Jacksonville State Gamecocks @ North Dakota State Bison — Aug 29, 2026

NCAA Division FBS·Round 1 August 29, 2026
Gamecocks Jacksonville State JVST 0-1, 0-1 Away
7
Final
33
North Dakota State Bison NDSU 1-0, 1-0 Home
1 2 3 4 T
JVST 7 0 0 0 7
NDSU 7 10 10 6 33
Top Performers
Passing Yards
C.
C. Creel QB JVST
85 PASS
N.
N. Hayes QB NDSU
160 PASS
Rushing Yards
J.
J. Likely RB JVST
48 RUSH
M.
M. Mitchell RB NDSU
74 RUSH
Receiving Yards
D.
D. Johnson ATH JVST
26 REC
J.
J. Williams WR NDSU
58 REC
Passing
Jacksonville State
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
C. Creel 12/23 85 0 1 3 42.8
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER C/ATT YDS TD INT SACK QBR
N. Hayes 14/22 160 2 1 2 96.8
P. Brown 1/1 4 0 0 0 83.3
Rushing
Jacksonville State
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
C. Creel 15 44 2.9 1 18
J. Williams 1 7 7.0 0 7
J. Likely 11 48 4.4 0 17
C. Kouemi 2 2 1.0 0 14
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER CAR YDS AVG TD LONG
D. Scott 13 51 3.9 0 13
M. Mitchell 11 74 6.7 0 27
N. Hayes 7 14 2.0 0 13
N. Punni 8 60 7.5 0 25
B. Kpeenu 1 5 5.0 0 5
P. Brown 2 3 1.5 0 3
B. Wavrunek 1 3 3.0 0 3
Receiving
Jacksonville State
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
R. Johnson 2 6 11 5.5 0 6 0
J. Williams 2 2 5 2.5 0 8 0
J. Likely 2 4 17 8.5 0 10 0
L. Gilbert 1 1 10 10.0 0 10 0
D. Johnson 2 3 26 13.0 0 24 0
D. Alpers 1 1 6 6.0 0 6 0
C. Kouemi 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
D. Cannon 1 2 4 4.0 0 4 0
K. Lando 1 2 6 6.0 0 6 0
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER REC TGTS YDS AVG TD LONG DROPS
D. Scott 2 2 12 6.0 0 7 0
J. Williams 5 7 58 11.6 0 20 0
R. Kessel 4 5 30 7.5 1 17 0
M. Collins 1 4 11 11.0 0 11 0
I. S. Romain 1 1 5 5.0 0 5 0
L. Kokat 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
J. McCants 1 1 44 44.0 1 44 0
C. Kiel 0 1 0 - 0 0 0
C. Osterman 1 1 4 4.0 0 4 0
Defense
Jacksonville State
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
T. Floyd 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
Q. Hood 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER TKLS SOLO AST SACK TFL INT INT YDS PD FF
K. McCaslin 2 1 1 1.5 1 0 0 0 0
B. Schiltz 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0
K. Carter 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
L. Larson 1 0 1 0.5 0 0 0 0 0
Kicking
Jacksonville State
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
G. Rippa 0/1 1/1 1 0
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER FG XP PTS BLK
D. Klein 4/4 3/3 15 0
Returns
Jacksonville State
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Williams 2 31 15.5 0 21 0
North Dakota State Bison
PLAYER NO YDS AVG TD LONG FC
J. Williams 1 35 35.0 0 35 0
C/ATT - Completions/Attempts · YDS - Yards · TD - Touchdowns · INT - Interceptions · SACK - Sacks · QBR - Passer Rating · CAR - Carries · AVG - Average · REC - Receptions · TGTS - Targets · TKLS - Total Tackles · SOLO - Solo Tackles · AST - Assisted Tackles · TFL - Tackles for Loss · PD - Passes Defensed · FF - Forced Fumbles · FG - Field Goals · XP - Extra Points · PTS - Points · FC - Fair Catches
Team Statistics
Jacksonville State
North Dakota State Bison
170 Total Yards 373
14 First Downs 20
2 Passing 7
8 Rushing 10
3 Penalty 4
2/10 3rd Down Eff. 5/14
85 Passing Yards 164
85 Rushing Yards 209
2 Turnovers 1
8-76 Penalties 13-94
23:53 Possession 36:07
1/2 Red Zone 2/2
Play-by-Play
Q4 0 - 6 7 - 33
7 - 33 2:17
D. Klein FG
7 - 30 13:31
D. Klein FG
Q3 0 - 10 7 - 27
7 - 27 6:41
D. Klein XP
7 - 26 6:41
A. Schultz TD
7 - 20 6:59
D. Klein FG
Q2 0 - 10 7 - 17
7 - 17 0:18
D. Klein XP
7 - 16 0:18
J. McCants TD
7 - 10 10:46
D. Klein FG
Q1 7 - 7 7 - 7
XP G. Rippa
7 - 7 4:16
TD C. Creel
6 - 7 4:16
0 - 7 10:09
D. Klein XP
0 - 6 10:09
R. Kessel TD
Score Lines
Lead Tracker
Lead Changes: 0 Biggest Lead: NDSU +26 Times Tied: 1
League
NCAA Division FBS
Season
NCAA 26/27
Round
Round 1
Date
August 29, 2026
Time
9:30 pm
Duration
1h 0m