# 2024 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team

The 2024 Jacksonville State Gamecocks football team represented Jacksonville State University in Conference USA (C-USA) during the 2024 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Gamecocks were led by Rich Rodriguez in his third year as the head coach. The Gamecocks played their home games at AmFirst Stadium, located in Jacksonville, Alabama.

## Preseason
### C-USA media poll

The Conference USA preseason media poll was released on July 19. The Gamecocks were predicted to finish third in the conference.
Media poll :
| Predicted finish | Team | Votes (1st place) |
| 1 | Liberty | 197 (18) |
| 2 | Western Kentucky | 173 (2) |
| 3 | Jacksonville State | 166 |
| 4 | Middle Tennessee | 98 |
| 5 | New Mexico State | 97 |
| 5 | Sam Houston | 97 |
| 7 | Louisiana Tech | 88 |
| 8 | FIU | 81 |
| 9 | UTEP | 76 |
| 10 | Kennesaw State | 27 |

## Schedule

| Date | Time | Opponent | Site | TV | Result | Attendance |
| August 29 | 7:00 p.m. | Coastal Carolina* | AmFirst StadiumJacksonville, AL | CBSSN | L 27–55 | 18,977 |
| September 7 | 2:30 p.m. | at No. 22 Louisville* | L&N StadiumLouisville, KY | ACCNX/ESPN+ | L 14–49 | 48,575 |
| September 14 | 6:00 p.m. | at Eastern Michigan* | Rynearson StadiumYpsilanti, MI | ESPN+ | L 34–37 $^{2OT}$ | 17,501 |
| September 21 | 2:00 p.m. | Southern Miss* | AmFirst StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN+ | W 44–7 | 21,788 |
| October 4 | 6:00 p.m. | at Kennesaw State | Fifth Third Bank StadiumKennesaw, GA | CBSSN | W 63–24 | 10,029 |
| October 9 | 6:30 p.m. | New Mexico State | AmFirst StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN2 | W 54–13 | 16,555 |
| October 23 | 6:30 p.m. | Middle Tennessee | AmFirst StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN2 | W 42–20 | 17,988 |
| October 30 | 6:00 p.m. | at Liberty | Williams StadiumLynchburg, VA | CBSSN | W 31–21 | 18,069 |
| November 9 | 3:30 p.m. | at Louisiana Tech | Joe Aillet StadiumRuston, LA | CBSSN | W 44–37 $^{OT}$ | 16,345 |
| November 16 | 1:00 p.m. | FIU | AmFirst StadiumJacksonville, AL | ESPN+ | W 34–31 | 17,688 |
| November 23 | 11:00 a.m. | Sam Houston | AmFirst StadiumJacksonville, AL | CBSSN | W 21–11 | 16,312 |
| November 30 | 3:00 p.m. | at Western Kentucky | Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith StadiumBowling Green, KY | ESPNU | L 17–19 | 6,547 |
| December 6 | 6:00 p.m. | Western Kentucky | AmFirst StadiumJacksonville, AL (C-USA Championship Game) | CBSSN | W 52–12 | 15,628 |
| December 20 | 11:00 a.m. | vs. Ohio* | Camping World StadiumOrlando, FL (Cure Bowl) | ESPN | L 27–30 | 10,518 |
| *Non-conference gameHomecomingRankings from AP Poll and CFP Rankings released prior to gameAll times are in Central time |||||||

## Game summaries
### vs. Coastal Carolina

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Chanticleers | 17 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 55 |
| Gamecocks | 3 | 7 | 0 | 17 | 27 |
at AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL
* Date: August 29
* Game time: 7:00 p.m.
* Game weather: 87 °F (31 °C)
* Game attendance: 18,977
* Referee: Rodney Burnette
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Logan Ryan (analyst)
| Statistics | CCU | JVST |
| First downs | 25 | 16 |
| Total yards | 76–555 | 57–357 |
| Rushing yards | 56–297 | 30–123 |
| Passing yards | 258 | 234 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–20–1 | 14–27–2 |
| Time of possession | 39:51 | 20:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Coastal Carolina | Passing | Ethan Vasko | 12/19, 249 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Coastal Carolina | Rushing | Ja'Vin Simpkins | 12 carries, 80 yards |
| Coastal Carolina | Receiving | Tray Taylor | 3 receptions, 98 yards, TD |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | Tyler Huff | 7/14, 173 yards, TD, 2 INT |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing | Tre Stewart | 4 carries, 62 yards, TD |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving | Michael Pettway | 1 reception, 92 yards, TD |

### at No. 22 Louisville

| Pregame line | Over/under |
| LOU –27.5 | 56.5 |
| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 14 |
| No. 22 Cardinals | 14 | 14 | 7 | 14 | 49 |
at L&N Stadium • Louisville, KY
* Date: September 7, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 p.m. EST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 72 °F (22 °C) • Wind: N 12 mph
* Game attendance: 48,575
* Referee: Gary Peterson
* TV announcers (ACCNX/ESPN+): Justin Kutcher (play-by-play) and Charles Arbuckle (analyst)
| Statistics | JVST | LOU |
| First downs | 19 | 29 |
| Total yards | 290 | 610 |
| Rushing yards | 130 | 233 |
| Passing yards | 160 | 377 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 17–28–1 | 23–35–0 |
| Time of possession | 23:37 | 36:23 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | Tyler Huff | 17–27, 160 yards, TD, INT |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing | Tyler Huff | 18 carries, 101 yards, TD |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving | Michael Pettway | 4 receptions, 30 yards |
| Louisville | Passing | Tyler Shough | 21–33, 349 yards, 2 TD |
| Louisville | Rushing | Maurice Turner | 12 carries, 60 yards, TD |
| Louisville | Receiving | Ja'Corey Brooks | 6 receptions, 89 yards |

### at Eastern Michigan

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | 2OT | Total |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 13 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 34 |
| Eagles | 14 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 37 |
at Rynearson Stadium • Ypsilanti, MI
* Date: September 14, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m. CST
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 80 °F (27 °C) • Wind: E at 8 miles per hour (13 km/h)
* Game attendance: 17,501
* Referee: Rich Edwards
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Doug Sherman (play-by-play) and Tyoka Jackson (analyst)
| Statistics | JVST | EMU |
| First downs | 24 | 27 |
| Total yards | 423 | 447 |
| Rushing yards | 112 | 152 |
| Passing yards | 311 | 295 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 24–34–0 | 27–39–0 |
| Time of possession | 21:15 | 38:45 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | Tyler Huff | 24/34, 311 yards, 2 TD |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing | Tyler Huff | 14 carries, 80 yards |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving | Cam Vaughn | 6 receptions, 94 yards, TD |
| Eastern Michigan | Passing | Cole Snyder | 26/37, 273 yards, 2 TD |
| Eastern Michigan | Rushing | Elijah Jackson-Arnold | 24 carries, 87 yards |
| Eastern Michigan | Receiving | Oran Singleton | 8 receptions, 89 yards |

### vs Southern Miss

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Golden Eagles | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Gamecocks | 14 | 7 | 23 | 0 | 44 |
at AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL
* Date: Saturday September 21, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 91 °F (33 °C) • Wind: NW at 4 miles per hour (6.4 km/h)
* Game attendance: 21,788
* Referee: Scott Broadway
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Eli Gold (play-by-play) and Bill Clark (analyst)
| Statistics | USM | JVST |
| First downs | 16 | 22 |
| Plays–yards | 60–246 | 64–509 |
| Rushes–yards | 37–114 | 48–273 |
| Passing yards | 132 | 236 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–23–4 | 14–16–1 |
| Time of possession | 28:51 | 31:09 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Southern Miss | Passing | John White | 9/18, 117 yards, 2 INT |
| Southern Miss | Rushing | Kenyon Clay | 10 carries, 49 yards |
| Southern Miss | Receiving | Tiaquelin Mims | 6 receptions, 43 yards |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | Tyler Huff | 14/16, 236 yards, TD, INT |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing | Tre Stewart | 16 carries, 96 yards, 2 TD |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving | Brock Rechsteiner | 2 receptions, 90 yards, TD |

### at Kennesaw State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 14 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
| Owls | 3 | 14 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
at Fifth Third Stadium • Kennesaw, GA
* Date: Friday October 4, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Cloudy • Temperature: 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 10,029
* Referee: Rory Bernard
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Dave Ryan (play-by-play) and Logan Ryan (analyst)
| Statistics | JVST | KENN |
| First downs | 31 | 13 |
| Total yards | 577 | 270 |
| Rushing yards | 384 | 189 |
| Passing yards | 193 | 81 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 16–25–0 | 7–16–3 |
| Time of possession | 28:38 | 31:22 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | Tyler Huff | 16/25, 193 yards |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing | Tyler Huff | 15 carries, 176 yards, 3 TD |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving | Cam Vaughn | 7 receptions, 96 yards |
| Kennesaw State | Passing | Davis Bryson | 6/14, 76 yards, TD, 3 INT |
| Kennesaw State | Rushing | Michael Benefield | 17 carries, 112 yards, TD |
| Kennesaw State | Receiving | Jaden Robinson | 2 receptions, 36 yards |

### vs New Mexico State

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Aggies | 3 | 3 | 0 | 7 | 13 |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 26 | 14 | 7 | 54 |
at AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL
* Date: Wednesday October 9, 2024
* Game time: 6:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 75 °F (24 °C) • Wind: N at 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 16,555
* Referee: Ron Hudson
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Steve Addazio (analyst)
| Statistics | NMSU | JVST |
| First downs | 22 | 28 |
| Total yards | 350 | 530 |
| Rushing yards | 206 | 334 |
| Passing yards | 144 | 196 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 12–26–1 | 11–18–0 |
| Time of possession | 30:04 | 29:56 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| New Mexico State | Passing | Parker Awad | 9/16, 120 yards, TD, INT |
| New Mexico State | Rushing | Mike Washington | 13 carries, 76 yards |
| New Mexico State | Receiving | PJ Johnson III | 3 receptions, 84 yards, TD |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | Tyler Huff | 11/18, 196 yards, 2 TD |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing | Tre Stewart | 21 carries, 118 yards, 2 TD |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving | Michael Pettway | 1 reception, 54 yards |

### vs Middle Tennessee

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Blue Raiders | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 20 |
| Gamecocks | 14 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 42 |
at AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL
* Date: Wednesday October 23, 2024
* Game time: 6:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Clear • Temperature: 73 °F (23 °C) • Wind: W 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
* Game attendance: 17,988
* Referee: Douglas Mercer
* TV announcers (ESPN2): Clay Matvick (play-by-play) and Steve Addazio (analyst)
| Statistics | MTSU | JVST |
| First downs | 17 | 30 |
| Total yards | 364 | 575 |
| Rushing yards | 67 | 438 |
| Passing yards | 297 | 137 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 25–36–0 | 10–18–0 |
| Time of possession | 29:56 | 30:04 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Middle Tennessee | Passing | Nicholas Vattiato | 25/36, 297 yards, 2 TD |
| Middle Tennessee | Rushing | Jaiden Credle | 8 carries, 39 yards |
| Middle Tennessee | Receiving | Omari Kelly | 8 receptions, 128 yards |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | Tyler Huff | 10/18, 137 yards, TD |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing | Tre Stewart | 21 carries, 210 yards, TD |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving | Cam Vaughn | 4 receptions, 82 yards |

### at Liberty

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 31 |
| Flames | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at Williams Stadium • Lynchburg, VA
* Date: Wednesday October 30, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 66 °F (19 °C) • Wind: SW 5 miles per hour (8.0 km/h)
* Game attendance: 18,069
* Referee: Rodney Burnette
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Carter Blackburn (play-by-play) and Luke Kuechly (analyst)
| Statistics | JVST | LIB |
| First downs | 21 | 27 |
| Total yards | 458 | 420 |
| Rushing yards | 363 | 273 |
| Passing yards | 95 | 147 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 6–10–0 | 12–25–1 |
| Time of possession | 23:46 | 36:14 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | Tyler Huff | 6/10, 95 yards |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing | Tre Stewart | 27 carries, 232 yards, 4 TD |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving | Cam Vaughn | 1 reception, 39 yards |
| Liberty | Passing | Kaidon Salter | 12/25, 147 yards, TD, INT |
| Liberty | Rushing | Quinton Cooley | 27 carries, 133 yards, TD |
| Liberty | Receiving | Elijah Canion | 5 receptions, 63 yards |

### at Louisiana Tech

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 21 | 0 | 9 | 7 | 44 |
| Bulldogs | 7 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 37 |
at Joe Aillet Stadium • Ruston, LA
* Date: Saturday November 9, 2024
* Game time: 3:30 p.m.
* Game weather: Rain, 74 °F (23 °C)
* Game attendance: 16,345
* Referee: Garrett Dickerson
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Chris Lewis (play-by-play) and Randy Cross (analyst)
| Statistics | JVST | LT |
| First downs | 28 | 19 |
| Total yards | 424 | 410 |
| Rushing yards | 224 | 144 |
| Passing yards | 200 | 266 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 14–31–1 | 16–22–1 |
| Time of possession | 30:01 | 29:59 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | Tyler Huff | 14/31, 200 yards, 2 TD, INT |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing | Tre Stewart | 34 carries, 166 yards, 2 TD |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving | Cam Vaughn | 7 receptions, 130 yards, 2 TD |
| Louisiana Tech | Passing | Evan Bullock | 16/22, 266 yards, 3 TD, INT |
| Louisiana Tech | Rushing | Omiri Wiggins | 16 carries, 67 yards |
| Louisiana Tech | Receiving | Tru Edwards | 6 receptions, 142 yards, 2 TD |

### vs FIU

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Panthers | 3 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| Gamecocks | 3 | 17 | 0 | 14 | 34 |
at AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL
* Date: Saturday November 16, 2024
* Game time: 1:00 p.m.
* Game weather: Sunny • Temperature: 65 °F (18 °C) • Wind: NW 2 miles per hour (3.2 km/h)
* Game attendance: 17,688
* Referee: Reed Brotherton
* TV announcers (ESPN+): Eli Gold (play-by-play) and Bill Clark (analyst)
| Statistics | FIU | JVST |
| First downs | 25 | 22 |
| Total yards | 431 | 445 |
| Rushing yards | 173 | 234 |
| Passing yards | 258 | 211 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 21–34–0 | 15–29–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:32 | 28:28 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| FIU | Passing | Keyone Jenkins | 21/34, 258 yards, 2 TD |
| FIU | Rushing | Devonte Lyons | 12 carries, 88 yards, TD |
| FIU | Receiving | Dean Patterson | 9 receptions, 116 yards |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | Tyler Huff | 15/28, 211 yards, TD |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing | Tre Stewart | 22 carries, 136 yards, 2 TD |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving | Sean Brown | 1 reception, 56 yards, TD |

### vs Sam Houston

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bearkats | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 11 |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 21 |
at AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL
* Date: Saturday November 23, 2024
* Game time: 11:00 a.m.
* Game weather: Sunny 51 °F (11 °C)
* Game attendance: 16,312
* Referee: Garrett Dickerson
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Jordan Kent (play-by-play) and Logan Ryan (analyst)
| Statistics | SHSU | JVST |
| First downs | 16 | 20 |
| Total yards | 259 | 332 |
| Rushing yards | 175 | 278 |
| Passing yards | 84 | 54 |
| Passing: Comp–Att–Int | 13–26–0 | 9–12–0 |
| Time of possession | 31:05 | 28:55 |
| Team | Category | Player | Statistics |
| Sam Houston | Passing | Hunter Watson | 13/25, 84 yards |
| Sam Houston | Rushing | Hunter Watson | 21 carries, 105 yards, TD |
| Sam Houston | Receiving | Noah Smith | 6 receptions, 65 yards |
| Jacksonville State | Passing | Tyler Huff | 9/12, 54 yards |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing | Tyler Huff | 30 carries, 177 yards, 3 TD |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving | Sean Brown | 1 reception, 22 yards |

### at Western Kentucky

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Gamecocks | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hilltoppers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
at Houchens Industries–L. T. Smith Stadium • Bowling Green, KY
* Date: Saturday November 30, 2024
* Game time: 2:00 p.m.
* TV announcers (ESPNU): Matt Schumacker (play-by-play) and Dustin Fox (analyst)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Jacksonville State | Passing |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving |
| Western Kentucky | Passing |
| Western Kentucky | Rushing |
| Western Kentucky | Receiving |

### Western Kentucky (C-USA Championship)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Hilltoppers | 3 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 12 |
| Gamecocks | 14 | 14 | 10 | 14 | 52 |
at AmFirst Stadium • Jacksonville, AL
* Date: Friday December 6, 2024
* Game time: 6:00 p.m.
* Referee: Rory Bernard
* TV announcers (CBSSN): Rich Waltz (play-by-play), Robert Turbin (analyst), and Amanda Guerra (sideline reporter)
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Western Kentucky | Passing |
| Western Kentucky | Rushing |
| Western Kentucky | Receiving |
| Jacksonville State | Passing |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving |

### Ohio (Cure Bowl)

| Quarter | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Bobcats | 14 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 30 |
| Gamecocks | 7 | 0 | 7 | 13 | 27 |
at Camping World Stadium, Orlando, Florida
* Date: December 20th, 2024
* Game time: 11:00 a.m. CST
* TV announcers (ESPN): Brian Custer (play-by-play), Rod Gilmore (analyst), and Lauren Sisler (sideline)
Game information :
First Quarter
Second Quarter
Third Quarter
Fourth Quarter
Win Probability
Line
Over/Under :
* Statistics
* First downs
* Total yards
* Rushing yards
* Passing yards
* Passing: Comp–Att–Int
* Time of possession
| Team | Category |
| Ohio | Passing |
| Ohio | Rushing |
| Ohio | Receiving |
| Jacksonville State | Passing |
| Jacksonville State | Rushing |
| Jacksonville State | Receiving |