Week 3: Georgia Southern vs Jacksonville State
Game Information
StageWeek 3
Season2026
KickoffSat, Sep 19, 7:00 pm
VenueAmFirst Stadium
LocationJacksonville, AL
SurfaceArtificial Turf
BroadcastESPN+
Last 5 Games
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12/29/25 | vs  App State | W10-29 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 11/29/25 | @  Marshall | W24-19 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | vs  Old Dominion | L10-45 | College Football Wk 13 |
| 11/15/25 | vs  Coastal Carolina | W45-40 | College Football Wk 12 |
| 11/6/25 | @ App State | W25-23 | College Football Wk 11 |
| Date | Opponent | Result | Competition |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8/29/26 | @  North Dakota State | L7-33 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 12/16/25 | vs  Troy | W17-13 | College Football Wk 1 |
| 12/5/25 | vs  Kennesaw State | L15-19 | College Football Wk 15 |
| 11/29/25 | vs  Western Kentucky | W37-34 | College Football Wk 14 |
| 11/22/25 | @  Florida International | L21-27 | College Football Wk 13 |
Division Standings
FBS — Conference USA
| Team | W | L | T | Pct | PF | PA | Home | Away | Strk |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Delaware | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 68 | 42 | 1-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
| Florida International | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 42 | 39 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
| Kennesaw State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 64 | 31 | 1-1 | 0-0 | L1 |
 Liberty | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 37 | 43 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Middle Tennessee | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 64 | 42 | 1-0 | 0-1 | L1 |
 Missouri State | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 48 | 64 | 1-0 | 0-1 | W1 |
 Sam Houston | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 38 | 47 | 0-1 | 0-1 | L2 |
| Western Kentucky | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 34 | 119 | 0-0 | 0-2 | L2 |
 Jacksonville State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 83 | 69 | 1-0 | 0-2 | L1 |
 New Mexico State | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0.333 | 87 | 77 | 1-0 | 0-2 | L1 |
About the Game
Georgia Southern faces Jacksonville State on September 19, 2026 at 7:00 PM EDT at AmFirst Stadium in Jacksonville, AL. The matchup is part of the 2026 college football regular season.
Georgia Southern enters with a 0-0 record, while Jacksonville State is 0-0. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+. Score, scoring plays, team statistics and matchup details are tracked on this page.
Follow GA Southern vs Jax State here for kickoff information, live updates and the final result. College Football scores and schedule page lists additional games, schedules and results.
Georgia Southern
1st in Sun Belt - East
VS
Jacksonville State
1st in CUSA
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#9
Weston Bryan
#11
Harrison Faulkner Jr.
#41
Chason Glenn
#14
Turner Helton
#7
Max Johnson
#10
Charlie Johnston
#46
Gavin Kurpis
#25
Alex Smith
#17
Trey Townsend
#93
Gaines Wood
Offensive Line
#63
Colin Alexander
#70
Jalen Burgess
#56
Mo Clipper Jr.
#67
Joshua Ford
#53
Ty Furnish
#74
Grady Howell
#71
Jaden Johnson
#68
Jace Molden
#65
Cole Norred
#73
Zach Pearson
#66
Jayvon Perry
#72
Josh Raymond
#75
Kingtriton Samuela
#50
Jaylen Slaughter
#76
Brandon Stoner
#62
Liam Thompson
#64
Caelan Williams
#55
Ethan Williams
#51
Matthew Williams
Receivers & Backs
#33
Bryce Baker
#83
Jack Berquist
#15
Taylor Bradshaw
#80
JQ Crosby
#20
Ty Cummings
#19
Josh Dallas
#42
CJ Dockery
#38
Kevin Douglas
#5
Terrance Gibbs
#18
Andre Greene Jr.
#86
Henry Gregory
#48
Aubrey Heath
#87
River Helms
#21
Zay Hilliard
#2
Ashton Hollins
#89
Noble Johnson
#12
Cam King
#82
Jackson Long
#29
Bre'Lan Mareus
#22
Jarvis Mathurin
#6
David Mbadinga
#85
Kam Mikell
#84
JP Mikhael
#26
Antavious Murphy
#37
Foster Orris
#40
Brandon Paul
#13
King Phillips
#24
Peyton Plott
#16
Jamarian Samuel
#88
Alex Taylor
#35
Taeo Todd
#81
Jeremiah Ware
#27
Tyrese Woodgett
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#41
Brandon Alford
#30
CJ Allen Jr.
#97
Eli Anders
#5
Diego Aviles
#90
O'Marion Brown
#47
Xavier Brown
#16
AJ Brown Sr.
#57
Latrell Bullard
#35
Caleb Butler
#4
Anthony Bynum
#52
Kru Casey
#9
Festus Davies
#92
Marcus Downs
#44
Nigel Eldridge Jr.
#50
Caleb Ellis
#94
Elijah Fears
#10
Jacob Hammonds
#98
Uche Iloh
#43
Ethan Johnson
#55
Korey Jordan
#91
DA Logan
#95
Kwon McGinney
#42
Braxtin McLester
#93
Caleb Moore
#14
Rashon Myles Jr.
#96
Stephone Ross
#11
Kebba Secka
#18
MJ Stroud
#99
Jeremiah Ticket
#15
Holden Trice
#1
Brandon Tyson
#59
Alec Upshaw
#45
Colton Veltkamp
#34
JaMari Whitehead
#48
Amari Wilson
Defensive Backs
#32
Jaylen Bentley
#20
Jaquari Brown
#22
Chace Calicut
#19
Fabo Chaney
#29
Devin Collier
#36
Jadaan Cooper
#23
Gregory Delaine Jr.
#28
Tylin Drakeford
#31
Chance Gamble
#24
Phillip Gladney
#26
Dariyon Gordon
#37
Max Haertel
#12
Tracy Hill Jr.
#27
RJ Isaac
#17
Jayden Jackson
#6
Jakyri Jones
#38
Noah Mangham
#13
Aidan McCowan
#2
Aaron Sears
#21
Carlo Thompson
#39
Temirez Williams Jr.
Other
#95
Tripp Bryant
#99
Donal Dempsey
#97
Blake Ford
#98
TJ Hartley III
Quarterbacks & Specialists
#12
Caden Creel
#87
Conor Donaghy
#90
Rio Hay
#16
Noah Lee
#41
Carter Lewis
#19
Donovan Moorhead
#15
Jack Moran
#45
Dixon Musgrove
#2
Kadyn Palmer
Offensive Line
#74
Amarii Atchison
#58
Kendarius Blair
#54
Markevian Blake
#63
Ryland Bragg
#51
Bo Burkes
#78
Will Cooper
#62
Hadine Diaby
#52
Storm Fain
#77
Vern Faulk
#60
William Hathcock
#75
Caleb Holmes
#76
JT Howell
#73
J.R. Jernigan
#79
Lance Johnson
#57
Oliver Maldonado
#56
Daylan Martin
#67
Shaun Martin
#50
Lucas Mrachkovskiy
#70
Jeremiah Orr
#53
Max Shiver
#72
Nate Smith
#71
Cam Stancil
#55
Ryan Walker
#65
Britin Witt
Receivers & Backs
#38
Jamarious Acklin
#83
David Alpers III
#84
Franklin Baret Jr.
#88
Kam Bell
#3
Darius Cannon
#22
Lucas Farrington
#23
Temarion Foster
#13
Cade Frier
#5
Dylan Gentry
#30
Luke Gilbert
#81
Gabe Glover
#86
Nabi Hoyt
#11
Deondre Johnson
#9
Ronnel Johnson
#18
Santonio Jones
#32
Cedric Kouemi
#7
Khristian Lando
#6
Jalen Likely
Andrew Paul
#4
Shane Payton Hodges
#29
Rollie Pinto
#89
Camdon Pitchford
#82
Colton Pitchford
#39
Bryson Rouillier
#48
Wes Ryan
#21
Justus Savage
#44
Jameson Scissum
#87
Andrevius Smith
#9
Wyatt Sonderman
#41
Trace Thompson
#14
Blake Wallace
#10
AJ Watkins
#28
Landon Watkins
#80
Cianan Williams
#17
Jamill Williams
#20
Maurice Winston
Defensive Line & Linebackers
#96
Nii Addy
#47
Mario Alloway
#43
Austin Bouck
#54
Jackson Bunn
Myles Butler
#93
Jawaun Campbell
#48
Peyton Consaul
#13
Jacob Cruz
#98
Kyten Davis
#15
Tae Floyd
#92
Marquis Hood
#16
Quay Hood
#28
Christopher Johnson
#2
Morven Joseph
#94
Jumarion Larry
#31
Tristan Lyles
#36
Brayden Matthews
#37
Cai Mayowa
#34
Jameson McCollough
#53
Ian Mitchell
#40
Walker O'Steen
#44
Khurtiss Perry
#42
Devin Pettway
#11
Walter Reddick
#45
Mikey Rosa
#99
Andrew Rumph
#59
Mac Sanders
#90
Marvin Stringfellow
#35
Aidan Thompson
#14
Angel Toombs
#95
Jermaine Waters Jr.
#50
Shaynadd Whitfield
#97
McCade Wright
Defensive Backs
#29
Javan Allison
#21
Tim Anthony
#5
Rob Billings IV
#8
JQ Brooks
#9
Jonavan Carr
#39
Keith Christein
#6
Kaden Cook
#12
Brennan Core
#27
Riggs Dunn
#3
Tre'Quon Fegans
#19
Shondell Harris
#38
Malik Henderson
#22
Jaheim Jenkins
#17
Rodarion Jones
#32
Micah McCarroll
#26
Brice McKenzie
#1
Caleb Nix
#20
Tre'Von Pringle
#10
RJ Rainer
#24
Ty Sims
#49
Jay Stone
#18
Keiyon Turner
#30
DJ Vinson
#46
Avion Willis
#7
Marc Woods
#25
Vernon Woodward III
Other
#91
Greg Casimir
#97
Cleat Forrest
#37
Garrison Rippa
Georgia Southern
1st in Sun Belt - East
VS
Jacksonville State
1st in CUSA
Passing
70.2
Completion Percentage
66.0
33
Completions
35
0.00
Interception Percentage
3.80
0
Interceptions
2
57
Longest Pass
55
351
Net Passing Yards
437
351.0
Net Passing Yards Per Game
218.5
47
Passing Attempts
53
2.10
Passing Touchdown %
9.40
1
Passing Touchdowns
5
140.2
Passer Rating
158.4
0
Total Sacks
4
0
Sack Yards Lost
13
7.5
Yards Per Pass Attempt
8.2
351
Passing Yards
437
0
Passing Fumbles Lost
0
1
Team Games Played
2
513.0
Yards Per Game
348.0
31.0
Total Points Per Game
28.0
31
Total Points
56
4
Total Touchdowns
8
351.0
Passing Yards Per Game
218.5
33-47
Comp-Att
35-53
0-0
Sacks-Yards Lost
4-13
Rushing
30
Rushing Attempts
62
162
Rushing Yards
259
5.4
Yards Per Rush Attempt
4.2
18
Long Rushing
45
0
20+ Yard Rushing Plays
0
3
Rushing Touchdowns
2
162.0
Rushing Yards Per Game
129.5
0
Rushing Fumbles
0
0
Rushing Fumbles Lost
0
8
Rushing 1st downs
16
1
Team Games Played
2
513
Total Yards
696
77
Total Offensive Plays
119
31.0
Total Points Per Game
28.0
31
Total Points
56
4
Total Touchdowns
8
Receiving
33
Receptions
35
0
Receiving Targets
0
351
Receiving Yards
437
351
Receiving Yards
437
1
Receiving Touchdowns
5
57
Long Reception
55
0
20+ Yard Receiving Plays
0
351.0
Receiving Yards Per Game
218.5
0
Receiving Fumbles
0
0
Receiving Fumbles Lost
0
230
Receiving Yards After Catch
229
17
Receiving First Downs
18
1
Team Games Played
2
10.6
Yards Per Reception
12.5
31.0
Total Points Per Game
28.0
31
Total Points
56
4
Total Touchdowns
8
Miscellaneous
26
Total 1st downs
40
8
Rushing 1st downs
16
17
Passing 1st downs
18
1
1st downs by penalty
6
5
Third Down Conversions
11
12
Third Down Attempts
22
41.67
3rd down %
50.00
1
Fourth Down Conversions
2
2
First Downs Attempts
3
50.00
4th down %
66.67
6
Total Penalties
13
65
Total Penalty Yards
125
1916
Possession Time Seconds
1520
0.00
Red Zone Field Goal Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Scoring Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Efficiency Percentage
0.00
0.00
Red Zone Touchdown Percentage
0.00
3
Total Takeaways
2
1
Total Giveaways
3
2
Turnover Ratio
-1
5-12
3rd down efficiency
11-22
1-2
4th down efficiency
2-3
6-65
Total-Yards
13-125
Defense
28
Solo Tackles
69
22
Assist Tackles
66
50
Total Tackles
135
6
Sacks
4
36
Sack Yards
25
14
Stuffs
18
0
Passes Defended
0
0.0
Average Interception Yards
17.0
0
Long Interception
43
0
Miscellaneous Touchdowns
0
0
Kicks Blocked
0
13
Tackles For Loss
10
1
Team Games Played
2
Defensive Interceptions
1
Interceptions
3
0
Interception Yards
51
0
Interception Touchdowns
1
1-0
INT: Total
3-51
General
3
Fumbles
4
1
Forced Fumbles
1
0
Fumbles Recovered
0
0
Fumbles Touchdowns
0
1
Games Played
2
3-1
Fumbles-Lost
4-1
Returning
0
Kick Returns
2
0
Kick Return Yards
31
0.0
Yards Per Kick Return
15.5
0
Long Kick Return
21
0
Kick Return Touchdowns
0
5
Punt Returns
3
35
Punt Return Yards
17
7.0
Yards Per Punt Return
5.7
22
Long Punt Return
9
0
Punt Return Touchdowns
0
0
Punt Return Fair Catches
0
0
Kick Return Fumbles Lost
0
0
Punt Return Fumbles Lost
0
1
Team Games Played
2
5-35
Punt: Total
3-17
Kicking
1
Field Goal Made
0
2
Field Goal Attempts
1
50.0
Field Goal Percentage
0.0
32
Long Field Goal Made
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 1-19
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 20-29
0
2
Field Goal Attempts 30-39
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 40-49
0
0
Field Goal Attempts 50+
1
4
Extra Points Made
8
4
Extra Point Attempts
8
100.0
Extra Point Percentage
100.0
0
Field Goals Made 1-19
0
0
Field Goals Made 20-29
0
1
Field Goals Made 30-39
0
0
Field Goals Made 40-49
0
0
Field Goals Made 50+
0
7
Total Kicking Points
8
1
Team Games Played
2
83
Touchback Percentage
60
0.0
Average Kickoff Return Yards
0.0
0
Kickoff Return Yards
0
0
Kickoff Returns
0
0-0
Kickoffs: Total
0-0
1-2
FG: Good-Attempts
0-1
Punting
4
Punts
6
161
Punt Yards
284
42
Long Punt
52
40.3
Gross Average Punt Yards
47.3
40.3
Net Average Punt Yards
47.3
0
Punts Blocked
0
0
Punts Inside 20
3
1
Touchbacks
0
2
Fair Catches
1
1
Punt Returns
0
0
Punt Return Yards
0
0.0
Average Punt Return Yards
0.0
1
Team Games Played
2
4-161
Punt: Total Yards
6-284
Scoring
3
Rushing Touchdowns
2
1
Receiving Touchdowns
5
0
Return Touchdowns
0
4
Total Touchdowns
7
1
Field Goals
0
4
Kick Extra Points
8
0
Total Two Point Conversions
0
31
Total Points
56
31.0
Total Points Per Game
28.0