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2020 Jacksonville State

10–⁠3.

Schedule and results

Jacksonville State in 2020, game by game: lost at Florida State 24–41; won vs. Mercer 34–28; won at North Alabama 24–17; won at Florida International 19–10; won vs. Tennessee Tech 27–10; won at Tennessee State 38–16; won at UT Martin 37–20; won vs. Southeast Missouri State 21–3; lost vs. Austin Peay 10–13; won at Eastern Illinois 44–23; won at Murray State 28–14; won vs. Davidson 49–14; lost vs. Delaware 14–20+35−17Lost 24–41 at Florida State-17Florida StateWon 34–28 vs. Mercer+6MercerWon 24–17 at North Alabama+7North AlabamaWon 19–10 at Florida International+9Florida Interna…Won 27–10 vs. Tennessee Tech+17Tennessee TechWon 38–16 at Tennessee State+22Tennessee StateWon 37–20 at UT Martin+17UT MartinWon 21–3 vs. Southeast Missouri State+18Southeast Misso…Lost 10–13 vs. Austin Peay-3Austin PeayWon 44–23 at Eastern Illinois+21Eastern IllinoisWon 28–14 at Murray State+14Murray StateWon 49–14 vs. Davidson+35DavidsonLost 14–20 vs. Delaware-6Delaware
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Oct 3atFlorida StateL 24–⁠4122%
Oct 10vsMercerW 34–⁠2866%
Oct 17atNorth AlabamaW 24–⁠1751%
Oct 23atFlorida InternationalW 19–⁠1028%
Feb 28vsTennessee TechW 27–⁠1073%
Mar 7atTennessee StateW 38–⁠1667%
Mar 14atUT MartinW 37–⁠2054%
Mar 21vsSoutheast Missouri StateW 21–⁠370%
Mar 28vsAustin PeayL 10–⁠1369%
Apr 3atEastern IllinoisW 44–⁠2377%
Apr 11atMurray StateW 28–⁠1460%
Apr 24vsDavidsonW 49–⁠1472%
May 2vsDelawareL 14–⁠2063%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Delaware 20–⁠14; unranked in the final AP poll; Ohio Valley Conference champions.

In program history: The 12th-best season in program history by end-of-season Elo (of 46 on file).

Ohio Valley Conference championsthe conference title

Record
10–⁠3
Conference
6–⁠1 first in the Ohio Valley Conference (Wikipedia)
AP final
Unranked
Points
369–⁠229
Coach
—
Elo
1448 +140 this season
SP+ rating
—
Recruiting class
No. 210
Offensive coordinator
Jimmy Ogle
Defensive coordinators
William Green and Owen Kilgore

Leaders

Passing yardsZerrick Cooper QB288 yds
Rushing yardsJoshua Samuel RB183 yds
Rushing touchdownsJoshua Samuel RB2 TD
Receiving yardsAhmad Edwards WR74 yds
TacklesNicario Harper DB15 tkl
SacksChris Hardie DE1 sacks
InterceptionsKolbi Fuqua DB1 INT

Top recruits in the 2020 class

Jayson Jones WR★★★No. 703
Ron Wiggins RB★★★No. 1654
Will O’Steen WDE★★No. 3874
Jaylen Swain DL
Jacob Dennison OT

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

The 2020 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs13.00.837
Receivers13.00.869
Defensive line12.00.740
Whole class32.70.815

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.