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South Carolina State vs. Jackson State

Saturday, August 26, 2023

Jackson State beat South Carolina State 37–⁠7. It was their second meeting; after it, the series stood even at 1–⁠1.

Neutral siteSouth Carolina State5–⁠6 in 2023
7
Neutral siteJackson State7–⁠4 in 2023
37

Final at Center Parc Stadium, AtlantaTV: ABCAttendance 24,238

At kickoff
92°F, partly cloudy, wind 9 mph from the northwestWeather: NOAA NCEI Integrated Surface Database; Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (KATL), 13 km from the stadium, 22 minutes after kickoff
Official
Preston ClipperGame officials: stats.ncaa.org box scores, via SportsDataverse

Scoring by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Final
South Carolina State00077
Jackson State71017337

Standouts

Player stats

South Carolina State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Cory Fields7/206011
Andre Washington1/3400
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Jawarn Howell134809
Josh Shaw52306
Andre Washington419015
Cory Fields617015
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Keshawn Toney341118
Jordan Smith21008
Jawarn Howell110010
Kacy Fields1404

Jackson State

PassingC/AttYdsTDInt
Jason Brown26/3035630
RushingCarYdsTDLong
Irvin Mulligan14109146
J.D. Martin1136017
Zy McDonald215012
ReceivingRecYdsTDLong
Rico Powers Jr.495047
Isaiah Spencer564017
Duke Miller956011
Andre Hunt144144
DefenseTklTFLSacksInt
Tim Steward0001

From CollegeFootballData’s box score. Names lead to each player’s page. ★ a career high on file.

Team stats

South Carolina StateJackson State
201Total yards494
64Passing yards356
137Rushing yards138
2.8Yards per pass11.9
4.0Yards per rush4.2
14First downs24
6–⁠14Third downs3–⁠9
0–⁠1Fourth downs1–⁠1
1Turnovers1
9–⁠69Penalties5–⁠55
26:49Possession33:11

Efficiency

South Carolina StateJackson State
38%Success rate50%
−0.17EPA per play0.27
0.92Explosiveness1.01
0.12Rushing EPA−0.11
−0.57Passing EPA0.60
32%Passing-down success33%

From CollegeFootballData.com: each offense’s efficiency, and the havoc each defense caused. The better side of each line is bold.

Before kickoff

Our ratings and the line, going in

Our ratings (scores only)

Jackson State 77% to win. Elo’s favorite won.

The line

Jackson State −9.5, over/under 45.5.

The last line on file before kickoff: the consensus line when the books publish one, otherwise a single major sportsbook’s.

Every drive

Jackson State end zoneSouth Carolina State end zoneQ1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 South Carolina StatePunt return TD, 3 plays (Jackson State scores)Q1 Jackson StateResult not recorded, 3 playsQ1 Jackson StateResult not recorded, 3 playsQ1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Jackson StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 Jackson StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 South Carolina StatePunt return TD, 3 plays (Jackson State scores)Q1 Jackson StateMissed FG, 9 playsQ1 South Carolina StatePunt, 9 plays (Jackson State scores)Q1 South Carolina StatePunt return TD, 9 plays (Jackson State scores)Q1 Jackson StateFumble, 2 playsQ1 Jackson StateTouchdown, 2 playsQ1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 playsQ1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 plays (Jackson State scores)Q2 Jackson StateResult not recorded, 9 playsQ2 Jackson StateField goal, 9 playsQ2 South Carolina StateTouchdown, 9 playsQ2 South Carolina StateTurnover on downs, 7 plays
Solid bars scored; an outline in the other team’s color marks points the defense scored. Jackson State drives left to right, South Carolina State right to left.
  1. Q1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 plays, 0 yards
  2. Q1 South Carolina StatePunt return TD, 3 plays (Jackson State scores), 0 yards
  3. Q1 Jackson StateResult not recorded, 3 plays, 55 yards
  4. Q1 Jackson StateResult not recorded, 3 plays, 45 yards
  5. Q1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 plays, −1 yard
  6. Q1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 plays, 1 yard
  7. Q1 Jackson StatePunt, 3 plays, −6 yards
  8. Q1 Jackson StatePunt, 3 plays, 6 yards
  9. Q1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 plays, −7 yards
  10. Q1 South Carolina StatePunt return TD, 3 plays (Jackson State scores), 7 yards
  11. Q1 Jackson StateMissed FG, 9 plays, 28 yards
  12. Q1 South Carolina StatePunt, 9 plays (Jackson State scores), −12 yards
  13. Q1 South Carolina StatePunt return TD, 9 plays (Jackson State scores), 12 yards
  14. Q1 Jackson StateFumble, 2 plays, −13 yards
  15. Q1 Jackson StateTouchdown, 2 plays, 2 yards
  16. Q1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 plays, −2 yards
  17. Q1 South Carolina StatePunt, 3 plays (Jackson State scores), −2 yards
  18. Q2 Jackson StateResult not recorded, 9 plays, 8 yards
  19. Q2 Jackson StateField goal, 9 plays, 92 yards
  20. Q2 South Carolina StateTouchdown, 9 plays, −21 yards
  21. Q2 South Carolina StateTurnover on downs, 7 plays, 10 yards

Play by play

1st quarter9 drives, then Jackson State 7, South Carolina State 0
South Carolina State Punt, 3 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Gerardo Baeza kickoff for 63 yds , Jordan Smith return for 20 yds to the SCST 22
14:481st & 10 at own 22Corey Fields Jr. pass incomplete to Justin Smith-Brown
14:302nd & 10 at own 22Tyler J. Smith run for no gain to the SCST 22
14:113rd & 10 at own 22Corey Fields Jr. pass incomplete
14:014th & 10 at own 22Max’Ceon Cobb punt for 33 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the JKST 45
Jackson State 4 plays
13:551st & 10 at own 45Jason Brown pass complete to J.D. Martin for 4 yds to the JKST 49
13:202nd & 6 at own 49J.D. Martin run for no gain to the JKST 49 J.D. Martin fumbled, recovered by JKST J.D. Martin
13:013rd & 6 at own 49South Carolina State Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the SCST 46
12:313rd & 1 at opp 46Irv Mulligan 46 Yd Run (Gerardo Baeza Kick)Jackson State 7, South Carolina State 0
South Carolina State 5 plays
12:313rd & 1 at own 35Gerardo Baeza kickoff for 60 yds , Jordan Smith return for 25 yds to the SCST 30
12:121st & 10 at own 30Corey Fields Jr. pass complete to Richard Bailey for a loss of 1 yard to the SCST 29
11:432nd & 11 at own 29Corey Fields Jr. pass incomplete
11:393rd & 11 at own 29Corey Fields Jr. pass incomplete
11:334th & 11 at own 29Max’Ceon Cobb punt for 28 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the JKST 43
Jackson State Result not recorded, 3 plays
11:241st & 10 at own 43Jason Brown pass incomplete
11:142nd & 10 at own 43Jason Brown pass complete to Duke Miller for 6 yds to the JKST 49
10:423rd & 4 at own 49Jason Brown pass incomplete
10:364th & 4 at own 49Matt Noll punt for 39 yds, fair catch by Richard Bailey at the SCST 12
South Carolina State Punt, 3 plays
10:301st & 10 at own 12Jawarn Howell run for 6 yds to the SCST 18
9:432nd & 4 at own 18Tyler J. Smith run for 1 yd to the SCST 19
9:403rd & 3 at own 19Timeout Jackson State, clock 09:40
9:363rd & 3 at own 19Corey Fields Jr. pass incomplete
9:254th & 3 at own 19Max’Ceon Cobb punt for 41 yds, downed at the JKST 40
Jackson State 10 plays
9:141st & 10 at own 40Jason Brown pass complete to J.D. Martin for 11 yds to the SCST 49 for a 1ST down
9:051st & 10 at opp 27Irv Mulligan run for 7 yds to the SCST 20
8:371st & 10 at opp 49J.D. Martin run for 2 yds to the SCST 47
8:252nd & 8 at opp 47Irv Mulligan run for 20 yds to the SCST 27 for a 1ST down
7:502nd & 3 at opp 20Irv Mulligan run for 7 yds to the SCST 13 for a 1ST down
7:111st & 10 at opp 13J.D. Martin run for 5 yds to the SCST 8
6:542nd & 5 at opp 8J.D. Martin run for 1 yd to the SCST 7
5:553rd & 4 at opp 7Jason Brown sacked by Patrick Godbolt for a loss of 5 yards to the SCST 12
5:554th & 9 at opp 12Jackson State Penalty, False Start (-5 Yards) to the SCST 17
5:274th & 14 at opp 17Gerardo Baeza 35 yd FG MISSED
South Carolina State 11 plays
5:201st & 10 at own 20Jawarn Howell run for 5 yds to the SCST 25
4:512nd & 5 at own 25Jawarn Howell run for 4 yds to the SCST 29
3:543rd & 1 at own 29Jawarn Howell run for 6 yds to the SCST 35 for a 1ST down
3:411st & 10 at own 35Jawarn Howell run for 4 yds to the SCST 39
2:412nd & 6 at own 39Corey Fields Jr. pass complete to Jordan Smith for 1 yd to the SCST 40
2:133rd & 5 at own 40Kacy Fields run for 8 yds to the SCST 48 for a 1ST down
1:581st & 10 at own 48Fields, Kacy rush for 7 yards to the JACKSONST45, PENALTY SOCARST illegal block (Ellis, Khalil) 15 yards to the SOCARST33, NO PLAY.
1:371st & 25 at own 33Jawarn Howell run for a loss of 1 yard to the SCST 32
0:592nd & 26 at own 32Corey Fields Jr. pass incomplete
0:543rd & 26 at own 32Corey Fields Jr. pass incomplete
0:454th & 26 at own 32Max’Ceon Cobb punt for 38 yds, downed at the JKST 30
Jackson State Punt, 3 plays
0:311st & 10 at own 30Irv Mulligan run for 2 yds to the JKST 32
0:152nd & 8 at own 32Jason Brown pass complete to Duke Miller for 11 yds Duke Miller fumbled, forced by Demarkiis Doe, recovered by SCST Marquis Bradley
South Carolina State Punt, 3 plays
0:101st & 10 at opp 43Corey Fields Jr. pass incomplete to Jordan Smith
0:002nd & 10 at opp 43Jawarn Howell run for 7 yds to the JKST 36
Q2 14:553rd & 3 at opp 36Corey Fields Jr. sacked by Isaac Peppers for a loss of 9 yards to the JKST 45
Q2 14:104th & 12 at opp 45Max’Ceon Cobb punt for 37 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the JKST 8
2nd quarter3 drives, then Jackson State 17, South Carolina State 0
Jackson State 9 plays
13:501st & 10 at own 8J.D. Martin run for 4 yds to the JKST 12
13:302nd & 6 at own 12Jason Brown pass complete to Rico Powers for 10 yds to the JKST 22 for a 1ST down
12:501st & 10 at own 22J.D. Martin run for 2 yds to the JKST 24
12:282nd & 8 at own 24Jason Brown pass complete to Fabian McCray for 13 yds to the JKST 37 for a 1ST down
12:091st & 10 at own 37J.D. Martin run for 4 yds to the JKST 41
11:402nd & 6 at own 41J.D. Martin run for 17 yds to the SCST 42 for a 1ST down
11:001st & 10 at opp 42Irv Mulligan run for 2 yds to the SCST 40
10:382nd & 8 at opp 40Jason Brown pass complete to DJ Stevens for 5 yds to the SCST 35
10:113rd & 3 at opp 35Jency Riley 35 Yd pass from Jason Brown (Gerardo Baeza Kick)Jackson State 14, South Carolina State 0
South Carolina State 11 plays
10:113rd & 3 at own 35Gerardo Baeza kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
10:021st & 10 at own 25Jawarn Howell run for 3 yds to the SCST 28
9:312nd & 7 at own 28Jawarn Howell run for no gain to the SCST 28
9:073rd & 7 at own 28Corey Fields Jr. pass complete to Jawarn Howell for 10 yds to the SCST 38 for a 1ST down
8:151st & 10 at own 38Corey Fields Jr. run for 5 yds to the SCST 43
7:402nd & 5 at own 43Kacy Fields run for 1 yd to the SCST 44
7:103rd & 4 at own 44Corey Fields Jr. pass complete to KeShawn Toney for 9 yds to the JKST 47 for a 1ST down
6:551st & 10 at opp 47Jawarn Howell run for no gain to the JKST 47
6:102nd & 10 at opp 47Corey Fields Jr. run for a loss of 7 yards to the SCST 46
5:303rd & 17 at own 46Corey Fields Jr. pass incomplete
4:554th & 17 at own 46Max’Ceon Cobb punt for 42 yds, punt out-of-bounds at the JKST 12
Jackson State 11 plays
4:181st & 10 at own 12J.D. Martin run for a loss of 4 yards to the JKST 8
3:552nd & 14 at own 8Jason Brown pass complete to Isaiah Spencer for 13 yds to the JKST 21
3:343rd & 1 at own 21South Carolina State Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the JKST 26 for a 1ST down
3:101st & 10 at own 26Jason Brown pass complete to Rico Powers for 47 yds to the SCST 27 for a 1ST down
2:591st & 10 at opp 27Jason Brown pass complete to Duke Miller for 6 yds to the SCST 21
1:432nd & 4 at opp 21Irv Mulligan run for 5 yds to the SCST 16 for a 1ST down
1:341st & 10 at opp 16Irv Mulligan run for a loss of 2 yards to the SCST 18
1:032nd & 12 at opp 18J.D. Martin run for a loss of 6 yards to the SCST 24
0:273rd & 18 at opp 24Jason Brown pass complete to Fabian McCray for 10 yds to the SCST 14
0:034th & 8 at opp 14Timeout Jackson State, clock 00:03
0:004th & 8 at opp 14Gerardo Baeza 31 Yd Field GoalJackson State 17, South Carolina State 0
3rd quarter6 drives, then Jackson State 34, South Carolina State 0
Jackson State 7 plays
15:001st & 10 at own 35Max’Ceon Cobb kickoff for 42 yds , Rico Powers return for 14 yds to the JKST 37
14:441st & 10 at own 37Jason Brown pass complete to Duke Miller for 6 yds to the JKST 43
14:212nd & 4 at own 43Jason Brown pass complete to Rico Powers for 28 yds to the SCST 29 for a 1ST down
13:431st & 10 at opp 29Jason Brown pass complete to Duke Miller for 4 yds to the SCST 25
13:212nd & 6 at opp 25Jason Brown sacked by Patrick Godbolt for a loss of 7 yards to the SCST 32
12:313rd & 13 at opp 32Jason Brown pass complete to Isaiah Spencer for 11 yds to the SCST 21
12:134th & 2 at opp 21DJ Stevens 21 Yd pass from Jason Brown (Gerardo Baeza Kick)Jackson State 24, South Carolina State 0
South Carolina State 9 plays
12:134th & 2 at own 35Gerardo Baeza kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
12:021st & 10 at own 25Jawarn Howell run for 3 yds to the SCST 28
11:112nd & 7 at own 28Corey Fields Jr. run for 3 yds to the SCST 31
10:343rd & 4 at own 31Corey Fields Jr. pass complete to Jordan Smith for 8 yds to the SCST 39 for a 1ST down
10:301st & 10 at own 39Jackson State Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (15 Yards) to the JKST 46 for a 1ST down
10:081st & 10 at opp 46Kacy Fields run for 5 yds to the JKST 41
9:512nd & 5 at opp 41Corey Fields Jr. pass incomplete
9:443rd & 5 at opp 41Corey Fields Jr. pass incomplete
9:354th & 5 at opp 41Max’Ceon Cobb punt for 25 yds, downed at the JKST 16
Jackson State Touchdown, 2 plays
9:251st & 10 at own 16Jason Brown pass complete to Isaiah Spencer for 17 yds to the JKST 33 for a 1ST down
9:001st & 10 at own 33Jason Brown pass complete to Isaiah Spencer for 8 yds to the JKST 41
8:362nd & 2 at own 41Jason Brown pass complete to Duke Miller for 5 yds to the JKST 46 for a 1ST down
7:551st & 10 at own 46Jason Brown pass complete to Rico Powers for 10 yds to the SCST 44 for a 1ST down
7:181st & 10 at opp 44Andre Hunt 44 Yd pass from Jason Brown (Gerardo Baeza Kick)Jackson State 31, South Carolina State 0
South Carolina State Punt, 3 plays
7:181st & 10 at own 35Gerardo Baeza kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
7:121st & 10 at own 25Corey Fields Jr. pass intercepted Tim Steward return for no gain to the SCST 25 Jackson State Penalty, Personal Foul (15 Yards) to the SCST 44
Jackson State 12 plays
7:051st & 10 at opp 44Zy McDonald run for 8 yds to the SCST 36
6:102nd & 2 at opp 36Zy McDonald run for 7 yds to the SCST 29 for a 1ST down
5:551st & 10 at opp 29Jason Brown pass complete to Duke Miller for 7 yds to the SCST 22
5:032nd & 3 at opp 22Jason Brown pass complete to Duke Miller for 12 yds to the SCST 10 for a 1ST down
4:331st & goal at opp 10Jason Brown pass incomplete
4:322nd & 0 at opp 10South Carolina State Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the SCST 5
4:322nd & 0 at opp 5Timeout Jackson State, clock 04:32
4:322nd & 0 at opp 5Timeout South Carolina State, clock 04:32
4:272nd & goal at opp 5Jason Brown pass incomplete
4:263rd & 0 at opp 5Jackson State Penalty, Delay of Game (-5 Yards) to the SCST 10
4:213rd & goal at opp 10Jason Brown pass incomplete
4:164th & goal at opp 10Gerardo Baeza 27 Yd Field GoalJackson State 34, South Carolina State 0
South Carolina State 11 plays
4:164th & 10 at own 35Gerardo Baeza kickoff for 65 yds for a touchback
4:021st & 10 at own 25Jawarn Howell run for 9 yds to the SCST 34
3:092nd & 1 at own 34Jawarn Howell run for 3 yds to the SCST 37 for a 1ST down
2:281st & 10 at own 37Andre Washington run for 15 yds to the JKST 48 for a 1ST down
1:511st & 10 at opp 48Andre Washington run for 1 yd to the JKST 47
1:202nd & 9 at opp 47Josh Shaw run for 6 yds to the JKST 41
0:443rd & 3 at opp 41Josh Shaw run for 6 yds to the JKST 35 for a 1ST down
0:401st & 10 at opp 35Andre Washington pass incomplete
0:002nd & 10 at opp 35Andre Washington run for 1 yd to the JKST 34
Q4 14:473rd & 9 at opp 34Andre Washington pass complete to Kacy Fields for 4 yds to the JKST 30
Q4 14:084th & 5 at opp 30Andre Washington pass incomplete
4th quarter3 drives, then Jackson State 37, South Carolina State 7
Jackson State Field goal, 9 plays
13:531st & 10 at own 30Jason Brown pass complete to J.D. Martin for 2 yds to the JKST 32
13:242nd & 8 at own 32Jason Brown pass incomplete
13:193rd & 8 at own 32South Carolina State Penalty, Defensive Offside (5 Yards) to the JKST 37
12:543rd & 3 at own 37Jason Brown pass complete to Isaiah Spencer for 15 yds to the SCST 48 for a 1ST down
12:331st & 10 at opp 48J.D. Martin run for 11 yds to the SCST 37 for a 1ST down
11:261st & 10 at opp 37Jason Brown run for a loss of 6 yards to the SCST 43
11:202nd & 16 at opp 43South Carolina State Penalty, Defensive Pass Interference (15 Yards) to the SCST 28 for a 1ST down
10:511st & 10 at opp 28Irv Mulligan run for 9 yds to the SCST 19
10:232nd & 1 at opp 19Irv Mulligan run for 5 yds to the SCST 14 for a 1ST down
9:311st & 10 at opp 14Irv Mulligan run for 1 yd to the SCST 13
8:522nd & 9 at opp 13Irv Mulligan run for 5 yds to the SCST 8
8:253rd & 4 at opp 8South Carolina State Penalty, Defensive Offside (3 Yards) to the SCST 5
8:123rd & 1 at opp 5Irv Mulligan run for 2 yds to the SCST 3 for a 1ST down
7:211st & goal at opp 3Jason Brown pass incomplete
6:402nd & goal at opp 3Ezequiel Johnson run for 1 yd to the SCST 2
6:353rd & 0 at opp 2Jackson State Penalty, Personal Foul (-15 Yards) to the SCST 17
6:003rd & 0 at opp 17Ezequiel Johnson run for a loss of 4 yards to the SCST 21
5:524th & 0 at opp 21Gerardo Baeza 38 Yd Field GoalJackson State 37, South Carolina State 0
South Carolina State Touchdown, 9 plays
5:524th & 28 at own 35Gerardo Baeza kickoff for 40 yds fair catch by Jordan Smith at the SCST 4
5:351st & 10 at own 25Josh Shaw run for 5 yds to the SCST 30
5:052nd & 5 at own 30Josh Shaw run for 5 yds to the SCST 35 for a 1ST down
4:081st & 10 at own 35Andre Washington run for 2 yds to the SCST 37
3:552nd & 8 at own 37Corey Fields Jr. run for 9 yds to the SCST 46 for a 1ST down
2:391st & 10 at own 46Tyler J. Smith run for 16 yds to the JKST 38 for a 1ST down
2:181st & 10 at opp 38Corey Fields Jr. pass incomplete
1:552nd & 10 at opp 38Corey Fields Jr. run for 15 yds to the JKST 23 for a 1ST down
1:221st & 10 at opp 23Josh Shaw run for 1 yd to the JKST 22
0:482nd & 9 at opp 22Corey Fields Jr. pass complete to KeShawn Toney for 14 yds to the JKST 8 for a 1ST down
0:281st & 0 at opp 8South Carolina State Penalty, Offensive Holding (Josh Shaw) to the JKST 18
0:221st & 0 at opp 18Corey Fields Jr. pass complete to KeShawn Toney for 18 yds for a TD, (Gavyn Zimmerman KICK)Jackson State 37, South Carolina State 7
Jackson State 2 plays
0:221st & 20 at own 35Max’Ceon Cobb kickoff for 41 yds , Julian Smith return for no gain to the JKST 24
0:001st & 10 at own 24TEAM run for a loss of 1 yard to the JKST 23

Play-by-play from CollegeFootballData.com, as its scorers wrote it. The clock is the time left in the quarter; the spot is from the side of the team with the ball.

The series

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Jackson State leads 2–⁠1 in three meetings, counting the one since this game.

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