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2016 Jacksonville State

10–⁠2 (7–⁠0 Ohio Valley Conference).

Schedule and results

Jacksonville State in 2016, game by game: won vs. North Alabama 31–12; lost at No. 21 LSU 13–34; won vs. Coastal Carolina 27–26; won at Liberty 48–19; won vs. Tennessee Tech 40–21; won vs. Austin Peay 34–14; won at Eastern Kentucky 24–7; won vs. Eastern Illinois 47–14; won at Southeast Missouri State 17–10; won at Murray State 33–15; won vs. UT Martin 33–7; lost vs. Youngstown State 24–40+33−21Won 31–12 vs. North Alabama+19North AlabamaLost 13–34 at No. 21 LSU-21No. 21 LSUWon 27–26 vs. Coastal Carolina+1Coastal CarolinaWon 48–19 at Liberty+29LibertyWon 40–21 vs. Tennessee Tech+19Tennessee TechWon 34–14 vs. Austin Peay+20Austin PeayWon 24–7 at Eastern Kentucky+17Eastern KentuckyWon 47–14 vs. Eastern Illinois+33Eastern IllinoisWon 17–10 at Southeast Missouri State+7Southeast Misso…Won 33–15 at Murray State+18Murray StateWon 33–7 vs. UT Martin+26UT MartinLost 24–40 vs. Youngstown State-16Youngstown State
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Sep 1vsNorth AlabamaW 31–⁠1289%
Sep 10at21LSUL 13–⁠3428%
Sep 17vsCoastal CarolinaW 27–⁠2660%
Sep 24atLibertyW 48–⁠1961%
Oct 8vsTennessee TechW 40–⁠2188%
Oct 15vsAustin PeayW 34–⁠1496%
Oct 22atEastern KentuckyW 24–⁠772%
Oct 29vsEastern IllinoisW 47–⁠1481%
Nov 5atSoutheast Missouri StateW 17–⁠1080%
Nov 12atMurray StateW 33–⁠1580%
Nov 19vsUT MartinW 33–⁠777%
Dec 3vsYoungstown StateL 24–⁠4073%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Youngstown State 40–⁠24; unranked in the final AP poll; Ohio Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 5th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Ohio Valley Conference champions7–⁠0 in the conference

Record
10–⁠2
Conference
7–⁠0 first in Ohio Valley Conference
AP final
Unranked
Points
371–⁠219
Coach
—
Elo
1534 +43 this season
SP+ rating
—
SRS
−8.1 No. 8 of 125 in FCS
Recruiting class
No. 151
Defensive coordinators
David Blackwell and Brandon Hall

Leaders

Passing yardsEli Jenkins QB248 yds
Passing touchdownsEli Jenkins QB1 TD
Rushing yardsEli Jenkins QB82 yds
Receiving yardsKrenwick Sanders WR76 yds
Receiving touchdownsKrenwick Sanders WR1 TD
TacklesMarlon Bridges S11 tkl
SacksDarius Marquel Jackson DE1 sacks
InterceptionsReggie Hall CB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2016 class

Terrence Harris ILB★★★No. 828
Kurtis Beaman DT★★★No. 1217
Tyus Flakes RB★★★No. 1591
Bryce Handy OLB★★★No. 1595
Jacquez Payton WR★★No. 3036

247Sports composite rankings via CollegeFootballData.com; national rank in the class.

The 2016 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.823
Receivers12.00.767
Defensive line13.00.836
Linebackers23.00.838
Whole class52.80.820

High-school signees by position group, with their average stars and 247Sports composite rating (out of 1), via CollegeFootballData.com. Athletes are signees with no set position.

2016 Ohio Valley Conference standings

TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State7–⁠010–⁠2
UT Martin6–⁠27–⁠5
Tennessee Tech5–⁠35–⁠6
Tennessee State4–⁠37–⁠4
Eastern Illinois4–⁠46–⁠5
Murray State4–⁠44–⁠7
Southeast Missouri State3–⁠53–⁠8
Eastern Kentucky2–⁠63–⁠8
Austin Peay0–⁠80–⁠11

Ordered by conference winning percentage, then conference wins. Division splits and tiebreakers aren’t applied.