I was fortunate enough to be an assistant coach at Jacksonville from 2002-04. I believe our enrollment was just shy of 1200 back then. On a more serious note, I need to get back to Jville to revisit Don's and check out Future Champions! It's been since IC Homecoming in 2019 since I've made it...
I'm in Iowa now, but coached at Jacksonville from '02-04. 2004 was the year we upset SHG in the second round of the playoffs after losing to them 41-7 (I think it was) earlier in the season. I was a lowly freshmen coach so I didn't have much to do with it, but man it was fun being a part of...
In Iowa, soccer is also a spring sport. It probably helps soccer numbers more than football. However, back in 2016 and 17, the school I work at had a group of good skill players and almost none of them would have picked football if they had to make the choice.