Georgia Southern Eagles

5thin Sun Belt - East · 1-2

Ugh, no.

Georgia Southern Eagles lost to the Jacksonville State Gamecocks

1-2 27 – 31

2-2

Final · Sat, Sep 19

Game Details

AmFirst Stadium (Jacksonville) · 16,142 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Nix's punt return TD, clutch interception by Lyles lift Jacksonville State over Georgia Southern

Caleb Nix returned a punt 75 yards for the go-ahead score, Tristan Lyles had a game-saving interception in the red zone, and Jacksonville State erased a 14-point halftime deficit...

Recap via ESPN

1:18 Georgia Southern Eagles vs. Jacksonville State Gamecocks: Full Highlights

0:08 Tripp Bryant makes 22-yard field goal

0:29 Weston Bryan rushes in for 10-yard TD

0:21 Weston Bryan rushes in for 2-yard TD

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
GASO	3	21	3	0	27
JXST	0	10	7	14	31

Win Probability · Georgia Southern Eagles

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Game Leaders

Georgia Southern Eagles

Max Johnson · 23/33, 187 YDS, 1 INTPassing Yards
David Mbadinga · 18 CAR, 103 YDSRushing Yards
Josh Dallas · 7 REC, 43 YDSReceiving Yards
Rashon Myles Jr. · 7Tackles

Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Caden Creel · 17/24, 194 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Lucas Farrington · 4 CAR, 44 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Deondre Johnson · 3 REC, 61 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Khurtiss Perry · 0.5Sacks
Walker O'Steen · 13Tackles

2026 Conference USA Standings

Team
Liberty
Jacksonville State
New Mexico State
Florida International
Kennesaw State
Missouri State
Sam Houston
Delaware
Middle Tennessee
Western Kentucky

Scoring

Q4 8:16

TD Caleb Nix 75 Yd Punt Return (Garrison Rippa Kick)27–31

Q4 11:17

TD Lucas Farrington 26 Yd Run (Garrison Rippa Kick)27–24

Q3 2:06

FG Tripp Bryant 43 Yd Field Goal 27–17

Q3 7:45

TD Deondre Johnson 18 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)24–17

Q2 0:32

TD Weston Bryan 2 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick)24–10

Q2 2:07

FG Garrison Rippa 35 Yd Field Goal 17–10

Q2 7:09

TD Jalen Likely 13 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)17–7

Q2 9:50

TD Weston Bryan 2 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick)17–0

Q2 12:30

TD Weston Bryan 10 Yd Run (Tripp Bryant Kick)10–0

Q1 7:08

FG Tripp Bryant 22 Yd Field Goal 3–0

Team Stats

Georgia Southern EaglesJacksonville State Gamecocks

Offense

369 Total Yards 302

187 Passing Yards 194

182 Rushing Yards 108

22 First Downs 17

Efficiency

10-17 3rd Down 4-11

0-0 4th Down 3-3

23/33 Completions 17/24

Turnovers & Clock

1 Turnovers 1

7-59 Penalties 8-60

36:23 Possession 23:37

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Max Johnson	23/33	187	5.7	0	1	40.1
Team	23/33	187	5.7	0	1	--

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
Team	39	182	4.7	3	30

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
Team	23	187	8.1	26

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Brandon Tyson	0	0	1
Team	0	0	1

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
Jayden Jackson	2	2	0	0	0
Tracy Hill Jr.	1	1	0	0	0
Festus Davies	1	1	0	0	0
Ethan Johnson	1	1	0	0	0
MJ Stroud	1	0	0.5	0	0
Latrell Bullard	1	0	0.5	0	0
Carlo Thompson	1	0	0	0	0
O'Marion Brown	1	0	0	0	0
Elijah Fears	1	0	0.5	0	0
Team	37	23	4	2	1

Kick Returns

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

Punt Returns

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

Kicking

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

Punting

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

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Caden Creel	17/24	194	8.1	2	0	76.2
Team	17/24	194	8.1	2	0	--

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
Team	25	108	4.3	1	26

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
Team	17	194	11.4	2	42

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Jamill Williams	1	1	0
Team	1	1	0

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
Morven Joseph	3	2	0	0.5	0	0	0
Marc Woods	3	2	0	0	0	0	0
Jonavan Carr	3	2	0	1	0	0	0
Tristan Lyles	3	1	0	0.5	0	0	0
Jacob Cruz	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Rodarion Jones	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
JQ Brooks	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Marquis Hood	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Caden Creel	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Mikey Rosa	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Christopher Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Khurtiss Perry	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Andrew Rumph	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tae Floyd	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Kaden Cook	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Aidan Thompson	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	75	50	1	8	3	2	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Tristan Lyles	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Punt Returns

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

Kicking

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

Punting

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

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