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JMU vs. North Dakota State Feature Highlight
12/17/2016 11:47:00 AM | Football
No. 4 JMU Defeats No. 1 North Dakota State to Advance to the FCS Championship Game
Senior running back Khalid Abdullah ran for 180 yards on 23 carries on Friday night as No. 4 James Madison powered to a 27-17 win over No. 1 North Dakota State, earning its first trip to the NCAA FCS National Championship game since 2004.
JMU will face the winner of No. 2 Eastern Washington and Youngstown State for the FCS National Championship on Saturday, Jan. 7 at 12 p.m. The Eagles and Penguins will face each other in the other FCS Semifinal on Saturday, Dec. 17, at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets for the FCS National Championship Game in Frisco are on sale now at JMUTickets.com.
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