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2024 Jacksonville State

9–⁠5 (7–⁠1 Conference USA), coached by Rich Rodriguez, then Rod Smith (interim, bowl game).

Schedule and results

Jacksonville State in 2024, game by game: lost vs. Coastal Carolina 27–55; lost at No. 22 Louisville 14–49; lost at Eastern Michigan 34–37; won vs. Southern Miss 44–7; won at Kennesaw State 63–24; won vs. New Mexico State 54–13; won vs. Middle Tennessee 42–20; won at Liberty 31–21; won at Louisiana Tech 44–37; won vs. Florida International 34–31; won vs. Sam Houston 21–11; lost at Western Kentucky 17–19; won vs. Western Kentucky 52–12; lost vs. Ohio 27–30+41−35Lost 27–55 vs. Coastal Carolina-28Coastal CarolinaLost 14–49 at No. 22 Louisville-35No. 22 LouisvilleLost 34–37 at Eastern Michigan-3Eastern MichiganWon 44–7 vs. Southern Miss+37Southern MissWon 63–24 at Kennesaw State+39Kennesaw StateWon 54–13 vs. New Mexico State+41New Mexico StateWon 42–20 vs. Middle Tennessee+22Middle TennesseeWon 31–21 at Liberty+10LibertyWon 44–37 at Louisiana Tech+7Louisiana TechWon 34–31 vs. Florida International+3Florida Interna…Won 21–11 vs. Sam Houston+10Sam HoustonLost 17–19 at Western Kentucky-2Western KentuckyWon 52–12 vs. Western Kentucky+40Western KentuckyLost 27–30 vs. Ohio-3Ohio
Each game’s margin, wins above the line and losses below.
DateOpponentResultElo
Aug 29vsCoastal CarolinaL 27–⁠5554%
Sep 7at22LouisvilleL 14–⁠4928%
Sep 14atEastern MichiganL 34–⁠3742%
Sep 21vsSouthern MissW 44–⁠767%
Oct 4atKennesaw StateW 63–⁠2475%
Oct 9vsNew Mexico StateW 54–⁠1367%
Oct 23vsMiddle TennesseeW 42–⁠2077%
Oct 30atLibertyW 31–⁠2129%
Nov 9atLouisiana TechW 44–⁠3770%
Nov 16vsFlorida InternationalW 34–⁠3182%
Nov 23vsSam HoustonW 21–⁠1169%
Nov 30atWestern KentuckyL 17–⁠1946%
Dec 6vsWestern KentuckyConference USA ChampionshipW 52–⁠1259%
Dec 20Bowls & playoffvsOhioCure BowlL 27–⁠3044%

Elo: a pregame chance from scores alone.

How it ended: Lost to Ohio 30–⁠27 in the Cure Bowl; unranked in the final AP poll; Conference USA champions.

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

Conference USA champions7–⁠1 in the conference

Record
9–⁠5
Conference
7–⁠1 first in Conference USA
AP final
Unranked
Points
504–⁠366
Coach
Rich Rodriguez, then Rod Smith (interim, bowl game)
Elo
1597 +83 this season
SP+ rating
-1.0 No. 73 of 134; offense No. 57, defense No. 81, special teams No. 109
SRS
−2.8 No. 82 of 134 in FBS
Returning
40% of last season’s EPA, No. 78 of 133
Recruiting class
No. 128 roster talent No. 127 in FBS
Offensive coordinator
Rod Smith
Defensive coordinator
Luke Olson
Offense
Spread option
Defense
3–⁠3–⁠5

How good, play by play

  • Offense18th of 134
  • Defense50th of 134
  • Offense, opponent-adjusted41st of 134
  • Defense, opponent-adjusted84th of 134
EPA per playSuccessExplosivenessFBS rank
Offense0.2246%1.3318th of 134
Defense0.0743%1.1850th of 134
Opponent-adjusted0.16 off
0.13 def		43% off
46% def		—41st off
84th def
How these are measured

Play-weighted averages over games against FBS opponents; raw numbers, not adjusted for the strength of the opponent. EPA (expected points added) measures how much each play changed the expected score; success rate counts plays that kept the offense on schedule; explosiveness is the average EPA on successful plays. Lower is better on defense. Ranked by EPA per play among teams that were FBS that season. The opponent-adjusted row (offense / defense) is CollegeFootballData.com’s WEPA, which accounts for who each team played.

Drives and havoc

Points per trip inside the 40Average startHavoc
Offense4.8own 2912% allowed
Defense3.8own 2817% caused

CORE rating 0.7, 67th of 134 (offense 3.4, defense 2.7).

A trip inside the 40 is a drive that reaches the opponent’s 40-yard line; points per trip is how many it scored on average (allowed, on defense). Average start is where drives began (the defense’s line is where its opponents started). Havoc is the share of plays ending in a tackle for loss, a forced fumble, an interception or a pass broken up. CORE is CollegeFootballData.com’s context- and opponent-adjusted rating (points better than an average team; lower is better on defense). From CollegeFootballData.com.

Leaders

Passing yardsTyler Huff QB2,543 yds
Passing touchdownsTyler Huff QB14 TD
Rushing yardsTre Stewart RB1,636 yds
Rushing touchdownsTre Stewart RB25 TD
Receiving yardsCam Vaughn WR804 yds
Receiving touchdownsCam Vaughn WR5 TD
TacklesFred Perry S109 tkl
SacksJaylen Swain DE3.5 sacks
InterceptionsGeimere Latimer DB3 INT

Top recruits in the 2024 class

Justus Savage RB★★★No. 1123
Andre Devine RB★★★No. 1778
Daylan Martin OL★★★No. 2232
Amare Grayson OL★★★No. 2316
Marc Woods S★★★No. 2364

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

The 2024 class by position

SignedStarsRating
Running backs23.00.854
Receivers32.70.804
Offensive line23.00.830
Defensive line22.50.807
Defensive backs23.00.820
Athletes and specialists13.00.803
Whole class122.80.820

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.

Roster 127

The 2024 roster

127 players, with numbers, heights, hometowns and each player’s 2024 line; 71 have a stat line. See the roster

Transfers in 19

The 2024 portal
Andrew Paul RB★★★from Georgia
Tar’Varish Dawson Jr. WR★★★from Colorado
Morven Joseph DE★★★from Florida Atlantic
Demarcus Lacey WR★★★from North Alabama
Kam Snell S★★★from Gannon
Brannon Spector WR★★★from Clemson
Reginald Hughes LB★★★from Ole Miss
Antonio Carter II CB★★★from Notre Dame
Josh Knapp S★★★from VMI
Zion Turner QB★★★from UConn
Cam Jones OT★★★from Cincinnati
Samario Rudolph WR★★★from UAB

And 7 more, lower-rated or unrated.

Transfers out 14

Larry Worth LB★★★to Arkansas
Xavier Bausley OT★★★to West Virginia
Chris Hardie DE★★★to Ole Miss
Devin Baldwin DL★★★to Memphis
Kekoura Tarnue CB★★★to West Virginia
Cam Williams DE★★★to Georgia State
Kamari Stephens DE★★★to Arkansas State
Sterling Galban WR★★★to Massachusetts
Yessman Green CB★★★to UTEP
Quinzavious Warren DL★★★to UTEP
Earl Woods QB★★★to Kennesaw State
Reggion Bennett RB★★no new school on file

And 2 more, lower-rated or unrated.

2024 Conference USA standings

Conference page
TeamConf.OverallAP final
Jacksonville State7–⁠19–⁠5
Sam Houston6–⁠210–⁠3
Western Kentucky6–⁠28–⁠6
Liberty5–⁠38–⁠4
Louisiana Tech4–⁠45–⁠8
Florida International3–⁠54–⁠8
UTEP3–⁠53–⁠9
Middle Tennessee2–⁠63–⁠9
New Mexico State2–⁠63–⁠9
Kennesaw State2–⁠62–⁠10

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