Georgia Southern Eagles @ Jacksonville State Gamecocks — Sep 19, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 September 19, 2026
Eagles Georgia Southern GASO 0-2, 0-2 Away
27
Final
31
Gamecocks Jacksonville State JVST 1-2, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
GASO 3 21 3 0 27
JVST 0 10 7 14 31
Top Performers
Passing Yards
M.
M. Johnson QB GASO
187 PASS
C.
C. Creel QB JVST
194 PASS
Rushing Yards
D.
D. Mbadinga RB GASO
103 RUSH
L.
L. Farrington RB JVST
44 RUSH
Receiving Yards
J.
J. Dallas WR GASO
43 REC
D.
D. Johnson ATH JVST
61 REC
Passing
Georgia Southern
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
M. Johnson 23/33 187 0 1 1 71.1
Jacksonville State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
C. Creel 17/24 194 2 0 0 122.6
Rushing
Georgia Southern
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Mbadinga 18 103 5.7 0 30
J. Samuel 4 34 8.5 0 24
J. Dallas 1 6 6.0 0 6
M. Johnson 7 12 1.7 0 6
T. Todd 3 0 0.0 0 6
W. Bryan 6 27 4.5 3 10
Jacksonville State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Likely 6 8 1.3 0 6
C. Creel 10 38 3.8 0 12
J. Williams 2 8 4.0 0 6
L. Farrington 4 44 11.0 1 26
K. Lando 1 14 14.0 0 14
Receiving
Georgia Southern
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Mbadinga 5 5 40 8.0 0 14 0
J. Samuel 2 2 12 6.0 0 13 0
J. Dallas 7 7 43 6.1 0 15 0
J. Ware 2 4 36 18.0 0 26 0
A. Taylor 1 4 11 11.0 0 11 0
A. Hollins 1 3 -1 -1.0 0 0 0
R. Helms 3 4 36 12.0 0 17 0
A. Greene 2 3 10 5.0 0 5 0
K. Phillips 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
Jacksonville State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Likely 2 3 16 8.0 1 13 0
R. Johnson 3 4 38 12.7 0 16 0
D. Johnson 3 4 61 20.3 1 42 0
L. Gilbert 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
D. Cannon 5 6 54 10.8 0 38 0
R. Jones 1 1 7 7.0 0 7 0
L. Farrington 0 2 0 - 0 0 0
D. Gentry 2 3 14 7.0 0 8 0
Defense
Georgia Southern
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Whitehead 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Stroud 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
N. Mangham 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Fears 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Bynum 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
B. Tyson 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
L. Bullard 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Thompson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Sears 3 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0
R. Myles 7 6 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Calicut 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1
C. Gamble 4 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
O. Brown 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
F. Davies 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Hill 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Jackson 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Jones 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
E. Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Jacksonville State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Brooks 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Q. Hood 6 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
T. Floyd 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
I. Mitchell 4 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
A. Rumph 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Butler 5 4 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
M. Hood 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
C. Nix 6 6 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
R. Billings 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Campbell 4 4 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
J. Cruz 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
W. O'Steen 11 9 2 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Fegans 5 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
J. Carr 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0
T. Lyles 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0
M. Wright 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Perry 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
M. Woods 3 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Joseph 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
C. Johnson 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
K. Cook 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
M. Rosa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Georgia Southern
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
T. Bryant 2/2 3/3 9 0
Jacksonville State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
G. Rippa 1/1 4/4 7 0
Returns
Georgia Southern
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Ware 3 65 21.7 0 39 0
Jacksonville State
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C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Georgia Southern
Jacksonville State
369 Total Yards 302
22 First Downs 17
10 Passing 7
10 Rushing 8
2 Penalty 2
10/17 3rd Down Eff. 4/11
187 Passing Yards 194
182 Rushing Yards 108
1 Turnovers 1
7-60 Penalties 8-60
36:11 Possession 23:20
4/5 Red Zone 3/3
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 14 27 - 31
27 - 31 8:16
G. Rippa XP
27 - 30 8:16
C. Nix TD
27 - 24 11:17
G. Rippa XP
27 - 23 11:17
L. Farrington TD
Q3 3 - 7 27 - 17
FG T. Bryant
27 - 17 2:06
24 - 17 7:45
G. Rippa XP
24 - 16 7:45
D. Johnson TD
Q2 21 - 10 24 - 10
XP T. Bryant
24 - 10 0:32
TD W. Bryan
23 - 10 0:32
17 - 10 2:07
G. Rippa FG
17 - 7 7:09
G. Rippa XP
17 - 6 7:09
J. Likely TD
XP T. Bryant
17 - 0 9:50
TD W. Bryan
16 - 0 9:50
XP T. Bryant
10 - 0 12:30
TD W. Bryan
9 - 0 12:30
Q1 3 - 0 3 - 0
FG T. Bryant
3 - 0 7:05
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 1 Biggest Lead: GASO +17 Times Tied: 0
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
September 19, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m