Jacksonville State
Jacksonville State is 7-2 and No. 84 of 138 in the machine's ratings, 4.4 points below an average FBS team. Last game: won 47-14 vs Sam Houston in Week 10.
Week 11: at Western Kentucky, Saturday, Nov 14: the matchup, unit by unit
Why Jacksonville State is No. 84
- Jacksonville State's rating is −4.4: the machine's estimate that Jacksonville State is 4.4 points worse than an average FBS team on a neutral field. That is No. 84 of 138. For scale, 0 is an average FBS team: right now the closest to it is No. 68 Arizona State (0.2).
- It started the season at −8.5, ESPN's preseason Football Power Index from July. Its results since have moved it up 4.1.
- The biggest weekly moves: −4.1 after Week 1 (L 7-33 at North Dakota State) and +2.1 after Week 9 (W 24-0 at New Mexico State).
- Its record is 7-2. The 2 losses were to No. 69 North Dakota State, No. 97 Ohio, by 14.0 points on average. The 7 wins came by 16.7 points on average; the best was over No. 79 Georgia Southern. The rating weighs how much a team won or lost by and against whom, not just the win-loss count.
- Its FBS opponents so far average No. 106 in the machine's ratings.
- Just above is No. 83 South Florida (−4.4); just below is No. 85 Army (−4.5).
The rating, week by week
Strengths and weak spots
Head coach
Charles Kelly is in his 2nd season at Jacksonville State (since 2025). This season: 7-2. At Jacksonville State overall: 16-7, counting this season.
Data provided by CollegeFootballData.com.
Team stats
Season totals and averages over 9 games, each with its national rank among 138 FBS teams (No. 1 = best). The game-by-game story is in the season, week by week.
Passing
| Completions-attempts | 164-243 |
|---|---|
| Passing yards | 2074 |
| Touchdowns-interceptions | 15-8 |
| Yards per attempt* | 8.5No. 22 of 138 |
| Explosive pass rate | 11.9%No. 38 of 138 |
| Sacks allowed (rate) | 3.6%No. 25 of 138 |
Rushing
| Carries-yards | 313-1572 |
|---|---|
| Yards per carry | 5.0No. 31 of 138 |
| 10-plus-yard runs (rate) | 15.9%No. 35 of 138 |
| Stuffed at or behind the line (rate) | 16.9%No. 62 of 138 |
Scoring
| Points per game | 29.1No. 63 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play | 6.58No. 20 of 138 |
| Third-down rate | 45.0%No. 30 of 138 |
| Red-zone TD rate | 51.5%No. 111 of 138 |
| Giveaways | 12No. 78 of 138 |
Defense
| Points allowed per game | 19.2No. 24 of 138 |
|---|---|
| Yards per play allowed | 5.21No. 39 of 138 |
| Yards per pass attempt allowed | 6.3No. 29 of 138 |
| Yards per carry allowed | 4.3No. 87 of 138 |
| Sack rate | 4.6%No. 98 of 138 |
| Takeaways | 7No. 126 of 138 |
| Third-down rate allowed | 43.0%No. 116 of 138 |
Totals are the official box score. * Yards per attempt and the rates come from the play-by-play, where passing yards count on completions only, so they can differ from the box score by a play or two.
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Player leaders
The top 3 in each category over the same games. Passing yards count every completion (official box score).
Passing
- Caden Creel158-237, 1992 yds, 15 TD, 8 INT
Rushing
- Caden Creel139 carries, 798 yds, 6 TD
- Jalen Likely52 carries, 293 yds, 4 TD
- Lucas Farrington37 carries, 211 yds, 1 TD
Receiving
- Deondre Johnson26 catches, 520 yds, 4 TD
- Luke Gilbert19 catches, 351 yds, 4 TD
- Jamill Williams30 catches, 317 yds, 6 TD
Tackles
- Caleb Nix54
- Morven Joseph42
- Jonavan Carr33
Sacks
- Jacob Cruz2
- Quay Hood2
- Tae Floyd2
Interceptions
- Caleb Nix2
- Jonavan Carr1
- Marc Woods1
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Who's playing
Based on who has actually played this season, from the box scores, not the team's published depth chart. Each bar is that player's share of the team's attempts, carries (quarterbacks left out), catches or tackles. The box score lists no positions, so there is no offensive line here.
Throwing
- Caden CreelMost passes in the last game9 games237 attempts98%
Carrying
- Jalen Likely7 games52 carries31%
- Lucas Farrington7 games37 carries22%
- Khristian Lando8 games34 carries20%
- Cedric Kouemi5 games16 carries10%
Catching
- Jamill Williams8 games30 catches18%
- Darius Cannon8 games27 catches16%
- Deondre Johnson9 games26 catches16%
- Luke Gilbert9 games19 catches12%
Tackling
- Caleb Nix9 games54 tackles9%
- Morven Joseph9 games42 tackles7%
- Jonavan Carr9 games33 tackles6%
- JQ Brooks9 games31 tackles5%
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The season, week by week
- Week 1 L 7–33 at North Dakota State. The passing game struggled: 3.7 yards an attempt, 2.1 less than North Dakota State usually allows. Its fewest yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 1 W 49–7 vs Eastern Kentucky. Eastern Kentucky is an FCS team, so there is no FBS baseline to grade this one against.
- Week 2 L 27–29 at Ohio. The passing game was the strength: 11.0 yards an attempt, 4.4 more than Ohio usually allows. Its most yards an attempt of the season.
- Week 3 W 31–27 vs Georgia Southern. The pass defense was the strength: Georgia Southern got 5.7 yards an attempt, 1.5 under what it usually gains.
- Week 4 W 23–13 vs Middle Tennessee. The run game was the strength: 7.1 yards a carry, 2.0 more than Middle Tennessee usually allows. Lost the turnover battle by 2.
- Week 6 W 27–26 at Kennesaw State. The run game struggled: 2.5 yards a carry, 2.1 less than Kennesaw State usually allows. Its fewest yards a carry of the season.
- Week 7 W 27–24 vs Florida International. The passing game was the strength: 9.7 yards an attempt, 3.4 more than Florida International usually allows.
- Week 9 W 24–0 at New Mexico State. The run game was the strength: 7.0 yards a carry, 3.7 more than New Mexico State usually allows. The fewest yards an attempt it has allowed all season.
- Week 10 W 47–14 vs Sam Houston. The passing game was the strength: 9.1 yards an attempt, 3.0 more than Sam Houston usually allows. The fewest yards a carry it has allowed all season.