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Eastern Kentucky vs Jacksonville State

Final · Week 2 · Sat Sep 5 · 7:00 PM ET · AmFirst Stadium

Eastern Kentucky ColonelsEastern Kentucky0-2

FinalSep 5, 2026

Jacksonville State GamecocksJacksonville State1-1

StreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

EKU+1100

JXST−2100

Spread

EKU +22.5−108

JXST −22.5−112

Total O/U

Over 51.5−118

Under 51.5−102

Spread: Jacksonville State −22.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 51.5 (56 points).

Recap

Jacksonville State routed Eastern Kentucky 49-7 at AmFirst Stadium in Jacksonville on Sep 5, 2026, a 42-point win to move to 1-1.

The game was played before 19,677.

Score by quarter

Eastern Kentucky Colonels and Jacksonville State Gamecocks, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
EKU	0	7	0	0	7
JXST	14	21	7	7	49

Scoring plays

First Quarter

JXSTTouchdown · 6:27Jamill Williams 13 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)0-7
JXSTTouchdown · 4:25Jamill Williams 55 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)0-14

Second Quarter

JXSTTouchdown · 12:24Jamill Williams 30 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)0-21
JXSTTouchdown · 10:27Caleb Nix 43 Yd Interception Return (Garrison Rippa Kick)0-28
EKUTouchdown · 9:45Brady Hensley 72 Yd Run (Buzz Flabiano Kick)7-28
JXSTTouchdown · 5:28Jalen Likely 45 Yd Run (Garrison Rippa Kick)7-35

Third Quarter

JXSTTouchdown · 6:03Luke Gilbert 24 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)7-42

Fourth Quarter

JXSTTouchdown · 7:09Jamill Williams 4 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)7-49

Team stats

EKUJXST

1st Downs: 16; 26
Total Yards: 285; 526
Passing: 90; 352
Rushing: 195; 174
3rd down efficiency: 3-11; 9-11
Turnovers: 2; 1
Possession: 33:27; 26:33

Top performers

Eastern Kentucky ColonelsJacksonville State Gamecocks

Passing

Tyler Travers12/19, 90 YDS, 2 INT

Caden Creel21/28, 327 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INT

Rushing

Brady Hensley7 CAR, 91 YDS, 1 TD

Jalen Likely5 CAR, 73 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

Braylon Newcomb1 REC, 19 YDS

Jamill Williams7 REC, 144 YDS, 4 TD

Sacks

Preston Swope1

Ian Mitchell1

Tackles

Derek Taylor10

Walker O'Steen8

Player stats

Eastern Kentucky · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Tyler Travers	12/19	90	4.7	0	2	--

Eastern Kentucky · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Brady Hensley	7	91	13.0	1	72
Cortez Stone	8	58	7.3	0	25
Brayden Latham	10	32	3.2	0	12
Ryder Hooks	6	16	2.7	0	6
Tyler Travers	7	-2	-0.3	0	9

Eastern Kentucky · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Braylon Newcomb	1	19	19.0	19
Jarvis Hayes	1	17	17.0	17
Simon Ghee	2	12	6.0	6
Colbey Lamberth	1	10	10.0	10
Ryder Hooks	1	9	9.0	9
Elijah Caldwell	2	8	4.0	10
Cortez Stone	2	7	3.5	4
Jackson House	1	5	5.0	5
Tyree Weatherspoon	1	3	3.0	3

Eastern Kentucky · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Tyler Travers	2	0	0

Eastern Kentucky · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD
Derek Taylor	10	6	1	0
Cam Jessee	8	5	0.5	0
Jack McGrath	5	4	0.5	0
D.J. Galva	5	3	0	0
Kaden Smith	5	3	0	1
Payne Miller	5	2	0	0
Jayden Marable	4	1	0	0
Kaleb Neal	3	2	0	0

Eastern Kentucky · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jack McGrath	1	0	0

Eastern Kentucky · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Ryder Hooks	3	84	28.0	30	0

Eastern Kentucky · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Buzz Flabiano	0/0	0.0	0	1/1	1

Eastern Kentucky · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Jettson Brown	5	207	41.4	0	2	47

Jacksonville State · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Caden Creel	21/28	327	11.7	5	1	79.5
Jack Moran	2/2	25	12.5	0	0	--

Jacksonville State · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen Likely	5	73	14.6	1	45
Caden Creel	10	54	5.4	0	20
Cedric Kouemi	7	25	3.6	0	7
Khristian Lando	4	16	4.0	0	7
Lucas Farrington	4	10	2.5	0	5
Jamill Williams	1	-4	-4.0	0	0

Jacksonville State · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jamill Williams	7	144	20.6	4	55
Luke Gilbert	2	46	23.0	1	24
David Alpers III	2	34	17.0	0	25
Ronnel Johnson	3	33	11.0	0	14
Darius Cannon	2	26	13.0	0	19
Deondre Johnson	2	22	11.0	0	16
Franklin Baret Jr.	1	18	18.0	0	18
Lucas Farrington	1	14	14.0	0	14
Jameson Scissum	2	13	6.5	0	7
Jalen Likely	1	2	2.0	0	2

Jacksonville State · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Walker O'Steen	8	1	0	0	0	0	0
JQ Brooks	5	2	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Nix	5	0	0	0	1	1	1
Jonavan Carr	4	3	0	1	0	0	0
Morven Joseph	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Aidan Thompson	4	1	0.5	0.5	0	1	0
Tae Floyd	4	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marquis Hood	3	3	0	0	0	0	0

Jacksonville State · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Caleb Nix	1	43	1
Ty Sims	1	8	0

Jacksonville State · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Caleb Nix	1	9	9.0	9	0
Darius Cannon	1	6	6.0	6	0

Jacksonville State · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Garrison Rippa	0/0	0.0	0	7/7	7

Jacksonville State · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Conor Donaghy	1	52	52.0	0	0	52

Game info

VenueAmFirst Stadium, Jacksonville, AL

Attendance19,677

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