FILE - UCF head coach Scott Frost speaks during the Big 12 NCAA college football media days in Frisco, Texas, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. (AP Photo/LM Otero, File)
August 27, 2025 - 8:10 AM
Jacksonville State vs. UCF, Thursday, 7 p.m. EDT.
BetMGM College Football Odds: UCF by 18 1/2.
How to watch: ESPN+
Key stats
Jacksonville State (2024):
Overall offense: 441.6 yards per game (19th in FBS)
Passing: 190.4 yards per game (106th)
Rushing: 251.2 yards per game (3rd)
Scoring: 36.0 points per game (11th)
Overall defense: 393.0 yards allowed per game (93rd in FBS)
Passing: 218.2 yards allowed per game (66th)
Rushing: 174.8 yards allowed per game (99th)
Scoring: 26.1 points allowed per game (78th)
UCF (2024):
Overall offense: 447.8 yards per game (14th in FBS)
Passing: 199.7 yards per game (97th)
Rushing: 248.1 yards per game (5th)
Scoring: 30.4 points per game (49th)
Overall defense: 339.0 yards allowed per game (37th in FBS)
Passing: 218.7 yards allowed per game (67th)
Rushing: 120.3 yards allowed per game (29th)
Scoring: 26.9 points allowed per game (82nd)
Team leaders
Jacksonville State (2024)
Passing: Gavin Wimsatt, 287 yards, 3 TDs, 4 INTs, 41.0 completion percentage (at Kentucky)
Rushing: Cam Cook, 460 yards on 119 carries, 9 TDs (at TCU)
Receiving: Michael Pettway, 454 yards on 25 catches, 3 TDs
UCF
Passing: Cam Fancher, 1,528 yards, 6 TDs, 6 INTs, 59.4 completion percentage (at FAU)
Rushing: Jaden Nixon, 919 yards on 143 carries, 12 TDs (at Western Michigan)
Receiving: DJ Black, 939 yards, 11 TDs (at Limestone)
Last game
Jacksonville State defeated Western Kentucky 52-12 to win the Conference USA championship game before losing the in the Cure Bowl to Ohio 30-27.
UCF ended its season with a 28-14 loss to Utah, finishing 4-8.
Next game
Jacksonville State opens play in Conference USA at home against Liberty on Sept. 6. UCF hosts North Carolina A&T on Sept. 6.
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