Wk 1 · 2026

Jacksonville State Gamecocks at North Dakota State Bison — Sat, Aug 29

Sat, Aug 29 · Fargodome, Fargo, ND · CBSSN FINAL

Weather

This one is played indoors. There is nothing to forecast.

Jacksonville State Gamecocks

CUSA · 4-2

5:30pET

NDSU -6.5 · total 46.5 DraftKings opened -7 · 0.5 toward JXST

Ratings differential NDSU by 14.3

North Dakota State Bison

Mountain West · 5-1

What is at stake

A non-conference game. It moves both overall records but neither conference race.

What the ratings imply

The differential above is arithmetic on two published numbers: The CFB King’s 2026 final efficiency ratings, plus 2.4 points of home field. It is not a projection, a value, an edge or a lean, and nothing on this site compares it with the betting line to tell you one is better. Until 2026 games are played it is last season’s measurement of two teams that have changed.

Efficiency · 2026 ratings

Jax State: -8.8#103

Efficiency margin

N Dakota St: +3.1#56

Jax State: 26.3

Offense (pts/100)

N Dakota St: 29.7

Jax State: 26.2

Defense (pts/100)

N Dakota St: 17.7

Jax State: 62.7

Pace (plays/g)

N Dakota St: 64.3

Jax State: 6.24

Yards / play

N Dakota St: 5.67

Jax State: 5.24

Yards / play allowed

N Dakota St: 4.14

Opponent-adjusted ratings from The College King's 2026 final numbers. Bars share a scale within each row, so the two lengths are comparable; the brighter side is the better of the two, and a longer bar is the better number — including the rows where a lower figure is the good one. Pace is the exception: it is how fast a team plays, not how well, so neither side is lit and a longer bar there means only more plays.

Team stats · 2026 per game

Jax State: 27.3

Points / game

N Dakota St: 29.2

Jax State: 22.5

Points allowed

N Dakota St: 10.3

Jax State: 391

Yards / game

N Dakota St: 365

Jax State: 336

Yards allowed

N Dakota St: 239

Jax State: 174

Pass yds allowed

N Dakota St: 124

Jax State: 162

Rush yds allowed

N Dakota St: 115

Jax State: 1.50

Turnovers / game

N Dakota St: 1.00

From completed 2026 box scores; defensive yardage covers the regular season and conference championships.

Jax State form

W 27-26at KENNW 23-13vs MTSUW 31-27vs GASOL 27-29at OHIOW 49-7vs EKU

2026 season

N Dakota St form

L 7-13at UNLVW 28-0vs WYOW 31-10at SACW 38-32at AFW 38-0vs FOR

2026 season

Jax State this season

Straight up4-2 · 67% (6 games)

Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)

Over / under4-2 · 67% (6 games)

N Dakota St this season

Straight up5-1 · 83% (6 games)

Against the spread3-3 · 50% (6 games)

Over / under1-5 · 17% (6 games)

Lines are captured from ESPN's board before kickoff and locked at kickoff, so an in-play price cannot overwrite the number a game is graded against.

Common opponents · 0

These teams share no opponents on the 2026 schedule.

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Series history · 2006–2026

Since 2006, N Dakota St leads 1–0 · N Dakota St won the last one

1 meeting in 2006–2026 · average margin 26.0 points toward N Dakota St

Yr	Date	Result	Site	Won
2026	2026-08-29	Jax State 7 — 33 N Dakota St	at NDSU	N Dakota St

Jax State leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	Caden Creel QB #12	113/170, 1423 YDS, 10 TD, 5 INT
	Jack Moran QB #15	2/2, 25 YDS
Rushing	Caden Creel QB #12	86 CAR, 405 YDS, 4 TD
	Jalen Likely RB #6	40 CAR, 201 YDS, 2 TD
	Lucas Farrington RB #22	28 CAR, 165 YDS, 1 TD
Receiving	Deondre Johnson WR #11	18 REC, 338 YDS, 2 TD
	Jamill Williams WR #17	21 REC, 246 YDS, 5 TD
	Luke Gilbert TE #30	10 REC, 231 YDS, 2 TD
	Darius Cannon WR #3	20 REC, 165 YDS

Defense

Tackles	Caleb Nix S #1	35
	Walker O'Steen LB #40	30
	Morven Joseph LB #2	26
Sacks	Tae Floyd DL #15	2
	Quay Hood DL #16	2
	Khurtiss Perry DL #44	1
Interceptions	Caleb Nix S #1	2
	Rob Billings IV S #5	1
	Tristan Lyles LB #31	1

full roster and per-player history

N Dakota St leaders 2026 regular season

Passing	Nathan Hayes QB #2	75/116, 995 YDS, 7 TD, 2 INT
	Trey Drake QB #10	3/4, 35 YDS
Rushing	DJ Scott RB #7	70 CAR, 298 YDS, 4 TD
	Myles Mitchell RB #5	46 CAR, 214 YDS, 3 TD
	Nyeoti Punni RB #4	26 CAR, 129 YDS
Receiving	Jackson Williams WR #18	22 REC, 358 YDS, 1 TD
	Mekhi Collins WR #15	10 REC, 164 YDS, 2 TD
	Reis Kessel TE #81	13 REC, 150 YDS, 1 TD
	Jordan McCants WR #11	2 REC, 79 YDS, 1 TD

Defense

Tackles	Donovan Woolen LB #1	35
	Darius Givance S #29	27
	Gavin Sell LB #3	26
Sacks	Kelton McCaslin DE #9	3
	Peder Haugo LB #41	1
	Matthew Stenbroten DE #11	1
Interceptions	Marion Moore CB #16	2
	Keith Williams LB #52	1
	Taylen Eady S #14	1

full roster and per-player history

These are regular-season totals for the season named on each card — the players who led that team that year, taken from ESPN's team leaders. That list is keyed to the season, not to today's roster, so a leader who has since transferred or run out of eligibility still appears against the year he earned it; the roster pages and the depth chart on each team page are where the current squad is. A team switches to this season's numbers once it has played a game. The roster pages count bowl games too, so a player's two lines can differ by a game.