FINAL SCORE
Eastern Kentucky Colonels at Jacksonville State Gamecocks game details
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 7:00 PM ET
AmFirst Stadium · Attendance 19,677
Put the final score in perspective.
Jacksonville State finished 42 points ahead. The teams combined for 56 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Eastern Kentucky 7, Jacksonville State 35. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Jacksonville State outscored its opponent in 4 and Eastern Kentucky in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Eastern Kentucky | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 Jacksonville State | 14 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 49 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 16 | 26 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 3-11 | 9-11 |
| 4th down efficiency | 1-2 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 285 | 526 |
| Passing | 90 | 352 |
| Comp/Att | 12/19 | 23/30 |
| Yards per pass | 4.7 | 11.7 |
| Rushing | 195 | 174 |
| Rushing Attempts | 38 | 31 |
| Yards per rush | 5.1 | 5.6 |
| Penalties | 11-95 | 5-49 |
| Turnovers | 2 | 1 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 2 | 1 |
| Possession | 33:27 | 26:33 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
passing
| Tyler Travers | 12/19 | 90 | 4.7 | 0 | 2 | -- |
rushing
| 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 |
receiving
| Braylon Newcomb | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | 19 |
| Jarvis Hayes | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 0 | 17 |
| Simon Ghee | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Colbey Lamberth | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Ryder Hooks | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Elijah Caldwell | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cortez Stone | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Jackson House | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | 5 |
| Tyree Weatherspoon | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | 3 |
fumbles
defensive
| Derek Taylor | 10 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cam Jessee | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack McGrath | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| D.J. Galva | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaden Smith | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Payne Miller | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Marable | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kaleb Neal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Kinley | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Aden Tagaloa-Nelson | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| David Pellman | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Nasir Spruill | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keshawn Hayden | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Marshall | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Preston Swope | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jalen Hand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Chappell | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Caleb Redd | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brock Driver | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maurice Wells | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
interceptions
| Jack McGrath | 1 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Ryder Hooks | 3 | 84 | 28.0 | 30 | 0 |
kicking
| Buzz Flabiano | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
punting
| Jettson Brown | 5 | 207 | 41.4 | 0 | 2 | 47 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Jacksonville State Gamecocks
passing
| Caden Creel | 21/28 | 327 | 11.7 | 5 | 1 | 79.5 |
| Jack Moran | 2/2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | -- |
rushing
| 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 |
receiving
| 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 |
defensive
| 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 |
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puntReturns
| Caleb Nix | 1 | 9 | 9.0 | 9 | 0 |
| Darius Cannon | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
kicking
| Garrison Rippa | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 7/7 | 7 |
punting
| Conor Donaghy | 1 | 52 | 52.0 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 1 | 6:27 | Jamill Williams 13 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 1 | 4:25 | Jamill Williams 55 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick) | 0 – 14 |
| 2 | 12:24 | Jamill Williams 30 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick) | 0 – 21 |
| 2 | 10:27 | Caleb Nix 43 Yd Interception Return (Garrison Rippa Kick) | 0 – 28 |
| 2 | 9:45 | Brady Hensley 72 Yd Run (Buzz Flabiano Kick) | 7 – 28 |
| 2 | 5:28 | Jalen Likely 45 Yd Run (Garrison Rippa Kick) | 7 – 35 |
| 3 | 6:03 | Luke Gilbert 24 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick) | 7 – 42 |
| 4 | 7:09 | Jamill Williams 4 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick) | 7 – 49 |
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