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{{LogoD|Jacksonville, Florida|I FCS|{{pfl}}|D.B. Milne Field|{{asun}}|Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena|{{asun}}|Swisher Gymnasium}}
The '''Jacksonville University''' Dolphins compete as members of the [[Pioneer Football League]] in [[NCAA Division I FCS]] football, and in the [[Atlantic Sun Conference]] in [[NCAA Division I]] basketball.  Jacksonville is a private non-sectarian institution located in Jacksonville, Florida.  The school has an undergraduate enrollment of around 2,000.

The campus sits northeast of downtown between the east bank of the Saint John's River and FL 109 (University Boulevard) at its intersection with Merrill Road.  A half-mile south of campus, FL 109 intersects FL 115 (Arlington Expressway) at the Mathews Bridge, the nearest freeway access.  D.B. Milne Field (5,000) is at the corner of University Boulevard and Justina Terrace.  Swisher Gymnasium (1,500) sits on Second Street in the middle of campus.  Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena (15,000) is an off-campus municipal facility located downtown on Florida Avenue between the Matthews Expressway and FL 228 (Commodore Point Expressway), one block west of the Gator Bowl.

Jacksonville had several strong rivalries during its days in the [[{{sunb}}]], but most of those teams departed the Sun Belt in 1991 and their fortunes diverged from Jacksonville's.  There is a rivalry with [[Stetson]], dating back to their days together in the [[{{flicc}}|Florida Intercollegiate Conference]], and now that crosstown [[North Florida]] has joined the league, a rivalry is developing as well.

As might be expected with only a little over a decade of football, no former Dolphins have played in the NFL.  Basketball is another story, as ten Jacksonville alumni have played in the NBA and ABA, including Otis Smith, Dee Brown, and 5-time ABA All-Star and 6-time NBA All-Star Artis Gilmore, who as a junior at JU had led the Dolphins to their unexpected 1970 NCAA University Division title game appearance.
=='''Conference Affiliations'''==
===Football===
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| item01b=NCAA I FCS
| item01c=2001-present
| item02a=[[{{fcsind}}]]
| item02b=NCAA I FCS
| item02c=1998-2000
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===Basketball===
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| item01b=NCAA I
| item01c=2001-present
| item02a=[[{{asun}}|Trans America Athletic Conference]]
| item02b=NCAA I
| item02c=1998-2001
| item03a=[[{{sunb}}]]
| item03b=NCAA I
| item03c=1976-1998
| item04a=[[{{d1ind}}]]
| item04b=NCAA I
| item04c=1973-1976
| item05a=[[{{udind}}]]
| item05b=NCAA University
| item05c=1967-1973
| item06a=[[{{cdind}}]]
| item06b=NCAA College
| item06c=1965-1967
| item07a=[[{{flicc}}|Florida Intercollegiate Conference]]
| item07b=NCAA College
| item07c=1957-1965
}}

=='''Post-Season Appearances'''==
===Football===
{{Bowl Alert}}
{{list-2col-02| item01a=[[Gridiron Classic]]
| item01b=[[Gridiron Classic|2008]]
| item02a=[[{{pfl}}]] Championship Game
| item02b=[[2001 Pioneer League Football|2001]]
}}

===Basketball===
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| col2=250
| item01a='''[[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Championship Game|NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Championship Game]]'''
| item01b=[[1970 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Tournament|1970]]
| item02a={{d1mt}}
| item02b=[[1970 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Tournament|1970]], [[1971 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Tournament|1971]], [[1973 NCAA University Division Men's Basketball Tournament|1973]], [[1979 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1979]], [[1986 NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament|1986]]
| item03a={{nit}}
| item03b=[[1972 National Invitation Tournament|1972]], [[1974 National Invitation Tournament|1974]], [[1980 National Invitation Tournament|1980]], [[1987 National Invitation Tournament|1987]], [[2009 National Invitation Tournament|2009]]
}}

=='''Championships'''==
===Football===
{{list-2col-02| item01a=[[{{pfl}}]] Champions
| item01b=[[2008 Pioneer League Football|2008]]
| item02a=[[{{pfl}}]] South Division Champions
| item02b=[[2001 Pioneer League Football|2001]]
}}

===Basketball===
{{list-2col-02| item01a=[[{{asun}}]] Regular Season Champions
| item01b=[[2009 Atlantic Sun Men's Basketball|2009]]
| item02a=[[{{sunb}}]] Tournament Champions
| item02b=[[1979 Sun Belt Men's Basketball|1979]], [[1986 Sun Belt Men's Basketball|1986]]
}}

=='''National Individual Awards'''==
===Football===
Jacksonville has yet to have an individual honored with a national award in football.
===Basketball===
{{list-2col-02| col1=350
| col2=300
| item01a=[[NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Consensus All-Americans|NCAA Division I Consensus All-Americans]]
| item01b=1971: Artis Gilmore (C)
| item02a=[[AP College Basketball Little All-America Team]]
| item02b=1962: Roger Strickland (F)<br>1963: Roger Strickland (F)
}}
=='''External Links'''==
[http://www.judolphins.com Jacksonville University Athletics]
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