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Jackson State wins its first Celebration Bowl, beating South Carolina State 28-7

AP
Dec 14, 2024

ATLANTA (AP) Jacobian Morgan threw a pair of touchdown passes to Joanes Fortilien, Irv Mulligan added two short touchdown runs and Jackson State defeated South Carolina State 28-7 on Saturday in the Celebration Bowl that serves as the HBCU national championship.

The Southwestern Athletic Conference champion Tigers (12-2) outgained the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference's Bulldogs (9-3) 383-211, giving up just 59 yards through three quarters to win their 10th straight game. Jackson State won its first Celebration Bowl, coming in its third appearance in four years.

Morgan was 15 of 21 for 233 yards passing with an interception. Isaiah Spencer had 123 yards receiving.

The Bulldogs' Eric Phoenix, who sat out the third quarter, was 13 of 20 for 167 yards - enough to make him the program's season passing leader with 2,628 yards. He ran for South Carolina State's only touchdown.

Jackson State took a 14-0 halftime lead. Morgan threw a 4-yard TD to Fortilien, capping a nearly 10-minute drive. The Tigers' second TD came after the Bulldogs turned the ball over on downs at the JSU 32. On the next play, Morgan found Spencer for a 67-yard gain to the 1. Mulligan scored on the next play.

After a scoreless third quarter, a 42-yard pass to Spencer sparked a drive given second life after an offsides on a field-goal attempt. Mulligan scored from 2 yards out.

Phoenix led an 80-yard drive, connecting with Nigel Johnson an a 64-yard play before scoring on a 3-yard run for the Bulldogs' only points with about 11 minutes left.

Gerardo Baeza missed a 35-yard field goal but the Tigers got the ball back on Shamar Hawkins’ interception. On the next play, Morgan threw a 14-yard TD pass to Fortilien to again lead by 21.

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	J. Morgan 15 QB 237 PaYds, 2 PaTDs, INT, 24 RuYds
	E. Phoenix 7 QB 167 PaYds, INT, 17 RuYds, RuTD

Full Play By Play

1st Quarter

No scoring this quarter

2nd Quarter

Touchdown 11:26

J.Morgan pass complete. Catch made by J.Fortilien for 4 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

plays

yds

9:39

pos

Point After TD 11:26

G.Baeza extra point is good.

plays

yds

pos

Touchdown 5:38

I.Mulligan rushed for 1 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

plays

yds

00:27

pos

Point After TD 5:39

G.Baeza extra point is good.

plays

yds

pos

3rd Quarter

No scoring this quarter

4th Quarter

Touchdown 14:48

I.Mulligan rushed for 2 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

plays

yds

6:01

pos

Point After TD 14:48

G.Baeza extra point is good.

plays

yds

pos

Touchdown 11:13

E.Phoenix scrambles for 3 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

plays

yds

3:35

pos

Point After TD 11:13

K.Gallegos extra point is good.

plays

yds

pos

Touchdown 4:47

J.Morgan pass complete. Catch made by J.Fortilien for 18 yards. TOUCHDOWN.

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yds

00:09

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Point After TD 4:47

G.Baeza extra point is good.

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Team Stats
1st Downs	19	10
Rushing	7	3
Passing	10	6
Penalty	2	1
3rd Down Conv	9-17	2-13
4th Down Conv	1-2	1-3
Total Net Yards	388	210
Total Plays	74	53
Avg Gain	5.2	4.0
Net Yards Rushing	151	30
Rush Attempts	52	19
Avg Rush Yards	2.9	1.6
Yards Passing	237	180
Comp. - Att.	15-22	16-34
Yards Per Pass	10.2	4.3
Penalties - Yards	9-83	3-24
Touchdowns	4	1
Rushing TDs	2	1
Passing TDs	2	0
Other	0	0
Turnovers	1	2
Fumbles - Lost	1-0	0-0
Int. Thrown	1	2
Punts - Avg	3-43.0	7-40.9
Return Yards	99	0
Punts - Returns	3-41	1-3
Kickoffs - Returns	0-0	0-0
Int. - Returns	2-58	1--3
Safeties	0	0

	1	2	3	4	T
Jackson St. 12-2	0	14	0	14	28
SC State 9-3	0	0	0	7	7

Mercedes-Benz Stadium Atlanta, GA

237	PASS YDS	180
151	RUSH YDS	30
388	TOTAL YDS	210

Jackson St.

Passing	CP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT

J. Morgan 15 QB

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		71.4%	237	2	1	188.1

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		63.7%	2236	21	8	157.9

J. Morgan

15/21

237

Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG

I. Mulligan 5 RB

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		26	73	2

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		205	1245	13

I. Mulligan

E. Matthews 49 RB

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		10	50	0

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		52	211	3

E. Matthews

J. Morgan 15 QB

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		10	24	0

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		98	321	6

J. Morgan

Z. McDonald 3 QB

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		2	7	0

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		15	159	2

Z. McDonald

D. Moultrie 21 RB

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		1	0	0

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		17	27	0

D. Moultrie

T. Terrell Jr. 0 RB

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		1	0	0

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		75	459	4

T. Terrell Jr.

Receiving	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG

I. Spencer 11 WR

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		3	3	123	0

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		35	660	4

I. Spencer

123

J. Fortilien 16 WR

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		8	7	59	2

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		41	627	11

J. Fortilien

J. Gardner Jr. 7 WR

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		3	2	23	0

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		12	145	1

J. Gardner Jr.

J. Dupree 2 WR

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		2	2	19	0

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		21	356	5

J. Dupree

I. Mulligan 5 RB

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		1	0	0	0

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		3	39	0

I. Mulligan

Defense	T-A	SACK	INT

S. Hawkins 25 DB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		5-0	1	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		5-0	1	0.0

S. Hawkins

5-0

0.0

J. Williams 0 DL

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		3-0	0	1.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		3-0	0	1.0

J. Williams

3-0

1.0

E. Guthrie 6 DB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		2-2	0	1.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		2-2	0	1.0

E. Guthrie

2-2

1.0

C. Smith 5 DB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		2-3	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		2-3	0	0.0

C. Smith

2-3

0.0

A. Taylor 30 LB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		2-0	0	1.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		2-0	0	1.0

A. Taylor

2-0

1.0

R. McDaniel 3 DB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		2-0	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		2-0	0	0.0

R. McDaniel

2-0

0.0

P. Webb 39 DL

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		2-2	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		2-2	0	0.0

P. Webb

2-2

0.0

A. Walker 11 LB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		1-0	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		1-0	0	0.0

A. Walker

1-0

0.0

T. Thompson 4 DL

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		1-1	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		1-1	0	0.0

T. Thompson

1-1

0.0

J. Nobles 2 DL

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		1-0	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		1-0	0	0.0

J. Nobles

1-0

0.0

K. Chisholm 17 DB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		1-0	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		1-0	0	0.0

K. Chisholm

1-0

0.0

R. Pulliam 7 LB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		0-2	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		0-2	0	0.0

R. Pulliam

0-2

0.0

A. Petty 24 DB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		0-0	1	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		0-0	1	0.0

A. Petty

0-0

0.0

Kicking	FG	LG	XP	PTS

G. Baeza 38 K

IN-GAME		FG	XP
		0/2	4/4

SEASON		FG	XP
		22/30	58/59

G. Baeza

0/2

4/4

Punting	NO	AVG	IN20	LG

M. Noll 48 K

IN-GAME		NO	AVG	IN20
		3	43.0	2

SEASON		NO	AVG	IN20
		36	0	0

M. Noll

43.0

Kickoff Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

J. Dupree 2 WR

IN-GAME		NO	AVG	LG	TD
		1	10.0	10	0

SEASON		NO	AVG	LG	TD
		0	0	46	0

J. Dupree

10.0

E. Simmons 17 WR

IN-GAME		NO	AVG	LG	TD
		1	23.0	23	0

SEASON		NO	AVG	LG	TD
		0	0	34	0

E. Simmons

23.0

Punt Returns	NO	AVG	LG	TD

J. Dupree 2 WR

IN-GAME		NO	AVG	LG	TD
		2	6.5	12	0

SEASON		NO	AVG	LG	TD
		5	8.4	42	0

J. Dupree

6.5

T. Terrell Jr. 0 RB

IN-GAME		NO	AVG	LG	TD
		1	28.0	28	0

SEASON		NO	AVG	LG	TD
		15	18.0	270	0

T. Terrell Jr.

28.0

SC State

Passing	CP/ATT	YDS	TD	INT

E. Phoenix 7 QB

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		45.2%	167	0	1	84.0

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		62.6%	2612	20	8	154.2

E. Phoenix

14/31

167

R. Stubblefield 2 QB

IN-GAME		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		66.7%	13	0	1	36.4

SEASON		COMP%	YDS	TD	INT	RTG
		71.4%	459	5	2	175.6

R. Stubblefield

2/3

Rushing	ATT	YDS	TD	LG

E. Phoenix 7 QB

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		8	17	1

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		84	241	3

E. Phoenix

K. Adams 17 RB

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		4	16	0

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		98	515	5

K. Adams

T. Smith 10 RB

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		3	7	0

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		31	192	1

T. Smith

J. Smith 13 WR

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		1	2	0

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		1	2	0

J. Smith

D. Duehart 3 RB

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		1	-1	0

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		115	468	7

D. Duehart

-1

R. Stubblefield 2 QB

IN-GAME		ATT	YDS	TD
		2	-11	0

SEASON		ATT	YDS	TD
		27	44	4

R. Stubblefield

-11

Receiving	TAR	REC	YDS	TD	LG

N. Johnson 12 WR

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		2	1	64	0

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		6	133	1

N. Johnson

C. High 0 WR

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		10	4	38	0

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		62	908	7

C. High

K. Toney 5 TE

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		5	3	32	0

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		28	307	3

K. Toney

D. Ruffin 4 WR

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		3	2	21	0

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		12	208	1

D. Ruffin

J. Smith-Brown 6 WR

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		9	4	20	0

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		54	749	4

J. Smith-Brown

J. Smith 13 WR

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		2	1	3	0

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		4	48	0

J. Smith

K. Adams 17 RB

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		1	1	2	0

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		10	77	1

K. Adams

T. Smith 10 RB

IN-GAME		TAR	REC	YDS	TD
		1	0	0	0

SEASON		REC	YDS	TD
		3	14	1

T. Smith

Defense	T-A	SACK	INT

A. Smith 11 LB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		12-5	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		12-5	0	0.0

A. Smith

12-5

0.0

J. Washington 12 DB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		7-3	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		7-3	0	0.0

J. Washington

7-3

0.0

D. Addison 2 DB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		4-4	1	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		4-4	1	0.0

D. Addison

4-4

0.0

J. Barker 0 DL

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		3-4	0	1.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		3-4	0	1.0

J. Barker

3-4

1.0

K. Harry 24 DB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		3-3	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		3-3	0	0.0

K. Harry

3-3

0.0

M. Brunson 28 DB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		2-1	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		2-1	0	0.0

M. Brunson

2-1

0.0

J. McKinney 97 DL

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		2-0	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		2-0	0	0.0

J. McKinney

2-0

0.0

T. Jones 35 DB

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		1-1	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		1-1	0	0.0

T. Jones

1-1

0.0

J. Hannibal 41 DL

IN-GAME		T-A	INT	SACK
		1-0	0	0.0

SEASON		T-A	INT	SACK
		1-0	0	0.0

J. Hannibal

1-0

0.0

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Jackson State wins its first Celebration Bowl, beating South Carolina State 28-7