Jacksonville State 27, Kennesaw State 26 · Box Score

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Final · Week 6 · Wed, Oct 7, 2026

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JXST	0	14	7	6	27
KENN	3	13	7	3	26

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Team stats

JXST		KENN
27	First downs	22
385	Total yards	410
311	Passing yards	293
26-44	Comp-Att	24-35
7.1	Yards per pass	8.4
74	Rushing yards	117
30	Rushes	30
2.5	Yards per rush	3.9
7-14	3rd down	5-11
0-0	4th down	0-0
11-93	Penalties-yards	15-137
2	Turnovers	2
1	Fumbles lost	0
1	Interceptions thrown	2
29:02	Time of possession	30:58
1	Sacks	1
5	Tackles for loss	5
0	QB hurries	3
2	Passes defended	6
0	Defensive TDs	0
—	Kick return yards	18
25	Punt return yards	9
1	Passing TDs	1
2	Rushing TDs	2
9	Kicking points	8

Advanced stats

JXST		KENN
+0.10	EPA per play	+0.12
44%	Success rate	40%
1.06	Explosiveness	1.32
-0.15	Rushing EPA per play	+0.10
41%	Rushing success rate	36%
+0.30	Passing EPA per play	+0.15
48%	Passing success rate	44%
47%	Standard downs success	41%
36%	Passing downs success	38%
2.38	Line yards per rush	3.11
0.38	Second-level yards	1.04
0.03	Open-field yards	0.39
24%	Stuff rate	14%
100%	Power success	100%
14%	Havoc caused	17%
5	Scoring chances	6
5.40	Points per chance	4.33
Own 27	Avg. starting field position	Own 27
4	Explosive plays	5
46%	Postgame win expectancy	55%

Offense unless noted. EPA, success rate, explosiveness and the rushing numbers leave out garbage time. The better number in each row is bold. Hover or tap-and-hold a stat for what it means.

Scoring summary

Q16:44
Kennesaw StateFG
(06:44) #89 D.Kinney field goal attempt from 20 yards GOOD (H: #34 M.McKenzie, LS: #62 D.Neals), clock 06:44
Drive: 15 plays, 73 yds
0-3
Q214:37
Jacksonville StateTD
(14:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass complete short middle to #17 J.Williams caught at KSU02, for 1 yard to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 14:37 #37 G.Rippa kick attempt good (H: #1 C.Nix, LS: #45 D.Musgrove) PENALTY #37 G.Rippa kick attempt good (H: #1 C.Nix, LS: #45 D.Musgrove) PENALTY KSU Roughing The Kicker (#7 L.Evans) 15 yards, assessed on the kickoff.
Drive: 14 plays, 75 yds
7-3
Q212:19
Kennesaw StateTD
(12:21) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 R.Collins rush right for 2 yards gain to the JSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 12:19 #89 D.Kinney kick attempt failed (H: #60 B.Walters, LS: #57 B.Blanton)
Drive: 4 plays, 75 yds
7-9
Q24:30
Jacksonville StateTD
(04:37) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Creel rush right for 2 yards gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 04:30 #37 G.Rippa kick attempt good (H: #1 C.Nix, LS: #45 D.Musgrove)
Drive: 4 plays, 71 yds
14-9
Q20:23
Kennesaw StateTD
(00:27) No Huddle-Shotgun #1 R.Collins pass complete short middle to #15 J.Rogers caught at JSU00, for 5 yards to the JSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:23 #89 D.Kinney kick attempt good (H: #60 B.Walters, LS: #57 B.Blanton)
Drive: 7 plays, 53 yds
14-16
Q31:30
Kennesaw StateTD
(01:36) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 L.Murrell rush middle for 4 yards gain to the JSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 01:30, 1ST DOWN #89 D.Kinney kick attempt good (H: #60 B.Walters, LS: #57 B.Blanton)
Drive: 8 plays, 74 yds
14-23
Q30:26
Jacksonville StateTD
(00:25) No Huddle-Shotgun #6 J.Likely rush middle for 3 yards gain to the KSU00 TOUCHDOWN, clock 00:26 #37 G.Rippa kick attempt good (H: #1 C.Nix, LS: #45 D.Musgrove)
Drive: 4 plays, 75 yds
21-23
Q49:23
Jacksonville StateFG
(09:23) #37 G.Rippa field goal attempt from 20 yards GOOD (H: #1 C.Nix, LS: #45 D.Musgrove), clock 09:23
Drive: 13 plays, 75 yds
24-23
Q42:15
Kennesaw StateFG
(02:17) #89 D.Kinney field goal attempt from 28 yards GOOD (H: #34 M.McKenzie, LS: #62 D.Neals), clock 02:15
Drive: 9 plays, 50 yds
24-26
Q40:52
Jacksonville StateFG
(00:57) #37 G.Rippa field goal attempt from 33 yards GOOD (H: #1 C.Nix, LS: #45 D.Musgrove), clock 00:52
Drive: 11 plays, 60 yds
27-26

Score shown JXST-KENN.

Player stats

Passing

Player	C/Att	Yds	Avg	TD	Int	QBR
Caden Creel	26/44	311	7.1	1	1	60.1

Rushing

Player	Car	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Jalen Likely	11	40	3.6	1	9
Caden Creel	10	30	3.0	1	11
Lucas Farrington	4	5	1.3	0	5
Cedric Kouemi	2	1	0.5	0	1
Khristian Lando	2	0	0.0	0	0
Team	1	-2	-2.0	0	0

Receiving

Player	Rec	Yds	Avg	TD	Long
Deondre Johnson	4	112	28.0	0	39
Luke Gilbert	3	50	16.7	0	37
Ronnel Johnson	3	35	11.7	0	14
Jalen Likely	3	26	8.7	0	18
Dylan Gentry	2	25	12.5	0	14
Darius Cannon	4	24	6.0	0	8
Cedric Kouemi	2	19	9.5	0	15
Jamill Williams	3	8	2.7	1	10
Lucas Farrington	1	6	6.0	0	6
Jameson Scissum	1	6	6.0	0	6

Defense

Player	Tot	Solo	Sacks	TFL	PD
Jonavan Carr	7	6	0	0	2
Jameson McCollough	7	5	0	1	0
Robert Billings	5	4	0	0	0
Morven Joseph	5	2	0	0	0
Caleb Nix	5	2	0	0	0
Brayden Matthews	3	3	0	1	0
Khurtiss Perry	3	2	0	1	0
Jacob Cruz	3	2	0	0	0
Jawaun Campbell	3	1	1	1	0
Tre'Quon Fegans	2	2	0	0	0
JQ Brooks	2	2	0	0	0
Quay Hood	2	2	0	0	0
Tim Anthony	2	2	0	1	0
Tae Floyd	2	0	0	0	0
Shane Payton Hodges	1	1	0	0	0
Jaheim Jenkins	1	1	0	0	0
Kaden Cook	1	1	0	0	0
Walter Reddick	1	1	0	0	0
Marquis Hood	1	1	0	0	0
Myles Butler	1	1	0	0	0
Brennan Core	1	1	0	0	0
Andrew Rumph	1	0	0	0	0
Ty Sims	1	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Player	Int	Yds	TD
Caleb Nix	1	14	0
Robert Billings	1	5	0

Fumbles

Player	Fum	Lost	Rec
Lucas Farrington	1	1	0

Kicking

Player	FG	Pct	Long	XP	Pts
Garrison Rippa	2/2	100.0	33	3/3	9

Punting

Player	No	Yds	Avg	TB	In 20	Long
Conor Donaghy	3	139	46.3	0	1	50

Punt returns

Player	No	Yds	Avg	Long	TD
Caleb Nix	1	25	25.0	25	0