team plays its home games at the 24,000 seat Burgess-Snow Field at JSU Stadium in Jacksonville, Alabama. The Gamecocks hire former Division I football coach Rich "RichRod" Rodriguez for the 2022 season. Rodriguez was previously head coach at football power Michigan (2008–10), as well as West Virginia (2001–07) and Arizona (2012–17). His luster has dulled in recent years, and he seeks his return to the head coaching circle here at Jax State. He comes from Louisiana Monroe, where he served as the offensive coordinator under head coach Terry Bowden. "RichRod" replaces former Gamecocks head coach John Grass, who resigned after the 2021 season. Grass had a 72–26 record during his tenure as head coach which included 6 Ohio Valley Conference championships. In 2021, the Gamecocks upset the
Florida State Seminoles in
Tallahassee, Florida on a 59-yard touchdown pass at the end of the game. The school's football team garnered attention in 2001 when junior (3rd-year)
placekicker Ashley Martin became the first female football player to score a point in a Division I game, kicking for 3 points against
Cumberland University. Since 2023, Jax State has been a football member of
Conference USA in
Division I FBS (
Football Bowl Subdivision).
Softball The Jacksonville State Gamecocks softball team represents Jacksonville State University in NCAA Division I college softball. The team participates in the Conference USA.
Track and field Jacksonville State has fielded a women's-only track and field team since 2001, first coached by Aimee Dawson. Before 2001, the school only competed in cross country and club-level track and field. ==NCAA national championships==