FBS

Jacksonville State

Gamecocks · Conference USA

  • 2026 season
  • Updated

FBS rank

#81

Among 138 teams · Unchanged since Week 7

Record

5-2

4-2 vs. FBS

Power rating

+2.83

Points above or below average

Schedule strength

+1.04

Weighted average opponent rating

Season summary

Through Week 8

Jacksonville State is 5-2 and ranks No. 81 of 138 FBS teams, unchanged from Week 7. Its +2.8 power rating is 19.5 points behind No. 1 Miami.

It has played a middle-of-the-pack schedule in FBS, 105th by average opponent rating. A typical top-25 FBS team would have about 5.6 wins against it; Jacksonville State is 0.6 behind, 55th in résumé rank.

Best win: 31–27 over Georgia Southern. Season-high rank: No. 79, after Week 6.

Next: at New Mexico State on Wed, Oct 28. Jacksonville State is a 4.8-point favorite with a 60% chance to win.

Next game

Jacksonville State by 4.8

Jacksonville State 60% · New Mexico State 40%

Rank by week

FBS rank after each week
FBS rank by week: from No. 92 after Week 1 to No. 81 after Week 8.150100Wk 1Wk 2Wk 3Wk 4Wk 5Wk 6Wk 7Wk 8#81
Week 8: No. 81 · +2.83 power
FBS rank and power rating by week
WeekRankPower rating
Week 192−0.51
Week 2106−1.55
Week 396+0.25
Week 481+2.63
Week 581+2.16
Week 679+2.67
Week 781+3.22
Week 881+2.83

Game results

7 games · 2026
Jacksonville State results for 2026. Opponent ratings are from the current publication.
DateOpponentResultScorePregameOpp. power
W27–2454%+1.52
W27–2656%−5.98
W23–1349%−1.75
W31–2757%+2.69
at Ohio #73
L27–29—+3.91
W49–7—−5.17
L7–33—+10.43
Opponent ranks and ratings reflect the current publication. Pregame odds come from ratings before each game’s week.

Conference rankings

Conference USA
Conference USA power rankings for 2026.
RankTeamRecordPowerRésuméScheduleMargin
29up 56-1
+11.98
#31−2.45+17.6
81unchanged5-2
+2.83
#55+1.04+4.6
88down 93-4
+1.52
#117+0.05+3.9
106up 164-3
−1.75
#88−0.24-4.3
109up 143-4
−2.05
#116−0.29-0.1
117up 13-4
−2.98
#112−0.44-0.9
119down 43-4
−3.95
#94+1.59-9.3
128down 111-6
−5.98
#131+2.79-5.0
131down 31-6
−8.14
#132+2.03-5.1
133down 32-5
−9.06
#123−0.04-10.4