JACKSONVILLE – Jacksonville State's 2019 schedule is complete and will see the Gamecocks play a school-record seven home games during the regular season.The Jacksonville State football team released its 2019 schedule on Thursday, revealing a 12-game slate that will feature the most home games during the regular season in school history. JSU will be home often and it will be home early, playing three of its first four in the friendly confines of Burgess-Snow Field."We couldn't be more excited about our 2019 football schedule," JSU Athletics Directorsaid. "Not only do we have a record-number of home games for our fans, but we were able to secure seven Division I games in what we feel is one of the best settings in the FCS."Our schedule features old rivalries, as well as the national runner-up coming to JSU for the first time," Seitz added. "We've drawn over 100,000 fans in each of the last four seasons and have been in the top 10 in attendance each year since 2013. We can't wait to be able to play in front of those fans at least seven times this fall."Three of JSU's four non-conference games will be played at home and all of them will be played against FCS foes. The schedule will start at Southeast Louisiana on Aug. 31 before a three-game homestand will welcome Chattanooga on Sept. 7, reigning FCS National Runner-Up Eastern Washington for Band Day on Sept. 14 and North Alabama for Family Day on Sept. 21.Ohio Valley Conference play will open at Austin Peay on Sept. 28 in Clarksville, Tenn., where the Gamecocks will begin their quest to defend an Ohio Valley-Conference record five-straight conference titles. Tennessee State will pay a visit on Oct. 5 for Preview Day, before an Oct. 12 trip to Eastern Illinois.Homecoming is set for Oct. 19 at 3 p.m. against Southeast Missouri, the 2018 OVC runner-up that earned an at-large bid into the FCS Playoffs and defeated Stony Brook in the first round. Murray State will come to town one week later for JSU Hall of Fame Weekend before back-to-back road trips to UT Martin and Tennessee Tech, respectively.JSU's open week won't come until week 12 after playing 11 consecutive weeks, offering a break on Nov. 16 to get ready for the regular season finale vs. Eastern Kentucky at home on Nov. 23. That game will feature the Southerners Reunion and will kick off at 1 p.m.The seven home games guarantee that JSU will play at least the second-most home games in a season in school history. The Gamecocks played eight home games in 2015, five in the regular season and three more in the FCS Playoffs. They've had six scheduled home games 16 times and played seven twice thanks to home playoff games in 2013 and 2016.JSU finished the final polls ranked No. 10 in 2018, the sixth-straight year finishing in the Top 10 of the FCS rankings. The Gamecocks are coming off their sixth-straight FCS Playoff appearance, the third-longest active streak in the nation.Two teams in the final polls, No. 2 Eastern Washington and No. 15 Southeast Missouri, will come to Jacksonville in 2019, while Eastern Kentucky received votes in the final rankings.A pair of rivalries will be renewed at Burgess-Snow Field this fall, starting with the home opener vs. Chattanooga. The 42nd meeting between the Gamecocks and Mocs will be the 13th since 2004, when the two met for the first time since 1983. They did not play in 2018, and JSU has won five in a row and 10 of the last 12.Second-year FCS program North Alabama will face JSU for first time as a Division I program but for the 47th time overall. It will be the just the fourth meeting between the former Gulf South Conference powers since JSU moved up from Division II after the 1992 season.