Jacksonville State vs. Western Kentucky

Jacksonville State and Western Kentucky have 4 meetings on file, the first in 2023; Jacksonville State leads the series 3–⁠1 in the games on file. Over the last 4 meetings it’s Jacksonville State 3–⁠1, and Jacksonville State has won the last 2.

Jacksonville State wins
3
Western Kentucky wins
1
Ties
0
Earliest on file
2023
Longest streak
2 Jacksonville State
Current streak
2 Jacksonville State
Last 10 meetings
Jacksonville State 3–⁠1
Most recent
2025

The series at a glance

Every meeting by decade, colored by the winner
’0’1’2’3’4’5’6’7’8’9W–L
2020s3–⁠1
Average margin
12 points; 3 decided by one score (8 or fewer)
At Jacksonville State
3–⁠0 Jacksonville State’s record at home
At Western Kentucky
1–⁠0 Western Kentucky’s record at home

Every meeting on file, as played. Ranks are the AP poll’s going in.

Coach against coach

YearsJacksonville StateSeriesWestern Kentucky
2023–⁠2024Rich Rodriguez2–⁠1Tyson Helton

Head-coach pairings with three or more meetings on file, the series read from Jacksonville State’s side (Rodriguez 2–⁠1 against Helton). A season split between coaches goes to the one credited with the game.

Stars of the series

Biggest days

Tre Stewart Jacksonville State27 carries, 201 yards, 3 TD2024 Rushing

Named most valuable

Tyler Huff Jacksonville State2024

Biggest days: the week’s best individual games by our big-days rule, from box scores (2004 on). Most valuable: as the games’ Wikipedia articles name them (CC BY-SA).

Every game

Nov 14, 2026Jacksonville State at Western Kentucky upcomingat Western Kentucky
Nov 29, 2025Jacksonville State 37, Western Kentucky 34at Jacksonville State
Dec 6, 2024Jacksonville State 52, Western Kentucky 12at Jacksonville StateConference USA Championship
Nov 30, 2024Western Kentucky 19, Jacksonville State 17at Western Kentucky
Oct 17, 2023Jacksonville State 20, Western Kentucky 17at Jacksonville State

Every game is listed as played on the field.