2026 · Week ZeroFinal

Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 5:30 PM EDT

Jacksonville State at North Dakota State

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North Dakota StateBisonMountain West

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Game details

Kickoff: Saturday, August 29, 2026 · 5:30 PM EDT
Matchup: Jacksonville State at North Dakota State
Venue: Fargodome

Scoring by period

Box score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
Jacksonville State	7	0	0	0	7
North Dakota State	7	10	10	6	33

Excitement index: 3.93
Jacksonville State Elo: 1,494 → 1,432
North Dakota State Elo: 1,500 → 1,562
Jacksonville State final win probability: 3.3%
North Dakota State final win probability: 96.7%

Full comparison

Team stats

Jacksonville StateNorth Dakota State

First downs: 14; 20
Third-down efficiency: 2-10; 5-14
Fourth-down efficiency: 1-2; 2-2
Total yards: 170; 373
Passing yards: 85; 164
Completions / attempts: 12-23; 15-23
Yards per pass: 3.7; 7.1
Rushing Yards: 85; 209
Rushing Attempts: 31; 44
Yards per rush: 2.7; 4.8
Penalties / yards: 8-76; 13-94
Turnovers: 2; 1
Fumbles lost: 1; 0
Interceptions: 1; 1
Time of possession: 23:53; 36:07
Passes defended: 2; 1
QB hurries: 0; 2
Sacks: 2; 3
Tackles: 43; 31
Defensive touchdowns: 0; 1
Tackles for loss: 4; 5
Total fumbles: 3; 0
Fumbles recovered: 0; 1
Passes Intercepted: 1; 1
Interception TDs: 0; 0
Interception Yards: 0; 4
Kicking Points: 1; 15
Kick returns: 3; 1
Kick Return TDs: 0; 0
Kick Return Yards: 31; 35
Passing touchdowns: 0; 2
Punt returns: 1; —
Punt Return TDs: 0; —
Punt Return Yards: 2; —
Rushing touchdowns: 1; 0

Every recorded category

Player stats

Passing

Jacksonville State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Caden Creel	12/23	85	3.7	0	1	19.6

North Dakota State

Player	C/ATT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	QBR
Nathan Hayes	14/22	160	7.3	2	1	45.6
Preston Brown	1/1	4	4.0	0	0	--

Rushing

Jacksonville State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jalen Likely	11	48	4.4	0	17
Caden Creel	15	44	2.9	1	18
Jamill Williams	1	7	7.0	0	7
Team	2	-16	-8.0	0	0

North Dakota State

Player	CAR	YDS	AVG	LONG
Myles Mitchell	11	74	6.7	27
Nyeoti Punni	8	60	7.5	25
DJ Scott	13	51	3.9	13
Nathan Hayes	7	14	2.0	13
Barry Kpeenu	1	5	5.0	5
Brady Wavrunek	1	3	3.0	3
Preston Brown	2	3	1.5	3
Team	1	-1	-1.0	0

Receiving

Jacksonville State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	LONG
Deondre Johnson	2	26	13.0	24
Jalen Likely	2	17	8.5	10
Ronnel Johnson	2	11	5.5	6
Luke Gilbert	1	10	10.0	10
David Alpers	1	6	6.0	6
Khristian Lando	1	6	6.0	6
Jamill Williams	2	5	2.5	8
Darius Cannon	1	4	4.0	4

North Dakota State

Player	REC	YDS	AVG	TD	LONG
Jackson Williams	5	58	11.6	0	20
Jordan McCants	1	44	44.0	1	44
Reis Kessel	4	30	7.5	1	17
DJ Scott	2	12	6.0	0	7
Mekhi Collins	1	11	11.0	0	11
Isiah St. Romain	1	5	5.0	0	5
Cade Osterman	1	4	4.0	0	4

Fumbles

Jacksonville State

Player	FUM	LOST
Team	1	1
Jamill Williams	1	0
Jalen Likely	1	0

North Dakota State

Player	FUM	LOST	REC
Blake Schiltz	0	0	1

Defensive

Jacksonville State

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD
JQ Brooks	6	5	0	0	1
Morven Joseph	5	4	0	0	0
Jonavan Carr	5	4	0	0	0
Tre'Quon Fegans	5	3	0	0	0
Aidan Thompson	4	4	0	1	0
Robert Billings	4	3	0	0	0
Caleb Nix	4	2	0	0	0
Jacob Cruz	4	2	0	0	0
Tae Floyd	3	3	1	2	0
Walker O'Steen	3	2	0	0	0
Nii Addy	3	2	0	0	0
Myles Butler	3	2	0	0	0
Quay Hood	2	2	1	1	0
Christopher Johnson	2	1	0	0	0
Mac Sanders	2	1	0	0	1
Ian Mitchell	2	1	0	0	0
Brayden Matthews	2	1	0	0	0
Khurtiss Perry	2	0	0	0	0
Jameson McCollough	1	1	0	0	0
Andrew Rumph	1	0	0	0	0
Jawaun Campbell	1	0	0	0	0
Marquis Hood	1	0	0	0	0

North Dakota State

Player	TOT	SOLO	SACKS	TFL	PD	QB HUR	TD
Donovan Woolen	10	7	0	0	0	0	0
Darius Givance	5	5	0	1	0	0	0
Kelton McCaslin	4	3	1.5	2.5	0	0	0
Ray James Jr.	4	2	0	0	0	0	0
Marion Moore	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
DJ Voltz	2	2	0	0	0	0	0
Will Steil	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Matthew Stenbroten	2	1	0	0	0	1	0
Gavin Sell	2	1	0	0	0	0	0
Jaylin Crumby	2	0	0	0	1	0	0
Blake Schiltz	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Alex Elliott	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Noah Taylor	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Keenan Wilson	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Taylen Eady	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Kendrick Carter	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Anthony Okes	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Logan Larson	1	0	0.5	0.5	0	0	0
Peder Haugo	1	0	0	0	0	1	0
Keith Williams	1	0	0	0	0	0	0

Interceptions

Jacksonville State

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Jonavan Carr	1	0	0

North Dakota State

Player	INT	YDS	TD
Marion Moore	1	4	0

Kick returns

Jacksonville State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jamill Williams	3	31	10.3	21	0

North Dakota State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Jackson Williams	1	35	35.0	35	0

Punt returns

Jacksonville State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	LONG	TD
Caleb Nix	1	2	2.0	2	0

Kicking

Jacksonville State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Garrison Rippa	0/1	0.0	0	1/1	1

North Dakota State

Player	FG	PCT	LONG	XP	PTS
Drew Klein	4/4	100.0	48	3/3	15

Punting

Jacksonville State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Conor Donaghy	5	232	46.4	0	3	51

North Dakota State

Player	NO	YDS	AVG	TB	In 20	LONG
Aaron Bickerton	2	71	35.5	0	0	45

Efficiency and impact

Advanced stats

Jacksonville StateNorth Dakota State

Total predicted points added

Plays: 43; 57
Overall · Total: -17.6; 17.1
Overall · Q1: 2.6; 6.6
Overall · Q2: -9.8; 6.3
Overall · Q3: -10.4; 5.1
Overall · Q4: 0; -1
Passing · Total: -5.6; 9.9
Passing · Q1: -0.5; 4.8
Passing · Q2: -0.8; 5.8
Passing · Q3: -4.3; —
Passing · Q4: 0; -0.7
Rushing · Total: -11.1; 6.7
Rushing · Q1: 3.1; 1.9
Rushing · Q2: -8.1; 0.4
Rushing · Q3: -6.1; 4.6
Rushing · Q4: 0; -0.2

Explosiveness

Overall · Total: 1.07; 1.16
Overall · Q1: 0.95; 1.33
Overall · Q2: 1.07; 1.62
Overall · Q3: 1.16; 0.69
Overall · Q4: 0; 0

Field position

Average starting field position: 68.9; 76.7
Average starting predicted points: 1.4; 1.04

Havoc

Total: 12.3%; 23.3%
Front Seven: 7%; 18.6%
Defensive backs: 5.3%; 4.7%

Predicted points added per play

Plays: 43; 57
Overall · Total: -0.41; 0.3
Overall · Q1: 0.26; 0.33
Overall · Q2: -0.61; 0.33
Overall · Q3: -0.61; 0.34
Overall · Q4: 0; -0.32
Passing · Total: -0.33; 0.43
Passing · Q1: -0.11; 0.6
Passing · Q2: -0.14; 0.41
Passing · Q3: -0.62; —
Passing · Q4: 0; -0.71
Rushing · Total: -0.45; 0.22
Rushing · Q1: 0.51; 0.17
Rushing · Q2: -0.9; 0.09
Rushing · Q3: -0.61; 0.33
Rushing · Q4: 0; -0.12

Rushing profile

Power Success: 40%; 100%
Stuff Rate: 24%; 3.2%
Line Yards: 47; 115
Line Yards Average: 1.9; 3.7
Second Level Yards: 22; 39
Second Level Yards Average: 0.9; 1.3
Open Field Yards: 11; 43
Open Field Yards Average: 0.4; 1.4

Scoring opportunities

Opportunities: 4; 6
Points: 0; 26
Points Per Opportunity: 0; 4.33

Success rates

Overall · Total: 27.9%; 43.9%
Overall · Q1: 40%; 40%
Overall · Q2: 18.8%; 36.8%
Overall · Q3: 29.4%; 66.7%
Overall · Q4: —; 0%
Standard Downs · Total: 37.9%; 52.5%
Standard Downs · Q1: 50%; 46.7%
Standard Downs · Q2: 30%; 45.5%
Standard Downs · Q3: 36.4%; 75%
Standard Downs · Q4: —; 0%
Passing Downs · Total: 7.1%; 23.5%
Passing Downs · Q1: 0%; 20%
Passing Downs · Q2: 0%; 25%
Passing Downs · Q3: 16.7%; 33.3%
Passing Downs · Q4: —; 0%

Advanced player metrics

Player usage

Jacksonville State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Deondre Johnson	WR	7%	10%	0%	11.8%	0%	0%	17.6%
Jamill Williams	WR	7%	0%	12.5%	5.9%	0%	4%	11.8%
David Alpers	TE	2.3%	0%	6.3%	0%	0%	0%	5.9%
Caden Creel	QB	62.8%	60%	62.5%	64.7%	0%	40%	100%
Darius Cannon	WR	2.3%	0%	6.3%	0%	0%	0%	5.9%
Ronnel Johnson	WR	9.3%	20%	0%	11.8%	0%	0%	23.5%
Jalen Likely	RB	27.9%	50%	12.5%	29.4%	0%	40%	11.8%
Luke Gilbert	TE	2.3%	0%	6.3%	0%	0%	0%	5.9%

North Dakota State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Mekhi Collins	WR	7%	5%	15.8%	0%	0%	0%	17.4%
Jordan McCants	WR	1.8%	0%	5.3%	0%	0%	0%	4.3%
Nathan Hayes	QB	50.9%	45%	78.9%	26.7%	33.3%	16.1%	100%
Luke Kokat	TE	1.8%	0%	5.3%	0%	0%	0%	4.3%
DJ Scott	RB	22.8%	30%	21.1%	20%	0%	35.5%	8.7%
Nyeoti Punni	RB	12.3%	5%	0%	33.3%	33.3%	22.6%	0%
Jackson Williams	WR	10.5%	15%	15.8%	0%	0%	0%	26.1%
Reis Kessel	TE	8.8%	20%	5.3%	0%	0%	0%	21.7%
Myles Mitchell	RB	14%	15%	10.5%	13.3%	33.3%	25.8%	0%

Average player PPA

Jacksonville State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Deondre Johnson	WR	0.26	-0.64	—	0.72	—	0	0.26
Jamill Williams	WR	-0.21	—	-0.54	0.46	—	0.46	-0.54
David Alpers	TE	0.4	—	0.4	—	—	0	0.4
Caden Creel	QB	-0.29	0.29	-0.42	-0.49	—	-0.23	-0.33
Darius Cannon	WR	-0.18	—	-0.18	—	—	0	-0.18
Ronnel Johnson	WR	-0.2	0.04	—	-0.45	—	0	-0.2
Jalen Likely	RB	-0.05	0.2	-0.92	0.04	—	0.03	-0.46
Luke Gilbert	TE	0.63	—	0.63	—	—	0	0.63

North Dakota State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Mekhi Collins	WR	0.1	-0.66	0.36	—	—	0	0.1
Jordan McCants	WR	5.02	—	5.02	—	—	0	5.02
Nathan Hayes	QB	0.42	0.74	0.4	0.08	-0.71	0.43	0.43
Luke Kokat	TE	-1.1	—	-1.1	—	—	0	-1.1
DJ Scott	RB	-0.02	-0.06	0.04	-0.02	—	-0.06	0.22
Nyeoti Punni	RB	0.38	-0.11	—	0.61	-0.31	0.38	0
Jackson Williams	WR	0.88	0.34	1.41	—	—	0	0.88
Reis Kessel	TE	0.9	1.11	0.05	—	—	0	0.9
Myles Mitchell	RB	0.32	0.18	0.33	0.63	0.06	0.32	0

Total player PPA

Jacksonville State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Rush	Pass
Deondre Johnson	WR	0.8	-0.6	0	1.4	0	0.8
Jamill Williams	WR	-0.6	0	-1.1	0.5	0.5	-1.1
David Alpers	TE	0.4	0	0.4	0	0	0.4
Caden Creel	QB	-7.9	1.7	-4.2	-5.4	-2.3	-5.6
Darius Cannon	WR	-0.2	0	-0.2	0	0	-0.2
Ronnel Johnson	WR	-0.8	0.1	0	-0.9	0	-0.8
Jalen Likely	RB	-0.6	1	-1.8	0.2	0.3	-0.9
Luke Gilbert	TE	0.6	0	0.6	0	0	0.6

North Dakota State

Player	Pos	Total	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Rush	Pass
Mekhi Collins	WR	0.4	-0.7	1.1	0	0	0	0.4
Jordan McCants	WR	5	0	5	0	0	0	5
Nathan Hayes	QB	12.2	6.6	6	0.3	-0.7	2.2	9.9
Luke Kokat	TE	-1.1	0	-1.1	0	0	0	-1.1
DJ Scott	RB	-0.3	-0.3	0.1	-0.1	0	-0.7	0.4
Nyeoti Punni	RB	2.6	-0.1	0	3.1	-0.3	2.6	0
Jackson Williams	WR	5.3	1	4.2	0	0	0	5.3
Reis Kessel	TE	4.5	4.4	0.1	0	0	0	4.5
Myles Mitchell	RB	2.5	0.5	0.7	1.3	0.1	2.5	0