Highlights
8 CLIPS · ESPNWin probability
EVERY PLAY · ESPN MODELKICKOFF: JXST 69% · BIGGEST SINGLE-PLAY SWING: 13 PTS
Scoring plays
7 SCORES
Garrison Rippa 27 Yd Field Goal
0-3
Caden Creel 1 Yd Run (Garrison Rippa Kick)
0-10
Cam'ron Lacy 5 Yd pass from Roman Gagliano (Dominic Bourgeois Kick)
7-10
Markus Allen 32 Yd pass from Roman Gagliano (Two-Point Run Conversion Failed)
13-10
Garrison Rippa 31 Yd Field Goal
13-13
Deondre Johnson 38 Yd pass from Caden Creel (Garrison Rippa Kick)
13-20
Garrison Rippa 29 Yd Field Goal
13-23
What happened
ESPN RECAPCreel's 241 yards passing, 119 rushing yards give Jacksonville State 23-13 win over Middle Tennessee
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- , Caden Creel threw for 241 yards and ran for 119 more as Jacksonville State beat Middle Tennessee 23-13 on Saturday in the Conference USA opener for both teams. The Gamecocks (3-2, 1-0) won their 11th straight home conference game, and seventh straight conference opener. The Blue Raiders (2-2, 0-1) lost their fifth straight against Jacksonville State. Creel scored once on the ground and connected with Deondre Johnson for another, and was 19-of-17 passing. Garrison Rippa was 3 for 3 on field goals from 27, 29, and 31 yards. Jax State racked up 517 yards of total offense to Middle Tennessee's 319, 276 of them coming on the ground. They averaged 7.1 yards per carry as a team, led by Creel and Lucas Farrington 's 94 yards. Roman Gagliano threw for 216 yards and two touchdowns on 18-of-28 passing for the Blue Raiders.
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Team stats
MTSU · JXSTAMFIRST STADIUM, JACKSONVILLE · ATTENDANCE 16,977
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