Jacksonville State at Liberty Game Matchup
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Wednesday, October 30th 2024 (7:00 PM EDT)
Liberty -2.5 (64.0) (-135)  Open: -1.0
Jacksonville State 31 - Liberty: 21  (Conference USA)

 
Gamecocks (9 - 5) (8 - 6 - 0)
Coach Rich Rodriguez (18 - 6)
Avg Score : 36 - 26 (34 - 31 on Road)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
Our Line: -2    (SP+ -1)
PPG only: JVST: 30 - LIB: 28 (58)
LIB Win prob: 55% | Cover: 49%
JVST Travel: 443 miles, 1 hrs behind
Flames (8 - 4) (3 - 9 - 0)
Coach Jamey Chadwell (13 - 1)
Avg Score : 29 - 24 (32 - 22 @ Home)
'25 Opponents: (Elite: ) (Good: ) (Avg: ) (Bad: 0)
 
Jacksonville State's 2024 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Thu 8/29 Jacksonville State vs Coastal Carolina-3.554.5L 27 - 55
Sat 9/7 Jacksonville State at Louisville+27.556.5L 14 - 49
Sat 9/14 Jacksonville State at Eastern Michigan-2.553.5L 34 - 37
Sat 9/21 Jacksonville State vs Southern Miss-6.059.5W 44 - 7
BYE WEEK
Fri 10/4 Jacksonville State at Kennesaw State-17.549.5W 63 - 24
Wed 10/9 Jacksonville State vs New Mexico State-21.058.5W 54 - 13
BYE WEEK
Wed 10/23 Jacksonville State vs Middle Tennessee-20.564.5W 42 - 20
Wed 10/30 Jacksonville State at Liberty+2.564.0W 31 - 21
Sat 11/9 Jacksonville State at Louisiana Tech-10.055.5W 44 - 37
Sat 11/16 Jacksonville State vs Florida International-12.558.5W 34 - 31
Sat 11/23 Jacksonville State vs Sam Houston-5.557.5W 21 - 11
Sat 11/30 Jacksonville State at Western Kentucky-0.562.5L 17 - 19
Fri 12/6 Jacksonville State vs Western Kentucky-4.558.5W 52 - 12
Fri 12/20 Jacksonville State vs Ohio+6.557.5L 27 - 30
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Liberty's 2024 Schedule
DateMatchupSpreadTotalResult
Sat 8/31 Liberty vs Campbell-41.558.5W 41 - 24
Sat 9/7 Liberty at New Mexico State-22.554.5W 30 - 24
Sat 9/14 Liberty vs UTEP-23.557.5W 28 - 10
Sat 9/21 Liberty vs East Carolina-7.555.0W 35 - 24
BYE WEEK
Tue 10/8 Liberty vs Florida International-15.556.0W 31 - 24
BYE WEEK
Wed 10/23 Liberty at Kennesaw State-27.048.0L 24 - 27
Wed 10/30 Liberty vs Jacksonville State-2.564.0L 21 - 31
Sat 11/9 Liberty at Middle Tennessee-12.554.5W 37 - 17
Sat 11/16 Liberty at Massachusetts-17.053.0W 35 - 34
Sat 11/23 Liberty vs Western Kentucky-1.056.5W 38 - 21
Fri 11/29 Liberty at Sam Houston-2.547.5L 18 - 20
Sat 1/4 Liberty vs Buffalo+4.550.5L 7 - 26
Total: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
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Future: Elite: , Good: , Avg , Bad , Poor
Wins: Elite: , Good: , Avg: , Bad: , Poor:
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JVST's OC Rod Smith vs LIB's DC Jack Curtis     LIB's OC Newland Isaac vs JVST's DC Luke Olson

Important Stats (2023)
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
JVST#103 (.13)42% (65)3646% (41)3.08 (73)23738% (101)1713.77 (79)#10 (.07)36% (15)26.133% (6)39% (39)3.33 (24)43.41.61.9
LIB#3 (.43)54% (3)28.856% (3)3.77 (2)28151% (8)1974.54 (20)#59 (.17)42% (73)23.547% (111)40% (49)3.63 (54)591.11.7
 Teams                  Off Explosive.Off SuccessPPGRush SuccessOL Yds Per AttRush YPGPass SuccessPass YPGOff ScoreZoneDef Explosive.Def SuccessDef PPGRunD SuccessPass D SuccessDef ScoreZonePenalty YPGTO PGDef TO PG
JVST0%0%000%000%0%0%0000
LIB0%0%000%000%0%0%0000



Overall Stats 2023
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
JVST Offense133633.842.3%3.771.6224082371714.861%38%46%38%16%.13
LIB Defense1423.522.342.3%3.631.7 - - - - - 43%55%47%40%18%.17
 Teams                  GamesPPGPPG H/RSuccess RatePts PerOppTO1stD PGTotalYds PGRushYds PGPassYdsPGRYPARun RatePass RateRun SuccessPass SuccessHavoc RateTotal PPA
JVST Defense1326.131.235.9%3.331.9 - - - - - 50%48%33%39%18%.07
LIB Offense1428.832.354.2%4.541.1244782811976.168%32%56%51%7%.43

Additional Stats 2023
 Teams                  GamesPossession Time1st Downs PG3rd Down %4th Down %Penalties PGPenalty Yds PGOff TO PGDef TO PGTFL PGSacks PGD/ST TDsAvg Field Pos
Jacksonville State1326:4322.238%52%4.843.41.61.972.9130.6
Liberty1431:1823.650%55%5.9591.11.74.91.7230.4
Run Game Stats (2024)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
JVST Offense1361% (8)46% (41)49.8236.74.835 (5).18 (51)3.08 (73)72% (82)9% (54)0.99 (73)
LIB Defense1443% (9)47% (111) - - - - .19 (94)3.14 (77)75% (86)10% (84)0.97 (49)
 Teams                  GamesRun Play RateRun Play SuccessRush Att PGRush Yds PGRush Yds Per AttRushing TDsRun Pred Pts AddedOL Yds Per Att3rd/4th & ShortFront 7 HavocRun Play Explosivness
JVST Defense1350% (66)33% (6) - - - - -.06 (2)2.45 (4)71% (57)12% (28)0.85 (12)
LIB Offense1468% (4)56% (3)45.9281.36.139 (2).35 (3)3.77 (2)85% (4)5% (1)0.98 (81)

Pass Game Stats (2024)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
JVST Offense1338% (128)38% (101)1426.91716.412.212 (113)12 (85).12 (119)1.6 (75)31% (47)30% (71).15 (119)6% (90)2 (90)
LIB Defense1455% (125)40% (49) - - - - - - 21 (1).23 (48)1.6 (84)31% (77)29% (48).17 (9)9% (6)2.1 (94)
 Teams                  GamesPassPlay RatePassPlay SuccessComp PGAtt PGYds PGYds PAYds PCTDs    Ints    PassPlays PPAPassPlays ExplPassDowns RatePassDowns Succ RatePassDowns PPADB HavocPassDowns Expl
JVST Defense1348% (53)39% (39) - - - - - - 16 (9).27 (69)1.7 (106)35% (30)25% (12).18 (10)6% (68)2 (63)
LIB Offense1432% (130)51% (8)11.619.9196.99.916.931 (14)5 (6).65 (2)1.9 (9)23% (2)38% (13).59 (8)2% (2)2.3 (18)

Jacksonville State's Power Ratings
Jacksonville State's Power Rating: #NR
Jacksonville State's Offense Rating: #NR
Jacksonville State's Defense Rating: #NR
2024 Talent Rating: 290.00 #127
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Jacksonville State's 2024 Expected Record: -
Jacksonville State's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.0 #73
Jacksonville State's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.8 #57
Jacksonville State's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.3 #81

Jacksonville State's SP+ Ratings
Jacksonville State's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: -1.0 #73
Jacksonville State's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.8 #57
Jacksonville State's Defense SP+ Rating: 28.3 #81

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 378
Average Power Five Talent: 806.09
Average FBS Talent: 638.99

Power Ratings Matchup
Jacksonville State:    Liberty: 2

SP+ Ratings Matchup
Jacksonville State: -1.0   Liberty: 0.2




Liberty's Power Ratings
Liberty's Power Rating: 2 #NR
Liberty's Offense Rating: #NR
Liberty's Defense Rating: #NR
2024 Talent Rating: 550.00 #84
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Liberty's 2024 Expected Record: -

Liberty's SP+ Ratings
Liberty's 2024 Overall SP+ Rating: 0.2 #71
Liberty's Offense SP+ Rating: 28.2 #60
Liberty's Defense SP+ Rating: 26.6 #70

Average Talent
Average Conference USA Talent Rating is 378
Average Power Five Talent: 806.09
Average FBS Talent: 638.99


Jacksonville State Scoring
Offense: 36 PPG
Offense on Road: 33.8
Defense: 26.1 PPG
Defense on Road: 31.2

Jacksonville State's 2024 Record
Record: 9 - 5
Record vs Spread: 8 - 6 - 0
Record on Road: 3 - 3
Record vs Spread on Road: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Dog vs Spread: 2 - 1 - 0
Record as Road Dog vs Spread: 1 - 1 - 0
Projected Score
Jacksonville State 30
Liberty 28

Projected Total Points: 58
Liberty Scoring
Offense: 28.8 PPG
Offense at Home: 32.3
Defense: 23.5 PPG
Defense at Home: 22.3

Liberty's 2024 Record
Record: 8 - 4
Record vs Spread: 3 - 9 - 0
Record at home: 5 - 1
Record vs Spread at home: 2 - 4 - 0
Record as Fav vs Spread: 3 - 8 - 0
Record as Home Fav vs Spread: 2 - 4 - 0


YearDateHomeScoreAwayScoreWinnerSpreadCoverTotalO/U
202410/30Liberty21Jacksonville State31Jacksonville StateLiberty -2.5Jacksonville State64.0Under
202310/10Jacksonville State13Liberty31LibertyLiberty -7Liberty59.5Under
TeamWinsCoversO/U
Liberty110 Overs
Jacksonville State112 Unders

WinsCoversFavsDogs
Home Teams0 - 20 - 20 - 10 - 1
Road Teams2 - 02 - 01 - 01 - 0

(#NR) Jacksonville State Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: -1.0 #73
Offense SP+ Rating: 28.8 #57
Defense SP+ Rating: 28.3 #81
Talent Rating: 290.00 #127
Blue Chip Ratio: 0% #NR
Expected Record: -


Jacksonville State Notes
(12/21) Hired HC C Kelly (Aub Co-DC, 1st time HC)
(12/2) Rgame good, Pass bad, 2-13 on 3rd, QB Huff hurt
(12/2) L to WKU, held to 13 1st downs (season low)
(12/1) QB Huff inj (ankle) in finale. ? in CUSA title gm
(11/25) Rgame mauled Sam H, clinched CUSA title game
(11/18) Fight w/ FIU? Def awful esp Run, Rgame great
(11/1) 4-0, avg 28 ppg margin in Oct, although lowering
(10/30) RB Steward 232 yds, 8.6, 4 TD in Liberty upset
Jacksonville State     Ratings Matchup     Liberty
Power #NR
#NR
Off #NR
#NR
Def #NR
#NR
Talent #127
#84
SP+ #73
#71
SP+ Off #57
#60
SP+ Def #81
#70

Rematch from Week 10
Liberty -2.5 (64.0)
Jacksonville State won at Liberty this year (31-21)

Previous Matchups
Jacksonville State beat Liberty last year (31-21)
Liberty beat Jacksonville State in 2023 (31-13)

Weather Forecast
Playing in Williams Stadium
Conditions: Fair
Temp: 63°

Team Information
Injuries: JVST | LIB
Depth Chart: JVST | LIB
Rosters: JVST | LIB
(#NR) Liberty Info

Preseason ratings
Power Rating: 2 #NR
Offense Rating: #NR
Defense Rating: #NR
Overall SP+ Rating: 0.2 #71
Offense SP+ Rating: 28.2 #60
Defense SP+ Rating: 26.6 #70
Talent Rating: 550.00 #84
Blue Chip Ratio: 0 #NR
Expected Record: -


Liberty Notes
(11/25) Rgame 400+ yds (WKU), W vs SHSU=CUSA title gm
(11/18) All. 263 (5.6 ypc) to UMass. Rgame good, Salter not
(10/30) All. 363 yds rush, 7.4 ypc vs Jax St in 2nd L
(10/23) Awful L to Ken St, Off awful outside of Salter
(10/8) Escape FIU, Rgame good, Salter avg, Pass D bad
(10/4) GOY vs App canceled. Play 1 game in entire month
(9/23) Great comeback W (ECU), Rgame good, 13-17 3rd
(9/20) WR is an issue, drops, inconsistent. Off step back




  
Jacksonville State's OC Rod Smith
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Tyler Huff17829361%25431478.7
Logan Smothers111958%123006.5
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Tre Stewart2791636255.975
Tyler Huff2271344155.951
Logan Smothers2217538.072
Andrew Paul3816644.428
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
Cam Vaughn49804516.475
Michael Pettway25454318.292
Brock Rechsteiner16241215.185
Tre Stewart17233113.750
Liberty's OC Newland Isaac
Player NameCOMPATTPCTYDSTDINTYPA
Kaidon Salter14726156%18861567.2
Ryan Burger81942%88004.6
Player NameCARYDSTDYPCLONG
Quinton Cooley2051254136.144
Billy Lucas12372055.955
Kaidon Salter11458775.141
Vaughn Blue3520715.945
Player NameRECYDSTDYPCLONG
Treon Sibley28510218.270
Elijah Canion25354314.250
Reese Smith18277415.444
Tyson Mobley2927619.525

Jacksonville State's DC Luke Olson
Top DefTackTFLSACKSPRESSPD
Fred Perry10910322
Antonio Carter II1033013
Reginald Hughes8310460
Laletia Hale808423
SacksTackTFLSACKSPRESSPD
Reginald Hughes8310460
Laletia Hale808423
Jaylen Swain4411420
Fred Perry10910322
Pass DTackTFLSACKSPRESSPD
Jabari Mack3220011
Zechariah Poyser773008
Geimere Latimer460005
Liberty's DC Jack Curtis
Top DefTackTFLSACKSPRESSPD
Joseph Carter885203
T.J. Bush5810614
Jerome Jolly Jr.555111
CJ Bazile Jr.545220
SacksTackTFLSACKSPRESSPD
T.J. Bush5810614
CJ Bazile Jr.545220
Quinton Reese405210
Joseph Carter885203
Pass DTackTFLSACKSPRESSPD
T.J. Bush5810614
Joseph Carter885203
A'Khori Jones535003