College Football · Week 1 · 2026
Eastern Kentucky 7, Jacksonville State 49
Sat, Sep 5
Box Score
| Eastern Kentucky | JXST | |
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Score | 49 |
| 285 | Total Yards | 526 |
| 195 | Rushing Yards | 174 |
| 90 | Passing Yards | 352 |
| 5.0 | Yards / Play | 8.6 |
| 16 | First Downs | 26 |
| 3/11 (27%) | 3rd Down | 9/11 (82%) |
| 1/2 (50%) | 4th Down | 1/1 (100%) |
| 11-95 | Penalties | 5-49 |
| 33:27 | Time of Possession | 26:33 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 0 | Fumbles Lost | 0 |
Top Performers
–
Passing
Caden Creel
327 YDS
–
Rushing
Jalen Likely
73 YDS
–
Receiving
Jamill Williams
144 YDS
Before This Game
Each team's season up to kickoff.
| Eastern Kentucky | JXST | |
|---|---|---|
– | Record | 0-1 |
– | Streak | L1 |
– | Last 1 | |
– | Points / game | 7.0 |
– | Allowed / game | 33.0 |
– | Rest | 7 days |
Around This Game
Player Stats
Passing
| Player | C/ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | INT | QBR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caden CreelQB | 21/28 | 327 | 11.7 | 5 | 1 | – |
| Jack MoranQB | 2/2 | 25 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | – |
Rushing
| Player | CAR | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen LikelyRB | 5 | 73 | 14.6 | 1 | 45 |
| Caden CreelQB | 10 | 54 | 5.4 | 0 | 20 |
| Cedric KouemiRB | 7 | 25 | 3.6 | 0 | 7 |
| Khristian LandoRB | 4 | 16 | 4 | 0 | 7 |
| Lucas FarringtonRB | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | 5 |
| Jamill WilliamsWR | 1 | -4 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamill WilliamsWR | 7 | 144 | 20.6 | 4 | 55 |
| David Alpers IIITE | 2 | 34 | 17 | 0 | 25 |
| Ronnel JohnsonWR | 3 | 33 | 11 | 0 | 14 |
| Darius CannonWR | 2 | 26 | 13 | 0 | 19 |
| Luke GilbertTE | 1 | 24 | 24 | 1 | 24 |
| DJ VinsonDB | 1 | 22 | 22 | 0 | 22 |
| Deondre JohnsonWR | 2 | 22 | 11 | 0 | 16 |
| Franklin Baret Jr.WR | 1 | 18 | 18 | 0 | 18 |
| Lucas FarringtonRB | 1 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| Jameson ScissumTE | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | 7 |
| Jalen LikelyRB | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Defense
| Player | TOT | SOLO | TFL | SACKS | PD | QB HUR | INT | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Walker O'SteenLB | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Caleb NixDB | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| JQ BrooksDB | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Aidan ThompsonLB | 4 | 1 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Jonavan CarrDB | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Morven JosephLB | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Tae FloydDL | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Brennan CoreDB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Khurtiss PerryDL | 3 | 1 | 1.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Marquis HoodDL | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Mikey RosaLB | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Rob Billings IVDB | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Tre'Quon FegansDB | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Angel ToombsDL | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Ian MitchellLB | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Jawaun CampbellDL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Kaden CookDB | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Quay HoodDL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jacob CruzLB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jaheim JenkinsDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Jameson McColloughLB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Marc WoodsDB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Marvin StringfellowDL | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Myles ButlerLB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – | 0 |
| Riggs DunnDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Ronnel JohnsonWR | 1 | 0 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Shondell HarrisDB | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Tristan LylesLB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Vernon Woodward IIIDB | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 |
| Ty SimsDB | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – |
Kicking
| Player | PTS | LONG |
|---|---|---|
| Garrison RippaPK | 7 | 0 |
Punting
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | IN 20 | TB | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Conor DonaghyP | 1 | 52 | 52 | 0 | 0 | 52 |
Punt Returns
| Player | NO | YDS | AVG | TD | LONG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caleb NixDB | 1 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Darius CannonWR | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
