Jacksonville State Gamecocks @ Kennesaw State Owls — Oct 7, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 October 7, 2026
Gamecocks Jacksonville State JVST 3-2, 1-2 Away
27
Final
26
Kennesaw State Owls Kennesaw St. KENN 0-4, 0-2 Home
1 2 3 4 T
JVST 0 14 7 6 27
KENN 3 13 7 3 26
Top Performers
Passing Yards
C.
C. Creel QB JVST
311 PASS
R.
R. Collins QB KENN
293 PASS
Rushing Yards
J.
J. Likely RB JVST
40 RUSH
R.
R. Collins QB KENN
62 RUSH
Receiving Yards
D.
D. Johnson ATH JVST
112 REC
B.
B. Munroe KENN
159 REC
Passing
Jacksonville State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
C. Creel 26/44 311 1 1 1 78.9
Kennesaw St.
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
R. Collins 24/34 293 1 2 1 82.1
Rushing
Jacksonville State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
J. Likely 11 40 3.6 1 9
C. Creel 10 30 3.0 1 11
C. Kouemi 2 1 0.5 0 1
L. Farrington 4 5 1.3 0 5
K. Lando 2 0 0.0 0 0
Kennesaw St.
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
B. Woods III 8 37 4.6 0 15
R. Collins 15 62 4.1 1 13
T. Morgan 2 0 0.0 0 3
B. Munroe 2 6 3.0 0 3
L. Murrell 3 13 4.3 1 6
Receiving
Jacksonville State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
J. Likely 3 3 26 8.7 0 18 0
R. Johnson 3 10 35 11.7 0 14 0
J. Williams 3 3 8 2.7 1 10 0
C. Kouemi 2 3 19 9.5 0 15 0
D. Johnson 4 6 112 28.0 0 39 0
D. Cannon 4 7 24 6.0 0 8 0
L. Farrington 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
L. Gilbert 3 6 50 16.7 0 37 0
J. Scissum 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
D. Gentry 2 3 25 12.5 0 14 0
Kennesaw St.
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
B. Woods III 5 8 20 4.0 0 6 0
N. Dean 1 1 2 2.0 0 2 0
T. Morgan 1 1 9 9.0 0 9 0
B. Munroe 7 10 159 22.7 0 70 0
R. Jesiolowski 2 2 19 9.5 0 10 0
D. Gary 1 5 5 5.0 0 5 0
J. Rogers 3 3 35 11.7 1 19 0
D. Bryson 2 2 15 7.5 0 9 0
J. Harrold 1 1 23 23.0 0 23 0
L. Murrell 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
Defense
Jacksonville State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
J. Campbell 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
B. Core 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kennesaw St.
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
U. Nwoha 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
T. Christopher 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Kicking
Jacksonville State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
G. Rippa 2/2 3/3 9 0
Kennesaw St.
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Kinney 2/2 2/2 8 0
L. Attard 0/0 0/1 0 0
Returns
Jacksonville State
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Kennesaw St.
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
T. Morgan 1 18 18.0 0 18 0
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
Jacksonville State
Kennesaw St.
385 Total Yards 411
26 First Downs 22
14 Passing 11
4 Rushing 6
5 Penalty 8
7/14 3rd Down Eff. 5/11
311 Passing Yards 293
74 Rushing Yards 118
2 Turnovers 2
11-93 Penalties 15-137
29:02 Possession 30:58
5/5 Red Zone 5/6
Play-by-Play
Q4 6 - 3 27 - 26
FG G. Rippa
27 - 26 0:52
24 - 26 2:15
D. Kinney FG
FG G. Rippa
24 - 23 9:23
Q3 7 - 7 21 - 23
XP G. Rippa
21 - 23 0:26
TD J. Likely
20 - 23 0:26
14 - 23 1:30
D. Kinney XP
14 - 22 1:30
L. Murrell TD
Q2 14 - 13 14 - 16
14 - 16 0:23
D. Kinney XP
14 - 15 0:23
J. Rogers TD
XP G. Rippa
14 - 9 4:30
TD C. Creel
13 - 9 4:30
7 - 9 12:19
R. Collins TD
XP G. Rippa
7 - 3 14:37
TD J. Williams
6 - 3 14:37
Q1 0 - 3 0 - 3
0 - 3 6:44
D. Kinney FG
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 7 Biggest Lead: KENN +9 Times Tied: 0
Highlights
Jacksonville State 27 - 26 Kennesaw St.
October 7, 2026
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
October 7, 2026
Time
11:00 pm
Duration
1h 0m