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Georgia Southern vs Jacksonville State

Final · Week 4 · Sat Sep 19 · 7:00 PM ET · AmFirst Stadium

Georgia Southern EaglesGeorgia Southern1-2

FinalSep 19, 2026

Jacksonville State GamecocksJacksonville State2-2

StreamESPN+

Closing line

US sportsbook at kickoff

Moneyline

GASO+145

JXST−175

Spread

GASO +3.5−112

JXST −3.5−108

Total O/U

Over 51.5−110

Under 51.5−110

Spread: Jacksonville State −3.5 covered.
Total O/U: over 51.5 (58 points).

Recap

Jacksonville State beat Georgia Southern 31-27 at AmFirst Stadium in Jacksonville on Sep 19, 2026 to move to 2-2.

Jacksonville State came back from 17 points down, trailing 17-0 in the second quarter. The go-ahead score came with 8:16 left in the fourth quarter: Caleb Nix 75 Yd Punt Return (Garrison Rippa Kick). Jacksonville State won despite being outgained 369-302 in total yards.

Score by quarter

Georgia Southern Eagles and Jacksonville State Gamecocks, score by quarter
Team	1	2	3	4	T
GASO	3	21	3	0	27
JXST	0	10	7	14	31

Scoring plays

First Quarter

GASOField Goal · 7:08Tripp Bryant 22 Yd Field Goal3-0

Second Quarter

GASOTouchdown · 12:30Weston Bryan 10 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick)10-0
GASOTouchdown · 9:50Weston Bryan 2 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick)17-0
JXSTTouchdown · 7:09Jalen Likely 13 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)17-7
JXSTField Goal · 2:07Garrison Rippa 35 Yd Field Goal17-10
GASOTouchdown · 0:32Weston Bryan 2 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick)24-10

Third Quarter

JXSTTouchdown · 7:45Deondre Johnson 18 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)24-17
GASOField Goal · 2:06Tripp Bryant 43 Yd Field Goal27-17

Fourth Quarter

JXSTTouchdown · 11:17Lucas Farrington 26 Yd Run (Garrison Rippa Kick)27-24
JXSTTouchdown · 8:16Caleb Nix 75 Yd Punt Return (Garrison Rippa Kick)27-31

Team stats

GASOJXST

1st Downs: 22; 17
Total Yards: 369; 302
Passing: 187; 194
Rushing: 182; 108
3rd down efficiency: 10-17; 4-11
Turnovers: 1; 1
Possession: 36:23; 23:37

Top performers

Georgia Southern EaglesJacksonville State Gamecocks

Passing

Max Johnson23/33, 187 YDS, 1 INT

Caden Creel17/24, 194 YDS, 2 TD

Rushing

David Mbadinga18 CAR, 103 YDS

Lucas Farrington4 CAR, 44 YDS, 1 TD

Receiving

Josh Dallas7 REC, 43 YDS

Deondre Johnson3 REC, 61 YDS, 1 TD

Sacks

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Khurtiss Perry0.5

Tackles

Rashon Myles Jr.7

Walker O'Steen13

Player stats

Georgia Southern · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Max Johnson	23/33	187	5.7	0	1	36.2

Georgia Southern · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
David Mbadinga	18	103	5.7	0	30
Jamarian Samuel	4	34	8.5	0	24
Weston Bryan	6	27	4.5	3	10
Max Johnson	7	12	1.7	0	6
Josh Dallas	1	6	6.0	0	6
Taeo Todd	3	0	0.0	0	6

Georgia Southern · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Josh Dallas	7	43	6.1	15
David Mbadinga	5	40	8.0	14
Jeremiah Ware	2	36	18.0	26
River Helms	3	36	12.0	17
Jamarian Samuel	2	12	6.0	13
Alex Taylor	1	11	11.0	11
Andre Greene Jr.	2	10	5.0	5
Ashton Hollins	1	-1	-1.0	0

Georgia Southern · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Brandon Tyson	0	0	1

Georgia Southern · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Rashon Myles Jr.	7	5	0	0	0
Chance Gamble	4	4	0	0	1
Brandon Tyson	3	2	0.5	0	0
Aaron Sears	3	1	0	0	0
Anthony Bynum	3	1	1	1	0
Jakyri Jones	3	1	0	0	0
Noah Mangham	2	2	0	1	0
Chace Calicut	2	2	1	0	0

Georgia Southern · Kick returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jeremiah Ware	3	60	20.0	39	0

Georgia Southern · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Josh Dallas	1	0	0.0	0	0

Georgia Southern · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Tripp Bryant	2/2	100.0	43	3/3	9

Georgia Southern · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Alex Smith	4	176	44.0	0	2	47

Jacksonville State · Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Caden Creel	17/24	194	8.1	2	0	78.2

Jacksonville State · Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Lucas Farrington	4	44	11.0	1	26
Caden Creel	10	38	3.8	0	12
Khristian Lando	1	14	14.0	0	14
Jamill Williams	2	8	4.0	0	6
Jalen Likely	6	8	1.3	0	6
Team	2	-4	-2.0	0	0

Jacksonville State · Receiving

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Deondre Johnson	3	61	20.3	1	42
Darius Cannon	5	54	10.8	0	38
Ronnel Johnson	3	38	12.7	0	16
Jalen Likely	2	16	8.0	1	13
Dylan Gentry	2	14	7.0	0	8
Jamill Williams	1	7	7.0	0	7
Luke Gilbert	1	4	4.0	0	4

Jacksonville State · Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jamill Williams	1	1	0

Jacksonville State · Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Walker O'Steen	13	7	0	1	1	1	0
Quay Hood	6	6	0	0	0	0	0
Caleb Nix	6	5	0	1	2	0	1
Myles Butler	6	3	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Jawaun Campbell	5	4	0	1	0	0	0
Tre'Quon Fegans	5	3	0	0	0	0	0
Ian Mitchell	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Rob Billings IV	3	3	0	1	0	0	0

Jacksonville State · Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Tristan Lyles	1	0	0

Jacksonville State · Punt returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Caleb Nix	1	75	75.0	75	1

Jacksonville State · Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Garrison Rippa	1/1	100.0	35	4/4	7

Jacksonville State · Punting

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Conor Donaghy	3	157	52.3	0	1	67

Game info

VenueAmFirst Stadium, Jacksonville, AL

Attendance16,142

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