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2024 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football
ConferenceConference USA
Record7–3 (6–0 C-USA)
Head coach
Offensive coordinatorRod Smith (3rd season)
Offensive schemeSpread option
Defensive coordinatorLuke Olson (1st season)
Base defense3–3–5
Home stadiumBurgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium
Seasons
← 2023
2025 →
2024 Conference USA football standings
Conf Overall
Team   W   L     W   L  
Jacksonville State   6 – 0     7 – 3  
Western Kentucky   5 – 1     7 – 3  
Sam Houston   5 – 1     8 – 2  
Liberty   4 – 2     7 – 2  
Louisiana Tech   3 – 4     4 – 6  
FIU   2 – 4     3 – 7  
Middle Tennessee   2 – 4     3 – 7  
UTEP   2 – 5     2 – 8  
New Mexico State   1 – 5     2 – 8  
Kennesaw State*   1 – 5     1 – 9  
Championship: December 6, 2024
  • $ – Conference champion
  • y – Championship game participant
  • * – Ineligible for postseason play due to FCS-to-FBS transition rules
As of November 22, 2024
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2024 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team will represent Jacksonville State University in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks are led by Rich Rodriguez in his third year as the head coach. The Gamecocks will play home games at Burgess–Snow Field at JSU Stadium, located in Jacksonville, Alabama.[1]

Preseason

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C-USA media poll

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The Conference USA preseason media poll was released on July 19. The Gamecocks were predicted to finish third in the conference.[2]

Media poll
Predicted finish Team Votes (1st place)
1 Liberty 197 (18)
2 Western Kentucky 173 (2)
3 Jacksonville State 166
4 Middle Tennessee 98
5 New Mexico State 97
Sam Houston
7 Louisiana Tech 88
8 FIU 81
9 UTEP 76
10 Kennesaw State 27

Schedule

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DateTimeOpponentSiteTVResultAttendance
August 297:00 p.m.Coastal Carolina*
CBSSNL 27–5518,977
September 72:30 p.m.at No. 22 Louisville*
ACCNX/ESPN+L 14–4948,575
September 146:00 p.m.at Eastern Michigan*
ESPN+L 34–37 2OT17,501
September 212:00 p.m.Southern Miss*dagger
  • JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
ESPN+W 44–721,788
October 46:00 p.m.at Kennesaw State
CBSSNW 63–2410,029
October 96:30 p.m.New Mexico State
  • JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
ESPN2W 54–1316,555
October 236:30 p.m.Middle Tennessee
  • JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
ESPN2W 42–2017,988
October 306:00 p.m.at Liberty
CBSSNW 31–2118,069
November 93:30 p.m.at Louisiana Tech
CBSSNW 44–37 OT16,345
November 161:00 p.m.FIU
  • JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
ESPN+W 34–3117,688
November 2311:00 a.m.Sam Houston
  • JSU Stadium
  • Jacksonville, AL
CBSSN
November 303:00 p.m.at Western Kentucky
ESPNU

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Game summaries

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vs. Coastal Carolina

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See also: 2024 Coastal Carolina Chanticleers football team
Game One – Coastal Carolina Chanticleers (0-0) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Chanticleers 17 14 101455
Gamecocks 3 7 01727

at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL

  • Date: August 29
  • Game time: 7:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C)
  • Game attendance: 18,977
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Logan Ryan (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:06) CCU – Kade Hensley 25-yard field goal (Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 3:45; Coastal Carolina 3-0)
  • (5:50) JVST – Garrison Rippa 49-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 25 yards, 2:29; Tied 3-3)
  • (1:12) CCU – Tray Taylor 36-yard pass from Ethan Vasko (Kade Hensley kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:30; Coastal Carolina 10-3)
  • (1:01) CCU – Clev Lubin 17-yard fumble return (Kade Hensley kick) (Coastal Carolina 17-3)
Second quarter
  • (11:48) CCU – Ethan Vasko 4-yard run (Kade Hensley kick) (Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 1:52; Coastal Carolina 24-3)
  • (2:20) CCU – Braydon Bennett 2-yard run (Kade Hensley kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 48 yards, 4:49; Coastal Carolina 31-3)
  • (0:19) JVST – Cole Fuller 1-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Coastal Carolina 31-10)
Third quarter
  • (9:11) CCU – Braydon Bennett 2-yard run (Kade Hensley kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 79 yards, 4:39; Coastal Carolina 38-10)
  • (3:13) CCU – Kade Hensley 39-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 2:13; Coastal Carolina 41-10)
Fourth quarter
  • (13:10) JVST – Garrison Rippa 26-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 67 yards, 5:03; Coastal Carolina 41-13)
  • (8:34) CCU – Jameson Tucker 37-yard pass from Ethan Vasko (Kade Hensley kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:36; Coastal Carolina 48-13)
  • (8:03) JVST – Michael Pettway 92-yard pass from Tyler Huff (Garrison Rippa kick) (Drive: 1 play, 92 yards, 0:24; Coastal Carolina 48-20)
  • (2:18) CCU – Senika McKie 9-yard pass from Noah Kim (Kade Hensley kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:45; Coastal Carolina 55-20)
  • (1:06) JVST – Tre Stewart 38-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick) (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:12; Coastal Carolina 55-27)
Statistics CCU JVST
First downs 25 16
Total yards 76–555 57–357
Rushing yards 56–297 30–123
Passing yards 258 234
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 13–20–1 14–27–2
Time of possession 39:51 20:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Coastal Carolina Passing Ethan Vasko 12/19, 249 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Ja'Vin Simpkins 12 carries, 80 yards
Receiving Tray Taylor 3 receptions, 98 yards, TD
Jacksonville State Passing Tyler Huff 7/14, 173 yards, TD, 2 INT
Rushing Tre Stewart 4 carries, 62 yards, TD
Receiving Michael Pettway 1 reception, 92 yards, TD

at No. 22 Louisville

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See also: 2024 Louisville Cardinals football team
Pregame line Over/under
LOU –27.5 56.5
Game Two – Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0-1) at No. 22 Louisville Cardinals (1-0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Gamecocks 0 14 0014
No. 22 Cardinals 14 14 71449

at L&N Stadium • Louisville, KY

  • Date: September 7, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: N 12 mph
  • Game attendance: 48,575
  • Referee: Gary Peterson
  • TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:29) LOU – Donald Chaney 10-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 62 yards, 4:26; Louisville 7–0)
  • (3:57) LOU – Keyjuan Brown 22-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) (Drive: 3 plays, 52 yards, 1:24; Louisville 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (14:24) JVST – Sean Brown 11-yard pass from Tyler Huff (Garrison Rippa kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:34; Louisville 14–7)
  • (9:47) LOU – Maurice Turner 1-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) (Drive: 9 plays, 70 yards, 4:33; Louisville 21–7)
  • (2:37) LOU – Duane Martin 2-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) (Drive: 7 plays, 80 yards, 3:47; Louisville 28–7)
  • (0:36) JVST – Tyler Huff 15-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 2:01; Louisville 28–14)
Third quarter
  • (8:58) LOU – Chris Bell 48-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Brock Travelstead kick) (Drive: 8 plays, 77 yards, 4:26; Louisville 35–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (7:43) LOU – Mark Redman 12-yard pass from Tyler Shough (Brock Travelstead kick) (Drive: 11 plays, 96 yards, 7:01; Louisville 42–14)
  • (1:50) LOU – Duke Watson 40-yard run (Brock Travelstead kick) (Drive: 6 plays, 79 yards, 3:48; Louisville 49–14)
Statistics JVST LOU
First downs 19 29
Total yards 290 610
Rushing yards 130 233
Passing yards 160 377
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 17–28–1 23–35–0
Time of possession 23:37 36:23
Team Category Player Statistics
Jacksonville State Passing Tyler Huff 17–27, 160 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tyler Huff 18 carries, 101 yards, TD
Receiving Michael Pettway 4 receptions, 30 yards
Louisville Passing Tyler Shough 21–33, 349 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Maurice Turner 12 carries, 60 yards, TD
Receiving Ja'Corey Brooks 6 receptions, 89 yards

at Eastern Michigan

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See also: 2024 Eastern Michigan Eagles football team
Game Three – Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0–2) at Eastern Michigan Eagles (1–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OT2OTTotal
Gamecocks 7 13 0113034
Eagles 14 14 303337

at Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI

  • Date: September 14, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: E at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 17,501
  • Referee: Rich Edwards
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:11) JVST – Tre Stewart 5-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 4:49; Jacksonville State 7–0)
  • (6:43) EMU – Delbert Mimms III 5-yard run, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:28; Tied 7–7)
  • (1:21) EMU – Elijah Jackson-Anderson 24-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 10 plays, 77 yards, 3:48; Eastern Michigan 14–7)
Second quarter
  • (13:19) JVST – Garrison Rippa 35-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 53 yards, 3:02; Eastern Michigan 14–10)
  • (11:39) JVST – Cam Vaughn 37-yard pass from Tyler Huff, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 1 play, 37 yards, 0:09; Jacksonville State 17–14)
  • (8:10) EMU – Max Reese 34-yard pass from Cole Snyder, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:29; Eastern Michigan 21–17)
  • (3:22) EMU – Max Reese 22-yard pass from Terry Lockett, Jesus Gomez kick (Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:47; Eastern Michigan 28–17)
  • (0:48) JVST – Garrison Rippa 48-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 45 yards, 2:34; Eastern Michigan 28–20)
Third quarter
  • (1:00) EMU – Jesus Gomez 41-yard field goal (Drive: 14 plays, 41 yards, 7:14; Eastern Michigan 31–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:10) JVST – Michael Pettway 32-yard pass from Tyler Huff, Brock Rechsteiner pass (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:50; Eastern Michigan 31–28)
  • (0:34) JVST – Garrison Rippa 51-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 37 yards, 1:18; Tied 31–31)
Overtime
  • (0:00) EMU – Jesus Gomez 40-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 3 yards, 0:00; Eastern Michigan 34–31)
  • (0:00) JVST – Garrison Rippa 40-yard field goal (Drive: 6 plays, 3 yards, 0:00; Tied 34–34)
Double overtime
  • (0:00) EMU – Jesus Gomez 34-yard field goal (Drive: 4 plays, 9 yards, 0:00; Eastern Michigan 37–34)
Statistics JVST EMU
First downs 24 27
Total yards 423 447
Rushing yards 112 152
Passing yards 311 295
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 24–34–0 27–39–0
Time of possession 21:15 38:45
Team Category Player Statistics
Jacksonville State Passing Tyler Huff 24/34, 311 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Tyler Huff 14 carries, 80 yards
Receiving Cam Vaughn 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD
Eastern Michigan Passing Cole Snyder 26/37, 273 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Elijah Jackson-Arnold 24 carries, 87 yards
Receiving Oran Singleton 8 receptions, 89 yards

vs Southern Miss

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See also: 2024 Southern Miss Golden Eagles football team
Game Four – Southern Miss Golden Eagles (1–2) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Golden Eagles 0 7 007
Gamecocks 14 7 23044

at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL

  • Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
  • Game time: 2:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: NW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 21,788
  • Referee: Scott Broadway
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Eli Gold (play-by-play) and Bill Clark (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (11:44) JVST – Tre Stewart 32-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:55; Jacksonville State 7–0)
  • (4:44) JVST – Anwar Lewis 7-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards, 3:25; Jacksonville State 14–0)
Second quarter
  • (10:39) USM – John White 2-yard run, Connor Gibbs kick (Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:02; Jacksonville State 14–7)
  • (6:58) JVST – Tyler Huff 6-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:41; Jacksonville State 21–7)
Third quarter
  • (14:15) JVST – Brock Rechsteiner 85-yard pass from Tyler Huff (Drive: 2 plays, 75 yards, 0:45; Jacksonville State 27–7)
  • (12:05) JVST – Anwar Lewis 2-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 4 plays, 26 yards, 1:23; Jacksonville State 34–7)
  • (6:44) JVST – Garrison Rippa 43-yard field goal (Drive: 7 plays, 40 yards, 3:25; Jacksonville State 37–7)
  • (2:19) JVST – Tre Stewart 5-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 5 plays, 63 yards, 2:02; Jacksonville State 44–7)
Fourth quarter

No scoring plays

Statistics USM JVST
First downs 16 22
Plays–yards 60–246 64–509
Rushes–yards 37–114 48–273
Passing yards 132 236
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–23–4 14–16–1
Time of possession 28:51 31:09
Team Category Player Statistics
Southern Miss Passing John White 9/18, 117 yards, 2 INT
Rushing Kenyon Clay 10 carries, 49 yards
Receiving Tiaquelin Mims 6 receptions, 43 yards
Jacksonville State Passing Tyler Huff 14/16, 236 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Tre Stewart 16 carries, 96 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Brock Rechsteiner 2 receptions, 90 yards, TD

at Kennesaw State

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See also: 2024 Kennesaw State Owls football team
Game Five – Kennesaw State Owls (0–4) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (1–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Gamecocks 7 14 212163
Owls 3 14 0724

at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA

  • Date: Friday October 4, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 10,029
  • Referee: Rory Bernard
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play) and Logan Ryan (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:54) JSU – Tre Stewart 1-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 6 plays, 59 yards, 2:25; Jacksonville State 7–0)
  • (3:57) KENN – Austin Welch 25-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 62 yards, 6:50; Jacksonville State 7–3)
Second quarter
  • (11:23) JSU – Tyler Huff 6-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 8 plays, 50 yards, 2:06; Jacksonville State 14–3)
  • (7:08) JSU – Tre Stewart 9-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 6 plays, 78 yards, 1:46; Jacksonville State 21–3)
  • (6:56) KENN – Qua Ashley 93-yard kickoff return, Austin Welch kick (Jacksonville State 21–10)
  • (1:49) KENN – Carson Kent 7-yard pass from Davis Bryson, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 10 plays, 67 yards, 3:48; Jacksonville State 21–17)
Third quarter
  • (10:56) JSU – Tyler Huff 14-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 11 plays, 75 yards, 4:04; Jacksonville State 28–17)
  • (6:14) JSU – Tre Stewart 1-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 3 plays, 65 yards, 0:47; Jacksonville State 35–17)
  • (0:23) JSU – Tyler Huff 19-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 68 yards, 3:59; Jacksonville State 42–17)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:08) JSU – Jabari Mack 0-yard interception, Garrison Rippa kick (Jacksonville State 49–17)
  • (12:29) KENN – Michael Benefield 1-yard run, Austin Welch kick (Drive: 4 plays, 68 yards, 1:35; Jacksonville State 49–24)
  • (7:28) JSU – Tre Stewart 1-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 5:01; Jacksonville State 56–24)
  • (1:22) JSU – Mike Franklin 23-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 5 plays, 42 yards, 2:56; Jacksonville State 63–24)
Statistics JVST KENN
First downs 31 13
Total yards 577 270
Rushing yards 384 189
Passing yards 193 81
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 16–25–0 7–16–3
Time of possession 28:38 31:22
Team Category Player Statistics
Jacksonville State Passing Tyler Huff 16/25, 193 yards
Rushing Tyler Huff 15 carries, 176 yards, 3 TD
Receiving Cam Vaughn 7 receptions, 96 yards
Kennesaw State Passing Davis Bryson 6/14, 76 yards, TD, 3 INT
Rushing Michael Benefield 17 carries, 112 yards, TD
Receiving Jaden Robinson 2 receptions, 36 yards

vs New Mexico State

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See also: 2024 New Mexico State Aggies football team
Game Six – New Mexico State Aggies (1–4) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (2–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Aggies 3 3 0713
Gamecocks 7 26 14754

at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL

  • Date: Wednesday October 9, 2024
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 16,555
  • Referee: Ron Hudson
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Steve Addazio (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • NMSU – Abraham Montano 53-yard field goal, 8:16. Aggies 3–0. Drive: 7 plays, 41 yards, 3:01.
  • JSU – Tre Stewart 10-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick), 6:37. Gamecocks 7–3. Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:39.
Second quarter
  • JSU – Juwaun Campbell 0-yard safety, 14:51. Gamecocks 9–3.
  • JSU – Tre Stewart 32-yard pass from Tyler Huff (Garrison Rippa kick), 12:10. Gamecocks 16–3. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 2:32.
  • NMSU – Abraham Montano 41-yard field goal, 5:20. Aggies 16–6. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 3:08.
  • JSU – Garrison Rippa 45-yard field goal, 2:51. Gamecocks 19–6. Drive: 7 plays, 48 yards, 2:29.
  • JSU – Tre Stewart 48-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick), 1:09. Gamecocks 26–6. Drive: 3 plays, 82 yards, 0:26.
  • JSU – Tyler Huff 2-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick), 0:20. Gamecocks 33–6. Drive: 3 plays, 20 yards, 0:34.
Third quarter
  • JSU – Andrew Paul 28-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick), 9:42. Gamecocks 40–6. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:32.
  • JSU – Brock Rechsteiner 5-yard pass from Tyler Huff (Garrison Rippa kick), 3:45. Gamecocks 47–6. Drive: 7 plays, 33 yards, 4:03.
Fourth quarter
  • JSU – Logan Smothers 72-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick), 14:46. Gamecocks 54–6. Drive: 2 plays, 76 yards, 0:52.
  • NMSU – PJ Johnson III 21-yard pass from Parker Awad (Abraham Montano kick), 10:37. Gamecocks 54–13. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 4:09.
Statistics NMSU JVST
First downs 22 28
Total yards 350 530
Rushing yards 206 334
Passing yards 144 196
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 12–26–1 11–18–0
Time of possession 30:04 29:56
Team Category Player Statistics
New Mexico State Passing Parker Awad 9/16, 120 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Mike Washington 13 carries, 76 yards
Receiving PJ Johnson III 3 receptions, 84 yards, TD
Jacksonville State Passing Tyler Huff 11/18, 196 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Tre Stewart 21 carries, 118 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Michael Pettway 1 reception, 54 yards

vs Middle Tennessee

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See also: 2024 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders football team
Game Seven – Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders (2–5) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (3–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Blue Raiders 10 0 3720
Gamecocks 14 0 21742

at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL

  • Date: Wednesday October 23, 2024
  • Game time: 6:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: W 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 17,988
  • Referee: Douglas Mercer
  • TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Steve Addazio (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (12:50) MTSU – Holden Willis 61-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:10; Middle Tennessee 7–0)
  • (10:58) JSU – Tyler Huff 49-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 6 plays, 75 yards, 1:52; Tied 7–7)
  • (5:38) MTSU – Zeke Rankin 47-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 46 yards, 5:20; Middle Tennessee 10–7)
  • (1:02) JSU – Andrew Paul 4-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:36; Jacksonville State 14–10)
Second quarter

No scoring plays

Third quarter
  • (13:59) JSU – Michael Pettway 7-yard pass from Tyler Huff, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:01; Jacksonville State 21–10)
  • (9:13) MTSU – Zeke Rankin 41-yard field goal (Drive: 8 plays, 52 yards, 4:46; Jacksonville State 21–13)
  • (5:34) JSU – Tyler Huff 2-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:39; Jacksonville State 28–13)
  • (0:14) JSU – Tre Stewart 1-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 63 yards, 3:26; Jacksonville State 35–13)
Fourth quarter
  • (11:33) MTSU – Myles Butler 4-yard pass from Nicholas Vattiato, Zeke Rankin kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:41; Jacksonville State 35–20)
  • (6:11) JSU – Andrew Paul 26-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 5:22; Jacksonville State 42–20)
Statistics MTSU JVST
First downs 17 30
Total yards 364 575
Rushing yards 67 438
Passing yards 297 137
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 25–36–0 10–18–0
Time of possession 29:56 30:04
Team Category Player Statistics
Middle Tennessee Passing Nicholas Vattiato 25/36, 297 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Jaiden Credle 8 carries, 39 yards
Receiving Omari Kelly 8 receptions, 128 yards
Jacksonville State Passing Tyler Huff 10/18, 137 yards, TD
Rushing Tre Stewart 21 carries, 210 yards, TD
Receiving Cam Vaughn 4 receptions, 82 yards

at Liberty

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See also: 2024 Liberty Flames football team
Game Eight – Jacksonville State Gamecocks (4–3) at Liberty Flames (5–1) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Gamecocks 7 7 10731
Flames 7 7 0721

at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA

  • Date: Wednesday October 30, 2024
  • Game time: 6:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 18,069
  • Referee: Rodney Burnette
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Luke Kuechly (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (10:43) LIB – Vaughn Blue 25-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 5 plays, 62 yards, 2:32; Liberty 7–0)
  • (10:30) JVST – Tre Stewart 75-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 1 play, 75 yards, 0:13; Tied 7–7)
Second quarter
  • (10:53) JVST – Tre Stewart 28-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 5 plays, 75 yards, 1:39; Jacksonville State 14–7)
  • (4:16) LIB – Quinton Cooley 2-yard run, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 6:37; Tied 14–14)
Third quarter
  • (9:22) JVST – Garrison Rippa 25-yard field goal (Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 4:20; Jacksonville State 17–14)
  • (2:35) JVST – Tre Stewart 1-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 11 plays, 87 yards, 4:20; Jacksonville State 24–14)
Fourth quarter
  • (12:29) LIB – Jacob Jenkins 4-yard pass from Kaidon Salter, Colin Karhu kick (Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 5:05; Jacksonville State 24–21)
  • (1:57) JVST – Tre Stewart 1-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 2 plays, 1 yard, 0:37; Jacksonville State 31–21)
Statistics JVST LIB
First downs 21 27
Total yards 458 420
Rushing yards 363 273
Passing yards 95 147
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 6–10–0 12–25–1
Time of possession 23:46 36:14
Team Category Player Statistics
Jacksonville State Passing Tyler Huff 6/10, 95 yards
Rushing Tre Stewart 27 carries, 232 yards, 4 TD
Receiving Cam Vaughn 1 reception, 39 yards
Liberty Passing Kaidon Salter 12/25, 147 yards, TD, INT
Rushing Quinton Cooley 27 carries, 133 yards, TD
Receiving Elijah Canion 5 receptions, 63 yards

at Louisiana Tech

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See also: 2024 Louisiana Tech Bulldogs football team
Game Nine – Jacksonville State Gamecocks (5–3) at Louisiana Tech Bulldogs (3–5) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34OTTotal
Gamecocks 7 21 09744
Bulldogs 7 14 97037

at Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA

  • Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
  • Game time: 3:30 p.m.
  • Game weather: Rain, 74 °F (23 °C)
  • Game attendance: 16,345
  • Referee: Garrett Dickerson
  • TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Randy Cross (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • JVST – Andrew Paul 1-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick), 8:57. Gamecocks 7–0. Drive: 17 plays, 75 yards, 6:03.
  • LT – Tru Edwards 86-yard pass from Evan Bullock (Buck Buchanan kick), 1:32. Tied 7–7. Drive: 1 play, 86 yards, 0:14.
Second quarter
  • JVST – Tre Stewart 4-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick), 11:56. Gamecocks 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 75 yards, 4:36.
  • JVST – Tyler Huff 1-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick), 8:25. Gamecocks 21–7. Drive: 3 plays, 2 yards, 0:51.
  • LT – Jimmy Holiday 2-yard run (Buck Buchanan kick), 4:59. Gamecocks 21–14. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 3:18.
  • JVST – Cam Vaughn 31-yard pass from Tyler Huff (Garrison Rippa kick), 2:50. Gamecocks 28–14. Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 2:09.
  • LT – Tru Edwards 3-yard pass from Evan Bullock (Buck Buchanan kick), 0:23. Gamecocks 28–21. Drive: 8 plays, 75 yards, 2:27.
Third quarter
  • LT – Jay Wilkerson 32-yard pass from Evan Bullock (Buck Buchanan kick), 4:58. Tied 28–28. Drive: 7 plays, 66 yards, 3:45.
  • LT – Team safety, 3:37. Bulldogs 30–28.
Fourth quarter
  • LT – Marquis Crosby 4-yard run (Buck Buchanan kick), 10:20. Bulldogs 37–28. Drive: 9 plays, 50 yards, 4:42.
  • JVST – Garrison Rippa 40-yard field goal, 5:55. Bulldogs 37–31. Drive: 12 plays, 53 yards, 4:25.
  • JVST – Cam Vaughn 49-yard pass from Tyler Huff (kick failed), 0:00. Tied 37–37. Drive: 6 plays, 80 yards, 0:39.
Overtime
  • JVST – Tre Stewart 11-yard run (Garrison Rippa kick). Gamecocks 44–37. Drive: 3 plays, 25 yards.
Statistics JVST LT
First downs 28 19
Total yards 424 410
Rushing yards 224 144
Passing yards 200 266
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 14–31–1 16–22–1
Time of possession 30:01 29:59
Team Category Player Statistics
Jacksonville State Passing Tyler Huff 14/31, 200 yards, 2 TD, INT
Rushing Tre Stewart 34 carries, 166 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Cam Vaughn 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD
Louisiana Tech Passing Evan Bullock 16/22, 266 yards, 3 TD, INT
Rushing Omiri Wiggins 16 carries, 67 yards
Receiving Tru Edwards 6 receptions, 142 yards, 2 TD

vs FIU

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See also: 2024 FIU Panthers football team
Game Ten – FIU Panthers (3–6) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (6–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Panthers 3 14 7731
Gamecocks 3 17 01434

at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL

  • Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m.
  • Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
  • Game attendance: 17,688
  • Referee: Reed Brotherton
  • TV announcers (ESPN+): Eli Gold (play-by-play) and Bill Clark (analyst)
Game information
First quarter
  • (9:02) FIU – Alejandro Prado 36-yard field goal (Drive: 13 plays, 57 yards, 5:58; FIU 3–0)
  • (4:20) JVST – Garrison Rippa 31-yard field goal (Drive: 12 plays, 62 yards, 4:42; Tied 3–3)
Second quarter
  • (14:54) FIU – Devonte Lyons 11-yard run, Alejandro Prado kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 4:26; FIU 10–3)
  • (11:16) JVST – Tyler Huff 10-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 9 plays, 75 yards, 3:38; Tied 10–10)
  • (4:44) JVST – Tre Stewart 3-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 7 plays, 68 yards, 3:27; Jacksonville State 17–10)
  • (1:45) FIU – Shomari Lawrence 3-yard run, Alejandro Prado kick (Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 2:59; Tied 17–17)
  • (0:00) JVST – Garrison Rippa 42-yard field goal (Drive: 11 plays, 51 yards, 1:47; Jacksonville State 20–17)
Third quarter
  • (7:37) FIU – Eric Rivers 5-yard pass from Keyone Jenkins, Alejandro Prado kick (Drive: 13 plays, 74 yards, 6:20; FIU 24–20)
Fourth quarter
  • (14:22) JVST – Sean Brown 56-yard pass from Tyler Huff, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 2 plays, 60 yards, 0:31; Jacksonville State 27–24)
  • (12:25) FIU – Antonio Ferguson 39-yard pass from Keyone Jenkins, Alejandro Prado kick (Drive: 4 plays, 75 yards, 1:57; FIU 31–27)
  • (9:55) JVST – Tre Stewart 56-yard run, Garrison Rippa kick (Drive: 8 plays, 76 yards, 2:23; Jacksonville State 34–31)
Statistics FIU JVST
First downs 25 22
Total yards 431 445
Rushing yards 173 234
Passing yards 258 211
Passing: Comp–Att–Int 21–34–0 15–29–0
Time of possession 31:32 28:28
Team Category Player Statistics
FIU Passing Keyone Jenkins 21/34, 258 yards, 2 TD
Rushing Devonte Lyons 12 carries, 88 yards, TD
Receiving Dean Patterson 9 receptions, 116 yards
Jacksonville State Passing Tyler Huff 15/28, 211 yards, TD
Rushing Tre Stewart 22 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD
Receiving Sean Brown 1 reception, 56 yards, TD

vs Sam Houston

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See also: 2024 Sam Houston Bearkats football team
Game Eleven – Sam Houston Bearkats (8–2) at Jacksonville State Gamecocks (7–3) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Bearkats 0 0 000
Gamecocks 0 0 000

at JSU Stadium • Jacksonville, AL

Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics SHSU JVST
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Sam Houston Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Jacksonville State Passing
Rushing
Receiving

at Western Kentucky

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See also: 2024 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers football team
Game Twelve – Jacksonville State Gamecocks (0–0) at Western Kentucky Hilltoppers (0–0) – Game summary
Quarter 1 2 34Total
Gamecocks 0 0 000
Hilltoppers 0 0 000

at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY

  • Date: Saturday November 30, 2024
  • Game time: 2:30 p.m.
Game information
First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
Statistics JVST WKU
First downs
Total yards
Rushing yards
Passing yards
Passing: Comp–Att–Int
Time of possession
Team Category Player Statistics
Jacksonville State Passing
Rushing
Receiving
Western Kentucky Passing
Rushing
Receiving

References

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  1. ^ "2024 Football Coaching Staff". Jacksonville State University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
  2. ^ "FB: CUSA Announces Media's Predicted Order of Finish". conferenceUSA.com. Conference USA. July 19, 2024. Retrieved September 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "2024 Jacksonville State Football Schedule". FBSchedules.com. Retrieved February 2, 2024.
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