Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

6thin Conference USA · 2-2

Ugh, no.

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders lost to the Jacksonville State Gamecocks

2-2 13 – 23

3-2

Final · Sat, Sep 26

Game Details

AmFirst Stadium (Jacksonville) · 16,977 fans · ESPN+

Highlights

Creel's 241 yards passing, 119 rushing yards give Jacksonville State 23-13 win over Middle Tennessee

Caden Creel threw for 241 yards and ran for 119 more as Jacksonville State beat Middle Tennessee 23-13 on Saturday in the Conference USA opener for both teams.

Recap via ESPN

0:19 Kalen Woods grabs interception vs. Jacksonville State Gamecocks

0:12 Garrison Rippa kicks 27-yard field goal

0:10 Caden Creel rushes in for 1-yard TD

0:16 Roman Gagliano throws 5-yard touchdown

Clips play on ESPN

Line Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MTSU	0	7	6	0	13
JXST	3	7	10	3	23

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Game Leaders

Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders

Roman Gagliano · 18/28, 216 YDS, 2 TDPassing Yards
Antonio Martin · 17 CAR, 106 YDSRushing Yards
Cam'ron Lacy · 6 REC, 88 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
La'Garrius Sims · 0.5Sacks
Korey Smith · 13Tackles

Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Caden Creel · 19/27, 241 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INTPassing Yards
Caden Creel · 12 CAR, 119 YDS, 1 TDRushing Yards
Deondre Johnson · 3 REC, 57 YDS, 1 TDReceiving Yards
Mikey Rosa · 1Sacks
Morven Joseph · 6Tackles

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 2:46

FG Garrison Rippa 29 Yd Field Goal 13–23

Q3 1:15

TD Deondre Johnson 38 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)13–20

Q3 5:43

FG Garrison Rippa 31 Yd Field Goal 13–13

Q3 10:11

TD Markus Allen 32 Yd pass from Roman Gagliano (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)13–10

Q2 0:27

TD Cam'ron Lacy 5 Yd pass from Roman Gagliano (Dominic Bourgeois Kick)7–10

Q2 6:50

TD Caden Creel 1 Yd Run (Garrison Rippa Kick)0–10

Q1 7:14

FG Garrison Rippa 27 Yd Field Goal 0–3

Team Stats

Middle Tennessee Blue RaidersJacksonville State Gamecocks

Offense

319 Total Yards 517

216 Passing Yards 241

103 Rushing Yards 276

20 First Downs 25

Efficiency

4-11 3rd Down 3-9

1-2 4th Down 2-3

18/28 Completions 19/27

Turnovers & Clock

0 Turnovers 2

7-55 Penalties 3-30

27:22 Possession 32:38

Box Score

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Roman Gagliano	18/28	216	7.7	2	0	59.0
Team	18/28	216	7.7	2	0	--

Rushing

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Antonio Martin	17	106	6.2	16
Terrence Brown	8	30	3.8	16
Cam'ron Lacy	1	-9	-9.0	0
Roman Gagliano	4	-24	-6.0	1
Team	30	103	3.4	16

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
Team	18	216	12.0	2	32

Fumbles

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Antonio Martin	1	0	0
Team	1	0	0

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Korey Smith	13	5	0	0	0	0
Jackson Lowe	11	9	0	0	1	0
Ashton Taylor	7	3	0	0	0	0
Bryce Williams	5	4	0	0	0	0
Kaven Call	4	3	0	0	0	0
James Johnson	4	2	0	0	0	0
Jason Hardy	3	3	0	0	1	0
Dyson McCutcheon	3	2	0	0	0	0
Zeion Simpson-Smith	3	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Aidan Butts	2	2	0	0	0	1
Austin Clemons	2	2	0	0	0	0
Reggie Johnson	2	2	0	0	0	0
Felix Hixon	2	1	0	0	0	0
Kalen Woods	2	1	0	0	0	0
La'Garrius Sims	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Emmanuel Gyamfi	1	0	0	0	0	0
Team	65	39	1	1	2	1

Interceptions

Player	INT	YDS
James Johnson	1	51
Kalen Woods	1	3
Team	2	54

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Kalen Woods	2	28	14.0	19	0
Team	2	28	14.0	19	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Dominic Bourgeois	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
Ashton Logan	5	246	49.2	2	0	52
Team	5	246	49.2	2	0	52

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Passing

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Caden Creel	19/27	241	8.9	1	2	61.3
Team	19/27	241	8.9	1	2	--

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
Team	39	276	7.1	1	48

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
Team	19	241	12.7	1	38

Defense

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR
Tre'Quon Fegans	6	5	0	0	1	0
Caleb Nix	6	4	0	0	0	0
Morven Joseph	6	3	0	0.5	0	0
Rob Billings IV	4	3	0	0	0	0
Marc Woods	3	2	0	1	1	0
Jonavan Carr	3	2	0	0	0	0
Khurtiss Perry	3	1	0	0	0	0
Christopher Johnson	3	1	0	0	0	0
Quay Hood	2	2	1	2	0	0
Brayden Matthews	2	2	0	0	0	0
Mikey Rosa	2	1	1	1.5	0	0
Andrew Rumph	2	1	0	0	0	0
JQ Brooks	2	1	0	0	0	0
Jameson McCollough	2	1	0	0	0	0
Myles Butler	2	0	0	0	0	2
Deondre Johnson	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jacob Cruz	1	1	0	0	0	0
Walker O'Steen	1	1	0	0	0	0
Jameson Scissum	1	1	0	0	0	0
Aidan Thompson	1	0	0	0	0	0
Angel Toombs	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0
Kaden Cook	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	1
Jawaun Campbell	1	0	0	0	1	0
Brennan Core	1	0	0	0	0	0
Khristian Lando	0	0	0	0	1	0
Team	57	33	3	6	4	3

Kick Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jamill Williams	1	16	16.0	16	0
Team	1	16	16.0	16	0

Punt Returns

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Caleb Nix	2	16	8.0	9	0
Team	2	16	8.0	9	0

Kicking

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Garrison Rippa	3/3	100.0	31	2/2	11
Team	3/3	100.0	31	2/2	11

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