| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 WKU | 14 | 14 | 3 | 3 | 34 |
 JVST | 7 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
Game Leaders
Caden Creel
· QB
Caden Creel
· QB
Rodney Tisdale Jr.
· QB
La'Vell Wright
· RB
Team Stats
211st Downs24
4-103rd down efficiency5-15
0-04th down efficiency2-3
384Total Yards515
180Passing222
17/25Comp/Att13/20
7.2Yards per pass11.1
204Rushing293
36Rushing Attempts48
5.7Yards per rush6.1
7-63Penalties7-70
2Turnovers1
Play-by-Play
0:00
End of 4th quarter.
0:00
Garrison Rippa 28 Yd Field Goal
0:04
Timeout Jacksonville State, clock 00:04
0:01
(00:01) Shotgun #12 C.Creel rush right for 2 yards loss to the WKU11, End Of Play
0:35
(00:40) Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush middle for 4 yards loss to the WKU09 (#44 H.Holloman)
1:17
(01:24) Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush middle for 8 yards gain to the WKU05 (#50 E.Jones; #7 J.Lewis)
1:48
(01:54) Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass complete short right to #13 P.Baldwin caught at WKU25, for 16 yards to the WKU13 (#21 J.Wester), 1ST DOWN
1:54
Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 01:54
1:54
(01:59) Shotgun #12 C.Creel rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WKU29 (#21 J.Wester)
2:24
(02:30) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WKU31 (#13 R.Harrison)
2:52
(03:06) No Huddle-Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass complete short right to #1 M.Pettway caught at WKU32, for 18 yards to the WKU32, out of bounds at WKU32, 1ST DOWN
3:06
PENALTY JSU False Start (#11 D.Johnson) 5 yards from WKU45 to WKU50. NO PLAY
3:06
(03:11) Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass incomplete short left to #4 C.Cook thrown to WKU47 QB hurried by #44 H.Holloman
3:39
(03:46) Shotgun #12 C.Creel rush middle for 0 yards to the WKU45 (#11 K.Robinson)
4:09
(04:18) Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush left for 16 yards gain to the WKU45 (#50 E.Jones; #11 K.Robinson), 1ST DOWN
4:18
(04:26) #18 C.Maynard punt 35 yards to the JSU24 #1 C.Nix return 15 yards to the JSU39 (#9 D.Oliver; #22 J.Donald)
4:49
(05:04) Shotgun #16 R.Tisdale Jr. pass complete short right to #81 N.Meyers caught at WKU37, for 1 yard to the WKU41 (#12 M.Jones)
5:05
Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 05:05
5:05
(05:12) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Tisdale Jr. pass incomplete short right to #0 M.Henry thrown to WKU46
5:35
(05:40) No Huddle-Shotgun #11 L.Wright rush middle for 4 yards gain to the WKU40 (#40 W.O'Steen; #49 T.Gallagher)
5:53
(06:02) Shotgun #11 L.Wright rush middle for 22 yards gain to the WKU36 (#40 W.O'Steen), 1ST DOWN
6:02
(06:08) #87 C.Donaghy punt 43 yards to the WKU14 fair catch by #5 J.Mack at WKU14
6:08
(06:15) Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass incomplete deep right to #4 C.Cook thrown to WKU30 PENALTY JSU Holding declined
6:23
(06:29) Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush middle for 0 yards to the JSU43 (#21 J.Wester)
6:58
(07:08) Shotgun #12 C.Creel rush right for 5 yards gain to the JSU43 (#34 K.Hayward)
7:39
(07:45) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush left for 13 yards gain to the JSU38 (#50 E.Jones; #21 J.Wester), 1ST DOWN
8:07
(08:15) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush middle for 0 yards to the JSU25 (#7 J.Lewis)
8:15
(08:15) #42 J.Cassidy kickoff 50 yards to the JSU00, Touchback
8:15
PENALTY JSU Personal Foul (#99 E.Oyebadejo) 15 yards from WKU35 to WKU50. NO PLAY
8:19
Jack Cassidy 41 Yd Field Goal
8:58
(09:07) Shotgun #11 L.Wright rush right for 9 yards gain to the JSU23 (#91 G.Stansbury; #40 W.O'Steen)
9:07
Timeout Western Kentucky, clock 09:07
9:07
(09:13) No Huddle-Shotgun #16 R.Tisdale Jr. pass incomplete deep left to #3 M.Barry thrown to JSU00 broken up by #5 T.Taylor
9:34
(09:44) Shotgun #16 R.Tisdale Jr. rush middle for 3 yards gain to the JSU32 (#96 D.Prater)
10:08
(10:08) Shotgun #2 K.Hutchinson rush right for 6 yards gain to the JSU19 (#40 W.O'Steen) PENALTY WKU Holding (#85 J.West) 10 yards from JSU25 to JSU35. NO PLAY
10:08
(10:25) #37 G.Rippa field goal attempt from 39 yards NO GOOD blocked by #44 H.Holloman (H: #29 C.Backe, LS: #50 C.Marszalek), clock 10:08 recovered by WKU #6 N.Ward at WKU50 #6 N.Ward return 25 yards to the JSU25 (#29 C.Backe), out of bounds
10:48
(10:55) Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass complete short left to #4 C.Cook caught at WKU22, for 2 yards loss to the WKU21 (#21 J.Wester), out of bounds
11:19
(11:26) Shotgun #0 A.Paul rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WKU19 (#13 R.Harrison)
11:56
(12:00) No Huddle-Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush left for 4 yards gain to the WKU21 (#3 A.Brackenridge; #7 J.Lewis)
12:13
(12:17) No Huddle-Shotgun #2 G.Wimsatt rush right for 10 yards gain to the WKU25 (#16 A.Cole), 1ST DOWN
12:21
(12:28) Shotgun #16 R.Tisdale Jr. pass complete short left to #2 K.Hutchinson caught at WKU23, for 10 yards to the WKU35 fumbled by #2 K.Hutchinson at WKU30 forced by #99 E.Oyebadejo recovered by JSU #1 C.Nix at WKU35, End Of Play
12:28
(12:28) #37 G.Rippa kickoff 65 yards to the WKU00 fair catch by #4 C.Flowers at WKU00
12:28
(12:33) #37 G.Rippa field goal attempt from 27 yards GOOD (H: #8 C.Cunningham, LS: #50 C.Marszalek), clock 12:28
12:33
(12:36) Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass incomplete short right to #4 C.Cook thrown to WKU10 broken up by #34 K.Hayward
13:03
(13:08) Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush middle for 2 yards gain to the WKU09 (#44 H.Holloman)
13:28
(13:36) Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush middle for 6 yards gain to the WKU11 (#21 J.Wester)
13:41
(13:47) Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush middle for 1 yard gain to the WKU32 (#93 R.Su'a-Filo) PENALTY WKU Face Mask (#93 R.Su'a-Filo) 15 yards from WKU32 to WKU17, 1ST DOWN
13:47
(13:50) Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass incomplete short left to #9 C.Coombs thrown to WKU34
14:15
(14:23) Shotgun #12 C.Creel pass complete short middle to #11 D.Johnson caught at JSU48, for 30 yards to the WKU33 (#7 J.Lewis), 1ST DOWN
14:54
(14:57) Shotgun #4 C.Cook rush middle for 3 yards gain to the JSU37 (#3 A.Brackenridge), 1ST DOWN
Jacksonville State beats Western Kentucky 37-34 to reach CUSA championship game
— Garrison Rippa kicked a 28-yard field goal as time expired to send Jacksonville State to the Conference USA championship game with a 37-34 win over Western Kentucky on Saturday.
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