FINAL SCORE
Kentucky State Thorobreds at Southern Jaguars game details
Saturday, September 5, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
A.W. Mumford Stadium · Attendance 15,094
Put the final score in perspective.
Southern finished 19 points ahead. The teams combined for 49 points. This is an unadjusted scoring comparison, with no allowance for possessions, opponent strength or overtime.
The reported halftime score was Kentucky State 2, Southern 13. Across the 4 regulation quarters with line-score data for both teams, Southern outscored its opponent in 3 and Kentucky State in 0. A quarter advantage counts scoring in that quarter only.
How these comparisons are calculated ↗QUARTER BY QUARTER
Line score
 Kentucky State | 0 | 2 | 13 | 0 | 15 |
 Southern | 0 | 13 | 14 | 7 | 34 |
THE MATCHUP IN NUMBERS
Team statistics
| 1st Downs | 18 | 19 |
| 3rd down efficiency | 5-17 | 4-13 |
| 4th down efficiency | 0-4 | 1-1 |
| Total Yards | 378 | 372 |
| Passing | 245 | 200 |
| Comp/Att | 22/43 | 15/29 |
| Yards per pass | 5.7 | 6.9 |
| Rushing | 133 | 172 |
| Rushing Attempts | 31 | 37 |
| Yards per rush | 4.3 | 4.6 |
| Penalties | 3-15 | 5-35 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 0 |
| Fumbles lost | 0 | 0 |
| Interceptions thrown | 1 | 0 |
| Possession | 32:36 | 27:24 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Kentucky State Thorobreds
passing
| Juan Gainous | 17/31 | 196 | 6.3 | 2 | 0 |
| Denim Johnson | 5/12 | 49 | 4.1 | 0 | 1 |
rushing
| Tristan Thomas | 19 | 110 | 5.8 | 0 | 29 |
| Jahmon Dyson | 4 | 29 | 7.3 | 0 | 20 |
| Tray Blackmon Jr. | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | 6 |
| Denim Johnson | 3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 9 |
| Zaiden Foster | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Juan Gainous | 3 | -9 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 |
receiving
| Darius Cyprian | 8 | 77 | 9.6 | 0 | 32 |
| Tristan Thomas | 4 | 74 | 18.5 | 1 | 72 |
| Jaden Hale | 3 | 46 | 15.3 | 1 | 23 |
| Alex Beard | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 11 |
| Joshua Thomas | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | 13 |
| Tim Hudson | 1 | 8 | 8.0 | 0 | 8 |
| Cameron Tucker | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
| Dwaun Futch | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 1 |
defensive
| Roman Hernandez | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Elijah Henderson | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kendrick Curry | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Carlos Bazert | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tray Blackmon Jr. | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lawrence McConnell | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaheim Williams | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Micheal Daniels | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordan Diggins | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Camden Saunders | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keron Blankumsee | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Trevio Chambers | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Frank Walker | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Malikh Riggins | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Clark | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Jones Jr. | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tristan Thomas | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Eric Hogan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
kickReturns
| Aiyon Carter | 4 | 46 | 11.5 | 18 | 0 |
| Marcus Floyd | 2 | 26 | 13.0 | 18 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Alex Beard | 3 | 19 | 6.3 | 10 | 0 |
kicking
| Forest Gantz | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1/1 | 1 |
punting
| Forest Gantz | 8 | 384 | 48.0 | 1 | 5 | 57 |
PLAYER BOX SCORE
Southern Jaguars
passing
| Christian Johnson | 15/28 | 200 | 7.1 | 2 | 0 |
| Team | 0/1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 |
rushing
| Trey Holly | 21 | 99 | 4.7 | 2 | 16 |
| Mike Franklin | 6 | 41 | 6.8 | 0 | 23 |
| Champ Davis | 6 | 22 | 3.7 | 0 | 8 |
| Christian Johnson | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 4 |
receiving
| Daejawn Smith | 4 | 72 | 18.0 | 0 | 43 |
| Isaiah Pina | 2 | 28 | 14.0 | 1 | 24 |
| Malachi Jackson | 1 | 26 | 26.0 | 0 | 26 |
| Champ Davis | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 1 | 25 |
| Trey Holly | 2 | 21 | 10.5 | 0 | 27 |
| Damien Henderson Jr. | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Cam Jefferson | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 10 |
| Kobe Brown | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | 5 |
fumbles
defensive
| Ty Lee | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tay James | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Herman Brister III | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Christian Doyle | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ckelby Givens | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Donald Johnson Jr. | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Denzel Williams | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jordyn Dickerson | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| De'Myrion Johnson | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kai Brown | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jermaine Minor Jr. | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hunter Schnakenberg | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Landon Carter | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Cayden Jones | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tommie Anderson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cody Morris | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jayden Rogers | 2 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeffrey Holden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kayden Wilson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jaden Wiggins | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Habib Bello | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lance Joseph | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Jeremiah Coleman | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Darren Scott | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
interceptions
| Tay James | 1 | 85 | 1 |
kickReturns
| Daejawn Smith | 1 | 23 | 23.0 | 23 | 0 |
puntReturns
| Damien Henderson Jr. | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 7 | 0 |
| Daejawn Smith | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 6 | 0 |
kicking
| Christopher McKenna | 0/0 | 0.0 | 0 | 4/5 | 4 |
punting
| Trey Johnson | 8 | 291 | 36.4 | 0 | 1 | 48 |
HOW IT HAPPENED
Scoring summary
| 2 | 13:44 | Tay James 85 Yd Interception Return (Christopher McKenna Kick) | 0 – 7 |
| 2 | 5:54 | Team Safety | 2 – 7 |
| 2 | 0:07 | Isaiah Pina 4 Yd pass from Christian Johnson (Christopher McKenna PAT failed) | 2 – 13 |
| 3 | 9:02 | Trey Holly 16 Yd Run (Christopher McKenna Kick) | 2 – 20 |
| 3 | 5:09 | Champ Davis 25 Yd pass from Christian Johnson (Christopher McKenna Kick) | 2 – 27 |
| 3 | 2:30 | Tristan Thomas 72 Yd pass from Juan Gainous (Leland Gantz Kick) | 9 – 27 |
| 3 | 1:40 | Jaden Hale 15 Yd pass from Juan Gainous (Two-Point Pass Conversion Failed) | 15 – 27 |
| 4 | 1:08 | Trey Holly 12 Yd Run (Christopher McKenna Kick) | 15 – 34 |
ESPN · Updated Oct 12, 12:45 AM UTCData methodology