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Jacksonville State Gamecocks

3โ€“2 ยท 1โ€“0 CONFERENCE USA
In the books
WEEK 5 ยท 2026
The Week 5 recap

Jacksonville State's bye sits directly in front of the Kennesaw State rematch

The Gamecocks opened Conference USA play with a 23-13 win over Middle Tennessee, and the open week leads straight to an October 7 trip to Kennesaw State.

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Jacksonville State's red end zone and Gamecocks press box at Burgessโ€“Snow Field.
Burgessโ€“Snow Field, home of Jacksonville State football.
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Other impactful games

the highlighted team was the result Jacksonville State wanted
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Impact 1
Rooted for
Liberty
at
Delaware
Final ยท Liberty 30โ€“14 DelawareWish granted โœ“
Projected 4.8-point title-game boost

Delaware lost, improving Jacksonville State's place in the Conference USA standings.

Entering-week projection53% if Liberty won48% with the other result4.8-point differenceJacksonville State CUSA title-game chance
55 other games had little impact
Western Kentucky at New Mexico State ยท CBSSN
North Texas at Tulsa ยท ESPN
Pittsburgh at Virginia Tech ยท ESPN
Penn State at Northwestern ยท FOX
Memphis at Charlotte ยท ESPN+
Alabama at Mississippi State ยท ABC
Middle Tennessee at Kansas ยท ESPNU
UCF at Houston ยท ESPN2
West Virginia at Iowa State ยท TNT
Boston College at SMU ยท The CW Network
Notre Dame at North Carolina ยท ESPN
Stanford at Wake Forest ยท ACC Network
Syracuse at UConn ยท CBSSN
Michigan at Minnesota ยท FOX
Navy at Air Force ยท CBS
Michigan State at Wisconsin ยท BTN
Vanderbilt at Georgia ยท SEC Network
Western Michigan at Buffalo ยท ESPN+
Toledo at Ball State ยท ESPN+
Florida at Missouri ยท ABC
Auburn at Tennessee ยท ESPN
California at UNLV ยท CBSSN
Louisville at NC State ยท ACC Network
Virginia at Florida State ยท ESPN2
Ohio State at Iowa ยท CBS
Wyoming at North Dakota State ยท The CW Network
Akron at Central Michigan ยท ESPN+
Eastern Michigan at Massachusetts ยท ESPN+
Ohio at Kent State ยท ESPN+
Bowling Green at Miami (OH) ยท ESPN+
Old Dominion at Georgia State ยท ESPN+
Marshall at James Madison ยท ESPNU
Maryland at Nebraska ยท FS1
UTEP at New Mexico ยท MW+
Kentucky at South Carolina ยท SEC Network
Purdue at Illinois ยท BTN
Oregon State at Colorado State ยท USA Network
Arkansas at Texas A&M ยท ESPN2
BYU at TCU ยท ESPN
UTSA at Rice ยท ESPN+
Georgia Southern at Coastal Carolina ยท ESPN+
UL Monroe at South Alabama ยท ESPN+
Texas Tech at Colorado ยท FOX
Miami at Clemson ยท ABC
Washington at USC ยท NBC
Utah State at Boise State ยท CBSSN
Temple at South Florida ยท ESPNU
Army at Louisiana Tech ยท ESPN+
Indiana at Rutgers ยท BTN
Arkansas State at Louisiana ยท ESPN+
Fresno State at Washington State ยท USA Network
Baylor at Arizona State ยท ESPN
Texas State at San Diego State ยท The CW Network
Cincinnati at Arizona ยท FOX
San Josรฉ State at Hawai'i ยท MW+
The rooting list was:Jacksonville State is off, then Liberty.

Based on 50,000 season simulations entering week 5, anchored to the AP Top 25 (week 5). How the model works.