Jacksonville State Gamecocks

2ndin Conference USA · 1-1

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Jacksonville State Gamecocks beat the Eastern Kentucky Colonels

0-2 7 – 49

1-1

Final · Sat, Sep 5

Game Details

AmFirst Stadium (Jacksonville) · 19,677 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Creel throws 4 of 5 TD passes to Williams as Jacksonville State beats Eastern Kentucky 49-7

Caden Creel threw four of his five touchdown passes to Jamill Williams to lead Jacksonville State to a 49-7 victory over Eastern Kentucky on Saturday night.

Recap via ESPN

0:26 Ty Sims grabs interception vs. Eastern Kentucky Colonels

0:26 Caden Creel connects for 13-yard TD pass

0:35 Caden Creel connects for 55-yard TD pass

0:23 Caden Creel throws 30-yard touchdown pass vs. Eastern Kentucky

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
EKU	0	7	0	0	7
JXST	14	21	7	7	49

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Game Leaders

Eastern Kentucky Colonels

Tyler Travers · 12/19, 90 YDS, 2 INTPassing Yards
Brady Hensley · 7 CAR, 91 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Braylon Newcomb · 1 REC, 19 YDSReceiving Yards
Preston Swope · 1Sacks
Derek Taylor · 10Tackles

Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Caden Creel · 21/28, 327 YDS, 5 TD, 1 INTPassing Yards
Jalen Likely · 5 CAR, 73 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Jamill Williams · 7 REC, 144 YDS, 4 TDReceiving Yards
Ian Mitchell · 1Sacks
Walker O'Steen · 8Tackles

2026 United Athletic Conference Standings

Team
Austin Peay
North Alabama
Abilene Christian
West Florida
Tarleton State
West Georgia
Central Arkansas
Eastern Kentucky

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 7:09

TD Jamill Williams 4 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)7–49

Q3 6:03

TD Luke Gilbert 24 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)7–42

Q2 5:28

TD Jalen Likely 45 Yd Run (Garrison Rippa Kick)7–35

Q2 9:45

TD Brady Hensley 72 Yd Run (Buzz Flabiano Kick)7–28

Q2 10:27

TD Caleb Nix 43 Yd Interception Return (Garrison Rippa Kick)0–28

Q2 12:24

TD Jamill Williams 30 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)0–21

Q1 4:25

TD Jamill Williams 55 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)0–14

Q1 6:27

TD Jamill Williams 13 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)0–7

Team Stats

Eastern Kentucky ColonelsJacksonville State Gamecocks

Offense

285 Total Yards 526

90 Passing Yards 352

195 Rushing Yards 174

16 First Downs 26

Efficiency

3-11 3rd Down 9-11

1-2 4th Down 1-1

12/19 Completions 23/30

Turnovers & Clock

2 Turnovers 1

11-95 Penalties 5-49

33:27 Possession 26:33

Box Score

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Passing

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

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
Team	38	195	5.1	1	72

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
Team	12	90	7.5	19

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Tyler Travers	2	0	0
Team	2	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
Derek Taylor	10	6	0	1	0
Cam Jessee	8	5	0	0.5	0
Jack McGrath	5	4	0	0.5	0
D.J. Galva	5	3	0	0	0
Kaden Smith	5	3	0	0	1
Payne Miller	5	2	0	0	0
Jayden Marable	4	1	0	0	0
Kaleb Neal	3	2	0	0	0
Jeffrey Kinley	3	2	0	0	0
Aden Tagaloa-Nelson	2	1	0	0	2
David Pellman	2	1	0	0	0
Nasir Spruill	2	1	0	0	0
Keshawn Hayden	2	0	0	0	0
Jackson Marshall	2	0	0	0	0
Preston Swope	1	1	1	1	0
Jalen Hand	1	1	0	0	0
Jack Chappell	1	1	0	0	0
Caleb Redd	1	0	0	0	0
Brock Driver	1	0	0	0	0
Maurice Wells	1	0	0	0	0
Team	64	34	1	3	3

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jack McGrath	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Kick Returns

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

Kicking

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

Punting

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

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Caden Creel	21/28	327	11.7	5	1	79.1
Jack Moran	2/2	25	12.5	0	0	--
Team	23/30	352	11.7	5	1	--

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
Team	31	174	5.6	1	45

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
Team	23	352	15.3	5	55

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
Tre'Quon Fegans	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Khurtiss Perry	3	1	0.5	1.5	0	0	0
Mikey Rosa	3	1	0	1	0	0	0
Brennan Core	3	1	0	0	0	0	0
Rob Billings IV	3	0	0	0	1	0	0
Angel Toombs	2	2	0	1	0	0	0
Kaden Cook	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Ian Mitchell	2	1	1	1	0	1	0
Jawaun Campbell	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Quay Hood	2	0	0	0	0	0	0
Vernon Woodward III	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaheim Jenkins	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Tristan Lyles	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Riggs Dunn	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Marvin Stringfellow	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jacob Cruz	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Marc Woods	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Myles Butler	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Shondell Harris	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jameson McCollough	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
Team	72	26	2	6	2	4	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Caleb Nix	1	43	1
Ty Sims	1	8	0
Team	2	51	1

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG
Caleb Nix	1	9	9.0	9
Darius Cannon	1	6	6.0	6
Team	2	15	7.5	9

Kicking

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

Punting

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

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