JACKSONVILLE STATE UNIVERSITY FOOTBALL REMAINS NO. 3 IN TOP 25 POLLS

Published Oct. 20, 2010 10:09 p.m. ET

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JACKSONVILLE, Ala., Oct. 18 -- Jacksonville State University issued the following news release:

Jacksonville State remained No. 3 in both major Football Championship Subdivision polls on Monday after extending the nation's longest winning streak to 11 games with a 24-0 shutout over Tennessee State last week.

The Gamecocks, 7-0 for the first time in the school's Division I history and first time since 1991, remained No. 3 in The Sports Network/Fathead.com poll after receiving 11 first-place votes, and also remained No. 3 in the FCS Coaches Poll with one first-place vote.

Jax State has won 11 straight games, dating back to the final four wins of the 2009 season, and has the longest active winning streak in the FCS and the second longest among all of Division I, behind Boise State's 20 games. It's also ties for the sixth longest winning streak in the OVC's 61-year history.

Jacksonville State is just one of two FCS schools that have a perfect 7-0 record this season joining No. 2 Delaware. There are only four undefeated FCS school remaining, including No. 1 Appalachian State (6-0) and Bethune-Cookman (6-0).

It's the highest ranking for an Ohio Valley Conference team since Tennessee State was ranked No. 1 in 1999 and is the highest for the Gamecocks since moving to Division I in 1995.

Jacksonville State has been ranked for 22 straight weeks in the Top 25 polls and that's the longest such stretch in the school's Division I history.

The Gamecocks return to the field on Saturday against OVC-rival Austin Peay. The Homecoming 2010 kickoff is set for 3 p.m. at Burgess-Snow Field and tickets are available by calling the JSU Athletic Ticket Office at 256-782-8499. For any query with respect to this article or any other content requirement, please contact Editor at htsyndication@hindustantimes.com