Game notes: Jacksonville State at Western Kentucky
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The matchup
- Jacksonville State (5–2, 3–0 in conference) at Western Kentucky (3–4, 2–1 in conference), Saturday, November 14, 3:30 p.m. ET, Houchens Industries-L.T. Smith Stadium.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file. Ranks as of the game, as listed with the schedule (AP poll, else the coaches’).
The series
- It will be their fifth meeting; Jacksonville State leads the series 3–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Saturday, November 29, 2025: Jacksonville State 37, Western Kentucky 34.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- They first met in 2023: Jacksonville State 20, Western Kentucky 17.resultsThe earliest meeting on file.
- Last four meetings: 2025: Jacksonville State 37–34 (at Jacksonville State); 2024: Jacksonville State 52–12 (at Jacksonville State); 2024: Western Kentucky 19–17 (at Western Kentucky); 2023: Jacksonville State 20–17 (at Jacksonville State).resultsThe last five meetings on file.
Jacksonville State
- Jacksonville State is 5–2 (3–0 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 7–33 at North Dakota State; W 49–7 vs. Eastern Kentucky; L 27–29 at Ohio; W 31–27 vs. Georgia Southern; W 23–13 vs. Middle Tennessee; W 27–26 at Kennesaw State; W 27–24 vs. Florida International.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Jacksonville State has won four straight, since losing 29–27 to Ohio (Sept. 12, 2026).resultsThe team’s current run of results, every finished game on file across seasons.
- Jacksonville State is No. 59 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Charles Kelly is 14–7 in his second season at Jacksonville State.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Charles Kelly is 1–0 against Western Kentucky.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Caden Creel (QB): 1,637 passing yards, 12 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Deondre Johnson (WR): 22 catches, 431 yards, 3 TD, the team leader in receiving yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Caleb Nix (S): 43 tackles, 2 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Garrison Rippa needs 2 field goals to tie Gavin Hallford (49, 2004–08) for Jacksonville State’s career record in field goals, 3 to break it. He has 47 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Garrison Rippa needs 2 field goals to pass Alen Karajic (48, 2020–23) for second on Jacksonville State’s career field goals list. He has 47 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- Caden Creel needs 359 yards to pass Marques Ivory (5,084, 2008–12) for 10th on Jacksonville State’s career total offense list. He has 4,726 so far.Wikipedia, resultsThe school’s record lists (its Wikipedia statistical leaders article, from the school’s media guide) against our totals from his season lines at the school, this season through the last game in our records.
- On this date in 2015, Jacksonville State beat Southeast Missouri State 56–28.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
Western Kentucky
- Western Kentucky is 3–4 (2–1 in conference games), 0–2 against ranked teams.resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 14–49 at Nevada; L 20–70 at No. 2 Georgia; L 0–38 at No. 4 Indiana; W 52–7 vs. Mercyhurst; L 13–34 at New Mexico State; W 34–13 vs. Missouri State; W 16–3 at Sam Houston.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- Western Kentucky is No. 87 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tyson Helton is 60–40 in his eighth season at Western Kentucky.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tyson Helton is 1–3 against Jacksonville State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- Brock Glenn (QB): 663 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing touchdowns.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Rodney Tisdale Jr. (QB): 862 passing yards, 4 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Jaylen Lewis (DB): 58 tackles, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2020, Western Kentucky beat Southern Miss 10–7.resultsThe team’s most notable finished game on this calendar date in an earlier season: a ranked opponent first, then a bowl, then the newest.
The coaches
- Tyson Helton is 0–1 against Charles Kelly’s teams as a head coach.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
Sources
Every sentence here is ours, written from counts we make over the games on file. Where the facts come from:
- CollegeFootballData.com: Game results, rankings and player statistics; the sentence and every count in it are ours. Derived output (CollegeFootballData.com terms, section 4).
- CollegeFootballDigest: Our own ratings (Elo) and research notes. CC BY 4.0.
- Wikipedia: Facts from Wikipedia’s lists and articles (schools’ record books, trophies, College GameDay sites, coaching records), restated. CC BY-SA 4.0 (facts restated; credit Wikipedia).
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