CFB TEAM RESEARCH · Conference USA

Jacksonville State

Season leadership, recruiting classes, advanced metrics, player leaders and results.

SEASON SNAPSHOT

2026 regular season

3-2Record
27.4PPG
21.8PPG Allowed
3-0Home
0-2Away
0-0Neutral
1-0Conference
5Games
3-1-1ATS · W-L-P
3-2-0O/U · O-U-P

2026 regular season · 5 completed games · Conference USA. Postseason and bowls are excluded. Scoring ranks compare 138 FBS teams with recorded results: PPG #80; PPG allowed #57. ATS coverage 5/5; totals coverage 5/5. Betting lines are source-reported; closing status and observation timestamps are not verified. Missing lines are excluded from market records. View source data.

SEASON RESULTSeason in progress

Overall record including postseason: 3-2. Regular-season snapshot excludes bowls and playoffs.

SEASON LEADERSHIP

Coaching staff

HEAD COACHCharles KellySeason head coach · coaching record not supplied

Head-coaching records: CollegeFootballData. Coordinator history is not supplied by this source. Multiple coaches are shown when credited with games.

RECRUITING CLASS

Incoming signing class

#86National recruiting class rank
183.36Recruiting class points

2026 signing class · CollegeFootballData team recruiting rankings. This is the incoming recruiting class, not a roster or transfer-portal ranking.

ADVANCED METRICS

Offense and defense

PPA per play0.20FBS #54 of 138
PPA per play0.06FBS #65 of 138
Success rate48.2%FBS #32 of 138
Success rate42.6%FBS #91 of 138
Explosiveness1.21FBS #85 of 138
Explosiveness1.09FBS #17 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3.29FBS #105 of 138
Points per scoring opportunity3.50FBS #77 of 138
Power success rate80.8%FBS #32 of 138
Power success rate90.5%FBS #132 of 138
Stuff rate19.1%FBS #96 of 138
Stuff rate16.0%FBS #107 of 138
Line yards per rush3.04FBS #78 of 138
Line yards per rush2.99FBS #84 of 138
Second-level yards1.21FBS #45 of 138
Second-level yards1.02FBS #77 of 138
Open-field yards1.07FBS #84 of 138
Open-field yards1.18FBS #86 of 138
Passing success rate50.8%FBS #21 of 138
Passing success rate40.5%FBS #67 of 138
Passing PPA0.39FBS #32 of 138
Passing PPA0.04FBS #31 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.52FBS #80 of 138
Passing explosiveness1.40FBS #24 of 138
Rushing success rate47.4%FBS #47 of 138
Rushing success rate44.2%FBS #98 of 138
Rushing PPA0.10FBS #78 of 138
Rushing PPA0.14FBS #109 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.95FBS #69 of 138
Rushing explosiveness0.91FBS #66 of 138
Standard downs success rate52.4%FBS #33 of 138
Standard downs success rate49.3%FBS #100 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.18FBS #38 of 138
Standard downs PPA0.04FBS #70 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness1.12FBS #28 of 138
Standard downs explosiveness0.87FBS #19 of 138
Passing downs success rate35.7%FBS #40 of 138
Passing downs success rate25.6%FBS #37 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.25FBS #72 of 138
Passing downs PPA0.13FBS #52 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness1.58FBS #130 of 138
Passing downs explosiveness2.19FBS #108 of 138
Havoc allowed13.2%FBS #45 of 138
Havoc rate15.5%FBS #78 of 138
Total yards per game392.40FBS #70 of 138
Total yards per game321.60FBS #48 of 138
Passing yards per game231.60FBS #71 of 138
Passing yards per game150.80FBS #10 of 138
Rushing yards per game160.80FBS #67 of 138
Rushing yards per game170.80FBS #109 of 138
Turnovers7FBS #85 of 138
Turnovers forced4FBS #98 of 138
3rd-down conversions27FBS #54 of 138
3rd-down conversions31FBS #118 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate48.2%FBS #31 of 138
3rd-down conversion rate44.3%FBS #118 of 138

CFBD season statistics, including postseason where supplied. Advanced metrics exclude garbage time. PPA is predicted points added per play. Explosiveness is the provider’s successful-play metric, not an explosive-play percentage. FBS ranks compare the same source metric and season; ties share ranks.

SEASON LEADERS

Players who led the team

Passing Leader

Caden Creel

FBS #46 · 1,112 season total

87CMP126ATT1,112Yards9TD4INT69.05%CMP%160.40NCAA rating

Rushing Leader

Caden Creel

FBS #42 · 375 season total

76Carries375Yards3TD4.93Yards/carry

Receiving Leader

Jamill Williams

FBS #167 · 231 season total

17REC231Yards4TD13.59Yards/REC

Tackles Leader

Caleb Nix

FBS #170 · 30 season total

30Total17Solo13Assists1TFL0Sacks

Sacks Leader

Tae Floyd

FBS #122 · 2 season total

2Sacks5TFL0QB hurries13Tackles

Defensive Interceptions Leader

Caleb Nix

FBS #64 · 1 season total

1INT3Passes defended2Defensive TDs43Return yards30Tackles

Full-season player totals include bowls and playoffs. Each category starts with its main metric and uses secondary statistics only to break team ties. FBS ranks use combined player totals across FBS teams; tied totals share ranks. Defensive TDs follow the provider’s defensive-return touchdown totals. A dash means the provider did not return that statistic. CFBD is the primary source; 2015 defensive statistics are supplemented from ESPN.

FULL SEASON SCHEDULE

Results and market lines

WkDateSiteOpponentResultScoreSpreadATSTotalO/U
12026-08-29ANorth Dakota StateL7–33+7L46.5U
12026-09-05HEastern KentuckyW49–7-22.5W51.5O
22026-09-12AOhioL27–29+2P50O
32026-09-19HGeorgia SouthernW31–27-3.5W51O
42026-09-26HMiddle TennesseeW23–13-7W50.5U
62026-10-07AKennesaw State——-3—49.5—
72026-10-14HFlorida International——————
92026-10-29ANew Mexico State——————
102026-11-08HSam Houston——————
112026-11-14AWestern Kentucky——————
122026-11-21HMissouri State——————
132026-11-28ADelaware——————

H = home · A = away · N = neutral · Post = postseason. Source-reported spreads and totals; unverified closing status. Conference championships follow the source's regular-season classification.

Sources: CollegeFootballData; logos and team identity: ESPN. Historical conferences follow each season's game records.