Eastern Kentucky Colonels @ Jacksonville State Gamecocks
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
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EKY | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
JVST | 7 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 34 |
Jenkins leads Jacksonville St. past Eastern Kentucky, 34-0
JACKSONVILLE, Ala. -- Eli Jenkins completed 23 of 32 passes for a career-high 324 yards and a pair of touchdowns to Josh Barge to help Jacksonville State beat Eastern Kentucky 34-0 Saturday.
Jenkins became the first Jacksonville State player to pass for at least 300 yards since Nov. 3, 2012.
Barge finished with nine catches for a career-high 158 yards while Markis Merrill added 101 yards receiving on five receptions.
On its first possession, Jacksonville State (7-1, 5-0 Ohio Valley Conference) used an 11-play, 96-yard drive capped by a 14-yard touchdown pass from Jenkins to Barge. A 48-yard pick-6 by Dawson Wells, a 1-yard scoring run by Torymaine Pope and a 41-yard field goal by Connor Rouleau made it 24-0 at halftime.
Eastern Kentucky (5-3, 4-1), which came into the game having allowed five sacks this season, had just 175 total yards and gave up four sacks.
Jacksonville State's Miles Jones had 110 yards rushing.
Game Information
Jacksonville, AL
2025 Standings
| United Athletic Conference | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene Christian | 7-1 | 9-5 |
| Tarleton State | 7-1 | 12-2 |
| Southern Utah | 6-2 | 7-5 |
| West Georgia | 5-3 | 8-3 |
| Austin Peay | 4-4 | 7-5 |
| Eastern Kentucky | 3-5 | 5-7 |
| Central Arkansas | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| Utah Tech | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| North Alabama | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Conference USA | CONF | OVR |
|---|---|---|
| Kennesaw State | 7-1 | 10-4 |
| Jacksonville State | 7-1 | 9-5 |
| Western Kentucky | 6-2 | 9-4 |
| Louisiana Tech | 5-3 | 8-5 |
| Missouri State | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Florida International | 5-3 | 7-6 |
| Delaware | 4-4 | 7-6 |
| Liberty | 3-5 | 4-8 |
| Middle Tennessee | 2-6 | 3-9 |
| New Mexico State | 2-6 | 4-8 |
| UTEP | 1-7 | 2-10 |
| Sam Houston | 1-7 | 2-10 |
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