Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders vs Jacksonville State Gamecocks

College Football

MTSU

2-2

13-23

Final

Jax State

3-2

AmFirst Stadium

Drive chart

Drives

End of Game
Downs
Field Goal
Punt
Touchdown
Punt

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

Who won: Jax State 23-13

The Jacksonville State Gamecocks beat the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders 23-13 on Saturday, September 26, 2026 at AmFirst Stadium. Caden Creel led the Jax State in passing yards (19/27, 241 YDS, 1 TD, 2 INT). Roman Gagliano led the MTSU in passing yards (18/28, 216 YDS, 2 TD).

Win probability

100%JXST final

MTSUJXST

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Play by play

Q4 0:00
End of 4th quarter.
Q4 0:18
Jacksonville St. rush middle for 3 yards loss to the MTSU47, End Of Play
1st & 10 at MTSU 44
Q4 0:56
Shotgun #22 L.Farrington rush middle for 19 yards gain to the MTSU44 (#5 D.McCutcheon), 1ST DOWN
3rd & 2 at JXST 37
Q4 1:04
Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 01:04
Q4 1:04
Shotgun #22 L.Farrington rush middle for 5 yards gain to the Jax St37 (#26 K.Smith)
2nd & 7 at JXST 32
Q4 1:10
Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 01:10
Q4 1:10
Shotgun #22 L.Farrington rush middle for 3 yards gain to the Jax St32 (#44 K.Call; #91 F.Hixon)
1st & 10 at JXST 29
Q4 1:15
No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short middle to #3 C.Lacy caught at Jax St32, for 16 yards to the Jax St29 (#3 T.Fegans), TURNOVER ON DOWNS
4th & 22 at JXST 45
Q4 1:26
No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short middle to #9 T.Brown Jr. caught at Jax St45, for 2 yards to the Jax St45 (#3 T.Fegans), out of bounds
3rd & 24 at JXST 47
Q4 1:48
FLAG
No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass incomplete short middle thrown to Jax St46 QB hurried by #16 Q.Hood PENALTY MTSU Intentional Grounding (#16 R.Gagliano)
2nd & 10 at JXST 33
Q4 1:56
No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass incomplete short middle to #3 C.Lacy thrown to Jax St34 broken up by #7 K.Lando
1st & 10 at JXST 33
Q4 2:09
No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short left to #6 A.Jones caught at Jax St33, for 16 yards to the Jax St33, out of bounds at Jax St33, 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at JXST 49
Q4 2:29
No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass complete short middle to #3 C.Lacy caught at MTSU40, for 26 yards to the Jax St49 (#5 R.Billings), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 10 at MTSU 25
Q4 2:42
No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Gagliano pass incomplete short middle to #9 T.Brown Jr. thrown to MTSU29
1st & 10 at MTSU 25
Q4 2:46
#37 G.Rippa kickoff 65 yards to the MTSU00, Touchback
FIELD GOALQ4 2:46
29 yd field goal is good
Garrison Rippa
#37 G.Rippa field goal attempt from 29 yards GOOD (H: #1 C.Nix, LS: #45 D.Musgrove), clock 02:46
MTSU 13 - 23 JXST
Q4 2:51
Timeout Jacksonville State, clock 02:51
Q4 3:25
Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass complete short left to #44 J.Scissum caught at MTSU15, for 7 yards to the MTSU11 (#2 J.Lowe)
3rd & 8 at MTSU 18
Q4 3:38
Timeout Middle Tennessee, clock 03:38
Q4 3:38
Shotgun #7 K.Lando rush left for 1 yard gain to the MTSU18 (#46 R.Johnson)
2nd & 9 at MTSU 19
Q4 4:25
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Lando rush middle for 1 yard gain to the MTSU19 (#26 K.Smith; #95 Z.Simpson-Smith)
1st & 10 at MTSU 20
Q4 5:00
No Huddle-Shotgun #7 K.Lando rush middle for 12 yards gain to the MTSU20 (#0 K.Woods), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at MTSU 32
Q4 5:45
Shotgun #22 L.Farrington rush middle for 4 yards gain to the MTSU32 (#13 A.Taylor), 1ST DOWN
2nd & 2 at MTSU 36
Q4 6:24
Shotgun #12 C.Creel rush middle for 8 yards gain to the MTSU36, End Of Play
1st & 10 at MTSU 44
Q4 7:08
Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass complete short left to #3 D.Cannon caught at Jax St41, for 12 yards to the MTSU44 (#30 B.Williams), 1ST DOWN
1st & 10 at JXST 44