Jacksonville State 2026 — The Chapter Being Written

Record 6-2

Final result In-progress

AP final — post-bowls

SP+ +1.8 last-week

Era —

The shape of the season · week by week, cumulative W-L below

Who carried it

Caden CreelQB1,746 passing yards
Jalen LikelyRB240 rushing yards
Lucas FarringtonRB211 rushing yards
Deondre JohnsonWR438 receiving yards
Luke GilbertTE331 receiving yards
Jamill WilliamsWR267 receiving yards
Caleb NixS52 tackles
Morven JosephLB38 tackles
Walker O'SteenLB30 tackles
Tae FloydDL2 sacks
Quay HoodDL2 sacks

Season leaders, 2026.

Defining moments

The statement

The 2026 season's largest margin: Jacksonville State 49, Eastern Kentucky 7. A 42-point win — the year's high-water mark.

The setback

The season's deepest loss: Jacksonville State 7, North Dakota State 33. A 26-point margin the season is remembered by.

"Rock the House"

— Jacksonville State fanbase voice · 2026· synthesized

What it meant

2026 is a middle chapter for Jacksonville State — neither a crown year nor a crisis. It is the kind of season that fills the ledger between the named ones and gives the arc its shape.