Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs. Jacksonville State Gamecocks

Sep 26, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
MTSU	0	7	6	0	13
JVST	3	7	10	3	23

Game Recap

Creel's 241 yards passing, 119 rushing yards give Jacksonville State 23-13 win over Middle Tennessee. Caden Creel threw for 241 yards and ran for 119 more as Jacksonville State beat Middle Tennessee 23-13 on Saturday in the Conference USA opener for both teams.

Scoring Summary

MTSUJVST

Q17:14Garrison Rippa 27 Yd Field Goal.03
Q26:50Caden Creel 1 Yd Run (Garrison Rippa Kick).010
Q20:27Cam'ron Lacy 5 Yd pass from Roman Gagliano (Dominic Bourgeois Kick).710
Q310:11Markus Allen 32 Yd pass from Roman Gagliano (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed).1310
Q35:43Garrison Rippa 31 Yd Field Goal.1313
Q31:15Deondre Johnson 38 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick).1320
Q42:46Garrison Rippa 29 Yd Field Goal.1323

Game Drives

1st Quarter

Interception — 5 plays, 40 yards, 1:41
00
Punt — 3 plays, 9 yards, 2:06
00
Field Goal — 8 plays, 67 yards, 3:59
03
Punt — 5 plays, 24 yards, 2:15
03

2nd Quarter

Downs — 11 plays, 79 yards, 6:24
03
Punt — 6 plays, 17 yards, 3:05
03
Touchdown — 9 plays, 62 yards, 3:40
010
Touchdown — 14 plays, 90 yards, 6:17
710
Interception — 3 plays, 28 yards, 0:23
710

3rd Quarter

Touchdown — 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:49
1310
Field Goal — 10 plays, 62 yards, 4:28
1313
Punt — 3 plays, -1 yard, 1:01
1313
Touchdown — 7 plays, 76 yards, 3:27
1320

4th Quarter

Punt — 11 plays, 49 yards, 6:08
1320
Field Goal — 12 plays, 69 yards, 7:17
1323
Downs — 7 plays, 46 yards, 1:31
1323
End of Game — 4 plays, 24 yards, 1:15
1323

Team Stats

MTSU

JVST

13Points23

319Total Yards517

216Pass Yards241

103Rush Yards276

27:22Time of Possession32:38

20First Downs25

2Touchdowns2

0(0)Field Goals(Attempts)3(3)

0Turnovers2

55Penalty Yards30

Game Details

Saturday, September 26, 2026 · 7:00 PM

Burgess-Snow Field · Jacksonville, AL

attendance: 16,977 (70.7%)

spread: JVST -7

over/under: 50.5