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Middle Tennessee vs Jacksonville State
Final · Week 5 · Sat Sep 26 · 7:00 PM ET · AmFirst Stadium
Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersMiddle Tennessee2-2
13FinalSep 26, 2026
Jacksonville State GamecocksJacksonville State3-2
23StreamESPN+
Closing line
US sportsbook at kickoffMoneyline
MTSU+230
JXST−285
Spread
MTSU +7−105
JXST −7−115
Total O/U
Over 50.5−118
Under 50.5−102
- Spread: Jacksonville State −7 covered.
- Total O/U: under 50.5 (36 points).
Recap
Jacksonville State beat Middle Tennessee 23-13 at AmFirst Stadium in Jacksonville on Sep 26, 2026 to move to 3-2.
The game was played before 16,977.
Score by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTSU | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 13 |
| JXST | 3 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 23 |
Scoring plays
First Quarter
- JXSTField Goal · 7:14Garrison Rippa 27 Yd Field Goal0-3
Second Quarter
- JXSTTouchdown · 6:50Caden Creel 1 Yd Run (Garrison Rippa Kick)0-10
- MTSUTouchdown · 0:27Cam'ron Lacy 5 Yd pass from Roman Gagliano (Dominic Bourgeois Kick)7-10
Third Quarter
- MTSUTouchdown · 10:11Markus Allen 32 Yd pass from Roman Gagliano (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)13-10
- JXSTField Goal · 5:43Garrison Rippa 31 Yd Field Goal13-13
- JXSTTouchdown · 1:15Deondre Johnson 38 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)13-20
Fourth Quarter
- JXSTField Goal · 2:46Garrison Rippa 29 Yd Field Goal13-23
Team stats
MTSUJXST
- 1st Downs
- 20
- 25
- Total Yards
- 319
- 517
- Passing
- 216
- 241
- Rushing
- 103
- 276
- 3rd down efficiency
- 4-11
- 3-9
- Turnovers
- 0
- 2
- Possession
- 27:22
- 32:38
Top performers
Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersJacksonville State Gamecocks
Passing
Roman Gagliano18/28, 216 YDS, 2 TD
Caden Creel19/27, 241 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT
Rushing
Antonio Martin17 CAR, 106 YDS
Caden Creel12 CAR, 119 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving
Cam'ron Lacy6 REC, 88 YDS, 1 TD
Deondre Johnson3 REC, 57 YDS, 1 TD
Sacks
La'Garrius Sims0.5
Mikey Rosa1
Tackles
Korey Smith13
Morven Joseph6
Player stats
Middle Tennessee · Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roman Gagliano | 18/28 | 216 | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 55.0 |
Middle Tennessee · Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Martin | 17 | 106 | 6.2 | 0 | 16 |
| Terrence Brown | 8 | 30 | 3.8 | 0 | 16 |
| Cam'ron Lacy | 1 | -9 | -9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Roman Gagliano | 4 | -24 | -6.0 | 0 | 1 |
Middle Tennessee · Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cam'ron Lacy | 6 | 88 | 14.7 | 1 | 26 |
| Terrence Brown | 4 | 33 | 8.3 | 0 | 15 |
| Markus Allen | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 1 | 32 |
| Neo Clifton | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | 14 |
| Hogan Wasson | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | 13 |
| AJ Jones | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Koraun Perdue | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | 4 |
Middle Tennessee · Fumbles
| Player | FUM | LOST | REC |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antonio Martin | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Middle Tennessee · Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Korey Smith | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Lowe | 11 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ashton Taylor | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bryce Williams | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaven Call | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| James Johnson | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jason Hardy | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dyson McCutcheon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Middle Tennessee · Interceptions
| Player | INT | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| James Johnson | 1 | 51 | 0 |
| Kalen Woods | 1 | 3 | 0 |
Middle Tennessee · Kick returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kalen Woods | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 19 | 0 |
Middle Tennessee · Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dominic Bourgeois | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
Middle Tennessee · Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TB | In 20 | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashton Logan | 5 | 246 | 49.2 | 2 | 0 | 52 |
Jacksonville State · Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caden Creel | 19/27 | 241 | 8.9 | 1 | 2 | 60.4 |
Jacksonville State · Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caden Creel | 12 | 119 | 9.9 | 1 | 48 |
| Lucas Farrington | 12 | 94 | 7.8 | 0 | 21 |
| Jalen Likely | 7 | 32 | 4.6 | 0 | 14 |
| Khristian Lando | 4 | 16 | 4.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Cedric Kouemi | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 9 |
| Jamill Williams | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacksonville State · Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deondre Johnson | 3 | 57 | 19.0 | 1 | 38 |
| Darius Cannon | 6 | 48 | 8.0 | 0 | 12 |
| Jamill Williams | 3 | 43 | 14.3 | 0 | 17 |
| Luke Gilbert | 2 | 39 | 19.5 | 0 | 31 |
| Lucas Farrington | 2 | 24 | 12.0 | 0 | 16 |
| Dylan Gentry | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | 15 |
| Jameson Scissum | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | 8 |
Jacksonville State · Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | SACKS | TFL | PD | QB HUR | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tre'Quon Fegans | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Nix | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Morven Joseph | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Billings IV | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marc Woods | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonavan Carr | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Khurtiss Perry | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christopher Johnson | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jacksonville State · Kick returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamill Williams | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 16 | 0 |
Jacksonville State · Punt returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | LONG | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb Nix | 2 | 16 | 8.0 | 9 | 0 |
Jacksonville State · Kicking
| Player | FG | PCT | LONG | XP | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Garrison Rippa | 3/3 | 100.0 | 31 | 2/2 | 11 |
Game info
VenueAmFirst Stadium, Jacksonville, AL
Attendance16,977
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