Game notes: Jacksonville State at New Mexico State
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The matchup
- Jacksonville State (5–2, 3–0 in conference) at New Mexico State (2–4, 1–1 in conference), Wednesday, October 28, 8 p.m. ET, Aggie Memorial 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 third meeting; the series is even at 1–1.resultsEvery meeting on file; official counts take out wins the NCAA vacated and count forfeits as the rivalry’s article does.
- Last meeting: Wednesday, October 9, 2024: Jacksonville State 54, New Mexico State 13.resultsThe most recent meeting on file.
- Last two meetings: 2024: Jacksonville State 54–13 (at Jacksonville State); 2023: New Mexico State 20–17 (at New Mexico 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 faces New Mexico State as a head coach for the first time.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 2017, Jacksonville State beat Southeast Missouri State 23–7.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.
New Mexico State
- New Mexico State is 2–4 (1–1 in conference games).resultsWins and losses in this season’s finished games before kickoff, from the game results on file.
- This season: L 17–34 at Florida State; W 51–14 vs. Mercyhurst; L 19–29 at Hawai’i; L 18–42 vs. New Mexico; W 34–13 vs. Western Kentucky; L 3–22 at Florida International.resultsThis season’s finished games.
- New Mexico State is No. 126 of 138 FBS teams in our Elo ratings.our ratingsOur Elo rating, from every game on file, ranked among active FBS teams.
- Tony Sanchez is 9–21 in his third season at New Mexico State and 29–61 as an FBS head coach.results, WikipediaHead-coaching seasons on file, ours rebuilt from game results and the season articles’ coaching splits.
- Tony Sanchez is 0–1 against Jacksonville State.results, WikipediaGames between the two coaches’ teams in seasons each was the head coach, every game on file.
- James Jones (RB): 599 rushing yards, 3 TD, the team leader in rushing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Trey Hedden (QB): 906 passing yards, 5 TD, the team leader in passing yards.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- Nicolas Sessions (S): 51 tackles, 1 INT, the team leader in tackles.resultsThis season’s team leaders and national ranks, from player season statistics.
- On this date in 2017, New Mexico State lost to Arkansas State 37–21.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
- It is the first meeting of Charles Kelly and Tony Sanchez as head coaches.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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